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Niki Lauda won the 1977 Dutch Grand Prix

Niki Lauda won the 1977 Dutch Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Jacques Laffite and Jody Scheckter at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

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Race recap

Winner
Niki Lauda
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Niki Lauda, Jacques Laffite, and Jody Scheckter
Race date
August 28, 1977
Pole
Mario Andretti
Fastest lap
Niki Lauda
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Circuit Park Zandvoort

The decisive result

Niki Lauda finished first for Ferrari. Jacques Laffite is listed 2 for Ligier, with Jody Scheckter 3 for Wolf.

Grid to finish

Ian Scheckter from P25 to P10 (+15), Emerson Fittipaldi from P17 to P4 (+13), and Alex Ribeiro from P24 to P11 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mario Andretti started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 DNQ, 5 +2 laps, 4 Accident, 3 Engine, and 2 +1 lap. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.990 on lap 72. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Niki LaudaFerrari1:41:45.9309
2Jacques LaffiteLigier1:41:47.8206
3Jody ScheckterWolf+1 lap4
4Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap3
5Patrick TambayEnsignOut of fuel2
6Carlos ReutemannFerrari+2 laps1
7Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham+2 laps0
8Hans BinderPenske+2 laps0
9Brett LungerMcLaren+2 laps0
10Ian ScheckterMarch+2 laps0
11Alex RibeiroMarch+3 laps0
12Vittorio BrambillaSurteesAccident0
13Riccardo PatreseShadow+8 laps0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultSuspension0
DNFGunnar NilssonTeam LotusAccident0
DNFAlan JonesShadowEngine0
DNFPatrick DepaillerTyrrellEngine0
DNFRonnie PetersonTyrrellIgnition0
DNFClay RegazzoniEnsignThrottle0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusEngine0