1977 Race of Champions | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1977 Formula One season | |||
Race details[1] | |||
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 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
Time | 1:19.05 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | 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.