1977 Race of Champions

1977 Race of Champions
	Non-championship race in the 1977 Formula One season
Race details
Date	20 March 1977
Official name	XII Race of Champions
Location	Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, Fawkham, Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.206 km (2.6136 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 mi)
Pole position
Time	1:19.05
Fastest lap
Time	1:19.48
Podium

The XII Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 20 March 1977. John Watson qualified on pole, while James Hunt set fastest lap and won.

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Car	Time	Gap
1	7	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT45	1:19.05
2	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 78	1:19.39	+0.34
3	1	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth	McLaren M23	1:19.60	+0.55
4	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Cosworth	Wolf WR3	1:20.18	+1.13
5	3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Tyrrell P34	1:20.33	+1.28
6	22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Cosworth	Ensign N177	1:21.82	+2.77
7	16	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Cosworth	Shadow DN8	1:21.88	+2.83
8	36	Tony Trimmer	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS19	1:22.51	+3.46
9	24	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh-Cosworth	Hesketh 308E	1:22.58	+3.53
10	38	Brian Henton	March-Cosworth	March 761	1:22.90	+3.85
11	37	Bob Evans	Penske-Cosworth	Penske PC3	1:23.17	+4.12
12	33	Boy Hayje	March-Cosworth	March 761	1:23.71	+4.66
13	31	David Purley	LEC-Cosworth	LEC CRP/1	1:24.64	+5.59
14	14	Larry Perkins	BRM	BRM P207	1:25.14	+6.09
15	13	Divina Galica	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS19	1:26.09	+7.04
16	9	Alex Ribeiro	March-Cosworth	March 761B	1:27.47	+8.42
17	18	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS19	1:29.15	+10.10

Classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Laps	Notes
1	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	53:54.35
2	20	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Cosworth	+23.5
3	7	John Watson	Martini Racing	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	+1:18.60
4	38	Brian Henton	British Formula One Racing Team	March-Cosworth	39 laps
5	16	Jackie Oliver	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Cosworth	39 laps
6	31	David Purley	LEC Refrigeration Racing	LEC-Cosworth	39 laps
7	33	Boy Hayje	F&S Properties/RAM Racing	March-Cosworth	39 laps
8	24	Rupert Keegan	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh-Cosworth	39 laps
9	36	Tony Trimmer	Melchester Racing	Surtees-Cosworth	38 laps
10	3	Ronnie Peterson	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Cosworth	37 laps	Not running - Engine
11	37	Bob Evans	Hexagon Racing	Penske-Cosworth	37 laps
12	13	Divina Galica	Shell Sport	Surtees-Cosworth	37 laps
13	22	Clay Regazzoni	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	Ensign-Cosworth	36 laps
Ret	5	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	34 laps	Electrical
Ret	9	Alex Ribeiro	Hollywood March Racing	March-Cosworth	18 laps	Ignition
Ret	18	Vittorio Brambilla	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees-Cosworth	12 laps	Electrical
DNS	14	Larry Perkins	Rotary Watches/Stanley BRM	BRM	-	Concerns over car's safety

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References

Darren Galpin. "1977 Non-World Championship Formula One Races". silhouet.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
"Formula 1 1977 - Brands Hatch, 20.03". formula2.net. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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