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1977 World Sportscar Championship
Racing tournament
Racing tournament
The 1977 World Sports Car Championship season was the 25th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured two separate World Championship series.
- The 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars, which was contested by Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars
- The 1977 World Championship for Makes, which was open to cars from various production-based categories including Group 5 Special Production Cars
In 1978 the World Championship of Makes would become the sole international series, while the cars used in the World Championship for Sports Cars would be used in the revival of the European Sportscar Championship. The European Championship was discontinued again at the end of the 1978 season.
World Championship for Sports Cars
The 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars, which was restricted to Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars, was contested over an eight race series which ran from 17 April to 18 September 1977. The championship was won by Alfa Romeo.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France 500 km de I'ACF | Dijon-Prenois | April 17 | |||||||||
| Italy Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (500km) | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 24 | |||||||||
| Italy Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (400 km) | Vallelunga Circuit | June 2 | |||||||||
| Italy Coppa Florio (500 km) | Autodromo di Pergusa | June 19 | |||||||||
| Portugal Prémio International de Costa do Sol (2hr 30min) | Autódromo do Estoril | July 10 | |||||||||
| France 500 km Le Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard | July 24 | |||||||||
| Italy 250 km Imola | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | September 4 | |||||||||
| Austria Elan Trophae (300 km) | Salzburgring | September 18 |
Race results
| Rnd | Circuit | Overall Winning Team | Results | Overall Winning Drivers | Overall Winning Car | 1 | Dijon | Results | 2 | Monza | Results | 3 | Vallelunga | Results | 4 | Pergusa | Results | 5 | Estoril | Results | 6 | Paul Ricard | Results | 7 | Imola | Results | 8 | Salzburgring | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy #1 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Arturo Merzario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Jean-Pierre Jarier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy #2 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Vittorio Brambilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy #2 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Vittorio Brambilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy #1 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Arturo Merzario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy #1 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Arturo Merzario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy #1 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Arturo Merzario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Jean-Pierre Jarier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy #2 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Vittorio Brambilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy #2 Autodelta SpA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Vittorio Brambilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 |
Points system
Points towards the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars were awarded to each relevant car manufacturer for the first ten places in each race in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Points were only awarded for the best placed car from each manufacturer at each race with no points given for places gained by other cars from the same manufacturer. Only the best six results counted towards each manufacturer’s championship total, with any other points earned not included. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the table below.
Championship results
Results of the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars were as follows.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Alfa Romeo | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (20) | 120 | ||||||||||
| Italy Osella | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Lola | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Chevron | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland Sauber | 15 | 8 | 8 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Germany TOJ | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy AMS | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom McLaren | 10 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom March | 8 | 8 |
The cars
The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective manufacturers in the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars.
- Alfa Romeo 33SC12
- Osella PA5 BMW & PA5 Ford
- Lola T294 Ford & T296 Ford
- Chevron B36 ROC Chrysler-Simca, B23 Ford, B31 Ford, B36 Ford, B31 Chrysler-Simca & B36 BMW
- Sauber C5 BMW
- TOJ SC302 Ford
- AMS 277 Fiat & 277 Ford
- McLaren M8F Chevrolet
- March 76S BMW
World Championship of Makes
Main article: 1977 World Championship for Makes season
The 1977 World Championship for Makes was open to cars from various production-based categories including Group 5 Special Production Cars. The championship was won by Porsche.
References
References
- Results, Automobile Year 1977/78, pages 196 to 223
- International Championship Regulations 1977, 1977 FIA Yearbook, page 11
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