Jody Scheckter won the Argentine Grand Prix 1977 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 9 January 1977, starting from P11 on the grid. Carlos Pace finished second for Brabham, with Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf | 53 | 1:40:11.19 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Carlos PacePAC | Brabham | 53 | +43.24 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 53 | +46.02 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi | 53 | +55.48 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Mario AndrettiAND | Team Lotus | 51 | Wheel bearing | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ensign | 51 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees | 48 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Ian ScheckterSCH | March | 45 | Electrical | 0 | |
| N | 9 | Tom PrycePRY | Shadow | 45 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham | 41 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Alex RibeiroRIB | March | 39 | Transmission | 0 | |
| N | 15 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier | 37 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell | 32 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 1 | James HuntHUN | McLaren | 31 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren | 28 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Tyrrell | 28 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Ingo HoffmannHOF | Fittipaldi | 22 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Niki LaudaLAU | Ferrari | 20 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Hans BinderBIN | Surtees | 18 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Renzo ZorziZOR | Shadow | 2 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| W | 10 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Team Lotus | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |