Mario Andretti won the United States Grand Prix West 1977 at Long Beach on 3 April 1977, starting from P2 on the grid. Niki Lauda finished second for Ferrari, with Jody Scheckter completing the podium for Wolf.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mario AndrettiAND | Team Lotus | 80 | 1:51:35.470 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Ferrari | 80 | +0.773 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf | 80 | +4.857 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell | 80 | +1:14.487 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi | 80 | +1:20.908 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Penske | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | James HuntHUN | McLaren | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Team Lotus | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier | 78 | Electrical | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Brian HentonHEN | March | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Hans BinderBIN | Surtees | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Tyrrell | 62 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ensign | 57 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Brabham | 53 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Alan JonesJON | Shadow | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren | 39 | Handling | 0 | |
| D | 6 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham | 33 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Renzo ZorziZOR | Shadow | 27 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Alex RibeiroRIB | March | 15 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Brett LungerLUN | March | 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees | 0 | Accident | 0 |