1977 World Sportscar Championship
The 1977 World Sports Car Championship season was the 25th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured two separate World Championship series.[1]
- The 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars,[2] which was contested by Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars
- The 1977 World Championship for Makes,[2] which was open to cars from various production-based categories including Group 5 Special Production Cars
In 1978 the World Championship of Makes would become the sole international series, while the World Championship for Sports Cars would be downgraded by the FIA to become the European Sportscar Championship. The European Championship was discontinued at the end of the 1978 season.
World Championship for Sports Cars
The 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars, which was restricted to Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars, was contested over an eight race series which ran from 17 April to 18 September 1977. The championship was won by Alfa Romeo.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  500 km de I'ACF
|
Dijon-Prenois | April 17 |
| 2 |  Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (500km)
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 24 |
| 3 | Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (400 km)
|
Vallelunga Circuit | June 2 |
| 4 | Coppa Florio (500 km)
|
Autodromo di Pergusa | June 19 |
| 5 |  Prémio International de Costa do Sol (2hr 30min)
|
Autódromo do Estoril | July 10 |
| 6 | 500 km Le Castellet
|
Circuit Paul Ricard | July 24 |
| 7 | 250 km Imola
|
Autodromo Dino Ferrari | September 4 |
| 8 |  Elan Trophae (300 km)
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Salzburgring | September 18 |
Race results
| Rnd | Circuit | Overall Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Winning Drivers | |||
| Overall Winning Car | |||
| 1 | Dijon | #1 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jean-Pierre Jarier
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 2 | Monza | #2 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 3 | Vallelunga | #2 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 4 | Pergusa | #1 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Arturo Merzario
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 5 | Estoril | #1 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Arturo Merzario
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 6 | Paul Ricard | #1 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jean-Pierre Jarier
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 7 | Imola | #2 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 8 | Salzburgring | #2 Autodelta SpA
|
Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla
| |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 |
Points system
Points towards the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars were awarded to each relevant car manufacturer for the first ten places in each race in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Points were only awarded for the best placed car from each manufacturer at each race with no points given for places gained by other cars from the same manufacturer. Only the best six results counted towards each manufacturer’s championship total, with any other points earned not included. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the table below.
Championship results
Results of the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars were as follows.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfa Romeo
|
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (20) | 120 |
| 2 | Osella
|
15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 73 | ||
| 3 |  Lola
|
12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 48 | ||
| 4 | Chevron
|
8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 41 | |||
| 5 |  Sauber
|
15 | 8 | 8 | 31 | |||||
| 6 |  TOJ
|
15 | 15 | |||||||
| 7 | AMS
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4 | 10 | 14 | ||||||
| 8 | McLaren
|
10 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
| 9 | March
|
8 | 8 |
The cars
The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective manufacturers in the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars.
- Alfa Romeo 33SC12
- Osella PA5 BMW & PA5 Ford
- Lola T294 Ford & T296 Ford
- Chevron B36 ROC Chrysler-Simca, B23 Ford, B31 Ford, B36 Ford, B31 Chrysler-Simca & B36 BMW
- Sauber C5 BMW
- TOJ SC302 Ford
- AMS 277 Fiat & 277 Ford
- McLaren M8F Chevrolet
- March 76S BMW
World Championship of Makes
The 1977 World Championship for Makes was open to cars from various production-based categories including Group 5 Special Production Cars. The championship was won by Porsche.