1977 United States Grand Prix

1977 United States Grand Prix
Race 15 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Race details
Date	October 2, 1977
Official name	XX Toyota United States Grand Prix
Location	Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Watkins Glen, New York
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	5.435 km (3.377 miles)
Distance	59 laps, 320.67 km (199.24 miles)
Weather	Rain with temperatures reaching up to 17 °C (63 °F); Winds gusting up to 23.69 km/h (14.72 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:40.863
Fastest lap
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:51.85 on lap 56
Podium
First	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Second	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
Third	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1977 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 2, 1977, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was the fifteenth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The event was also referred to as the United States Grand Prix East in order to distinguish it from the United States Grand Prix West held on April 3, 1977, in Long Beach, California. It was covered on American radio by Motor Racing Network.

The 59-lap race was won from pole position by James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford. In wet conditions, Hunt held off a late charge from Mario Andretti in the Lotus-Ford to take his second consecutive Watkins Glen victory. Jody Scheckter was third in the Wolf-Ford, while Niki Lauda clinched his second Drivers' Championship by finishing fourth in his Ferrari.