| 1977 United States Grand Prix West | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | April 3, 1977 | ||
| Official name | Long Beach Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Long Beach, California | ||
| Course | Temporary street course | ||
| Course length | 3.251 km (2.02 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 260.08 km (161.60 miles) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 68 °F (20 °C); winds of 10.9 miles per hour (17.5 km/h)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:21.650 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:22.753 on lap 62 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Wolf-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1977 United States Grand Prix West (officially the Long Beach Grand Prix[2]) was a Formula One motor race held on April 3, 1977 in Long Beach, California. It was the fourth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 80-lap race was won by Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford. Andretti held off Niki Lauda in the Ferrari to become the only American to win a Formula One race on home soil, while also giving the ground-effect Lotus 78 its first win. Jody Scheckter finished third in the Wolf-Ford.
- ^ "Weather information for the 1977 United States Grand Prix West". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "1977 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes". The Programme Covers Project.