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Fuji Speedway James Hunt won the Japanese Grand Prix 1977 at Fuji Speedway on 23 October 1977, starting from P2 on the grid. Carlos Reutemann finished second for Ferrari, with Patrick Depailler completing the podium for Tyrrell.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | James HuntHUN | McLaren | 73 | 1:31:51.68 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 73 | +1:02.45 | 6 | |
| 3 | 15 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell | 73 | +1:06.39 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Alan JonesJON | Shadow | 73 | +1:06.61 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier | 72 | Out of fuel | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Shadow | 72 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Brabham | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Kunimitsu TakahashiTAK | Tyrrell | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Kazuyoshi HoshinoHOS | Kojima | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | Alex RibeiroRIB | March | 69 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Team Lotus | 63 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ensign | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham | 29 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Patrick TambayTAM | Ensign | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Tyrrell | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Ligier | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Team Lotus | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Noritake TakaharaTAK | Kojima | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Hans BinderBIN | Surtees | 1 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner James Hunt
- Circuit Fuji Speedway
- Winning team McLaren