- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda, and Jody Scheckter
- Race date
- April 3, 1977
- Pole
- Niki Lauda
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Long Beach
The decisive result
Mario Andretti finished first for Team Lotus. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jody Scheckter 3 for Wolf.
Grid to finish
Patrick Depailler from P12 to P4 (+8), Gunnar Nilsson from P16 to P8 (+8), and Brian Henton from P18 to P10 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Niki Lauda started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Finished, 4 Gearbox, 3 +1 lap, 3 Accident, and 2 +3 laps. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.753 on lap 62. 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.