- Winner
- James Hunt
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- James Hunt, Mario Andretti, and Jody Scheckter
- Race date
- October 2, 1977
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- Ronnie Peterson
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
James Hunt finished first for McLaren. Mario Andretti is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Jody Scheckter 3 for Wolf.
Grid to finish
Clay Regazzoni from P19 to P5 (+14), Hans Binder from P25 to P11 (+14), and Rupert Keegan from P20 to P8 (+12) 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 5 Accident, 5 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, and 3 +3 laps. Ronnie Peterson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:51.854 on lap 56. 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.