- Winner
- Jody Scheckter
- Team
- Wolf
- Top listed
- Jody Scheckter, Carlos Pace, and Carlos Reutemann
- Race date
- January 9, 1977
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- James Hunt
- Classified drivers
- 21
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
The decisive result
Jody Scheckter finished first for Wolf. Carlos Pace is listed 2 for Brabham, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Emerson Fittipaldi from P16 to P4 (+12), Jody Scheckter from P11 to P1 (+10), and Clay Regazzoni from P12 to P6 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. James Hunt started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 4 Finished, 2 NC, 2 Spun off, 2 Suspension, and 1 +2 laps. James Hunt holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:51.060 on lap 21. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.