1977 Race of Champions

1977 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1977 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date 20 March 1977 (1977-03-20)
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 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles)
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Time 1:19.05
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth
Time 1:19.48
Podium
First McLaren-Cosworth
Second Wolf-Cosworth
Third Brabham-Alfa Romeo

The XII Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 20 March 1977. The 40-lap race was won by Englishman James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, who also set the fastest lap. South African Jody Scheckter finished second in a Wolf-Cosworth, while Northern Irishman John Watson finished third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo, having started from pole position.

  1. ^ "1977 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.