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The 1977 United States Grand Prix West (officially the Long Beach Grand Prix [2]) was a Formula One motor race held on April 3, 1977 in Long Beach, California. It was the fourth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 80-lap race was won by Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford.
For 1977, Lotus retained Nilsson alongside Andretti, and the pair worked on developing the new ground-effect Lotus 78. After a slow start to the season, as Andretti took over his car for the Argentine Grand Prix, Nilsson really got going at Jarama with a 5th place. Two races later, he took a magnificent win at the rain-soaked Zolder.
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1968 to 1982, and IndyCar from 1964 to 1994. Andretti won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1978 with Lotus, and won 12 Grands Prix across 14 seasons.
The 1977 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 2, ... 40.863. Brabham teammates ... Hunt now led Andretti by 10.5 seconds, with ...
The 1977 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France on 3 July 1977. It was race 9 of 17 in both the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 80-lap race was won by American driver Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from pole ...
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Andretti's car was very well set-up for the track, with the car set to its narrowest width and with virtually flat rear wing; [2] Andretti drove a clever tactical race to win by a lap from Patrick Depailler and new world champion James Hunt. Andretti was glad to put the 77 aside to concentrate on developing the 78 for the 1977 Formula One season.
Unser was unchallenged after Johncock's crash. He led the final 25 laps and won his first California 500 by 46 seconds over A.J. Foyt. Tom Sneva finished third and clinched the 1977 USAC Championship. Mario Andretti finished fourth. Seven days later, Andretti won the 1977 Italian Grand Prix. 11 of the 33 starters finished the race. [7]