1977 Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
| Date | 09.01.1977 | Category | Formula 1 |
| Circuit | Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez | Championship | World Drivers Championship |
| Race title | XIIIo Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | Round | 1 |
| Distance | 53 laps = 316.315 km | Country | Argentina |
Winner's speed: 189.440 kmh
Pole's speed: 197.695 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 193.460 kmh
| Rank | Pos. | # | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Laps lead | Time | Status | Pts | FL time | FL rank | Grid | Row | Qual time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 53 | 6 | 1:40'11.19 | finished | 9 | 1'52.10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1'50.76 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45 [5] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 | 53 | 13 | 1:40'54.43 | finished | 6 | 1'51.18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1'49.97 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T2 [029] 312B 3.0 F12 | 53 | 1:40'57.21 | finished | 4 | 1'51.18 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1'50.02 | |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 53 | 1:41'06.67 | finished | 3 | 1'53.22 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1'51.53 | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 51 | DNF, wheel bearing | 2 | 1'51.49 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1'50.13 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol | Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 51 | 1:40'24.03 | finished | 1 | 1'52.71 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1'50.97 | |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 48 | DNF, out of fuel | 1'53.20 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1'51.03 | |||
| 8 | 10 | Ian Scheckter | Team Rothmans International | March 761B [6] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 45 | DNF, electrical | 1'54.52 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 1'52.40 | ||||
| 9 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 45 | 1:40'24.29 | finished | 1'51.69 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1'50.65 | |||
| 10 | 7 | John Watson | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 | 41 | 13 | DNF, suspension | 1'51.57 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1'48.96 | |||
| 11 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | Hollywood March Racing | March 761B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 39 | DNF, transmission | 1'56.29 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1'53.54 | ||||
| 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS7 [01] Matra MS76 3.0 V12 | 37 | 1:41'28.45 | finished | 1'52.73 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1'51.52 | |||
| 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 32 | DNF, overheating | 1'51.53 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1'49.13 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | James Hunt | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M23 [10] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 31 | 21 | DNF, suspension | 1'51.06 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1'48.68 | |||
| 15 | 2 | Jochen Mass | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 28 | DNF, spun off | 1'51.45 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1'49.81 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 28 | DNF, spun off | 1'52.56 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1'51.34 | ||||
| 17 | 29 | Ingo Hoffmann | Copersucar-Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi FD04 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 22 | DNF, engine | 1'57.27 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 1'53.28 | ||||
| 18 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T2 [026] 312B 3.0 F12 | 20 | DNF, fuel system | 1'52.02 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1'49.73 | ||||
| 19 | 18 | Hans Binder | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 18 | DNF, accident | 1'55.96 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1'53.11 | ||||
| 20 | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN8 [5A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 2 | DNF, gearbox | 2'00.73 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 1'54.19 | ||||
| 21 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | DNS | 10 | 5 | 1'50.66 | |||||||
| 22 | 14 | Larry Perkins | Stanley BRM | BRM 207 202 | DNA |