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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.
That same day, Foyt finished third 3rd in the USAC Stock Car race at Ontario, won by Jimmy Insolo. In May, A.J. Foyt won the 1977 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first man to win the race for a fourth time. In addition to Tom Sneva, Team Penske entered a second car for Mario Andretti, who was chasing the 1977 Formula One championship.
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.
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The Lotus 77 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman, Geoff Aldridge and Martin Ogilvie for the 1976 Formula One season. The car was a stop-gap means to an end for Lotus, who were fighting back after the failure of the Lotus 76 and the obsolescence of the Lotus 72 in 1975 .
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Mario Andretti wanted to introduce the car early, possibly at the Dutch Grand Prix that year but was overruled by Chapman, as he didn't want other teams discovering what Lotus had achieved. [5] The 78 was introduced at the first race of 1977, and proved to be the class car of the field that season, winning five races.
The car was designed by John Horsman and built by Tiga. [20] Entered at the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mario Andretti and son Michael Andretti co-driving for the first time, the car was ultimately disqualified 20 minutes prior to the start of the race for a technical infraction relating to the placement of an oil cooler. [19]