Round 2 · 23 January 1977
1977 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) won the 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 23 January 1977 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 2. James Hunt (McLaren) and Niki Lauda (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to James Hunt.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 1:45:07.720 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | +10.710 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 13 | +107.510 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 18 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 20 | — | — | Suspension |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | — | — | Ignition |
| 15 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 9 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Ian Scheckter | March | 17 | — | — | Transmission |
| 22 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | — | — | Overheating |