1977 European Formula Two season

1977 European Formula Two season
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The 1977 European Formula Two season was contested over 13 rounds.

Calendar

Race No Track Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Lap
1 Silverstone  United Kingdom March 6, 1977 47 4.719=221.793 km 1'05:45.22 202.385 km/h René Arnoux Michel Leclère Patrick Nève
2 Thruxton  United Kingdom April 11, 1977 50 3.792=189.600 km 1'05:59.43 172.388 km/h Brian Henton Alex Ribeiro Brian Henton
3 Hockenheim  West Germany April 17, 1977 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'21:20.4
1'21:30.4
200.315 km/h
199.905 km/h
Jochen Mass
René Arnoux
Jochen Mass
2.Bruno Giacomelli
Eddie Cheever
4 Nürburgring  West Germany May 1, 1977 9 22.835=205,515 km 1'06:41.1
1'06:54.3
184.913 km/h
184.305 km/h
Jochen Mass
Eddie Cheever
Riccardo Patrese Jochen Mass
5 Vallelunga  Italy May 15, 1977 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'16:57.36 162.171 km/h Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli
6 Pau  France May 30, 1977 59 2.76=162.84 km 1'14:52.52 130.489 km/h René Arnoux Patrick Tambay Didier Pironi
7 Mugello  Italy June 19, 1977 42 5.245=220.290 km 1'16:36.5 172.532 km/h Bruno Giacomelli Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
8 Rouen  France June 26, 1977 38 5.543=210.634 km 1'08:36.19 184.219 km/h Eddie Cheever Eddie Cheever Ingo Hoffmann
9 Nogaro  France July 12, 1977 65 3.12=202.80 km 1'20:42.69 150.759 km/h René Arnoux René Arnoux Riccardo Patrese
10 Pergusa-Enna  Italy July 24, 1977 30+30 4.95=297.0 km 1'36:18.0 185.047 km/h Keke Rosberg Keke Rosberg Riccardo Patrese
Keke Rosberg
11 Misano  Italy August 7, 1977 30+30 3.488=209.28 km 1'13:44.8 170.269 km/h Lamberto Leoni Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli
René Arnoux
12 Estoril  Portugal October 2, 1977 50 4.35=217.50 km 1'19:29.30 164.175 km/h Didier Pironi Didier Pironi Derek Daly
13 Donington Park  United Kingdom October 30, 1977 65 3.149=204.685 km 1'12:40.35 168.992 km/h Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli

Note:

Race 3, 10 and 11 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 6 originally scheduled over 73 laps, but stopped early due to heavy rain.

Race 3 and 4 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine Total Points
1 René Arnoux  France Écurie Renault Martini Renault 9 - 9 3 - 9 - - 9 6 - 6 1 52
2 Eddie Cheever  United States Project Four Racing Ralt BMW - 6 - 9 4 - - 9 2 - 6 4 - 40
3 Didier Pironi  France Écurie Renault Martini Renault - - - 4 6 6 - 4 - 3 2 9 4 38
4 Riccardo Patrese  Italy Trivellato Racing Chevron BMW 1 2 6 - - 4 6 6 6 - - 1 - 32
5 Bruno Giacomelli  Italy Team Euroracing March Hart - - - 2 32
Team Euroracing March BMW 9 - 9 - 3 - - - 9
6 Keke Rosberg  Finland Opert Racing Chevron Hart - - 1 6 - - - - - 9 - 3 6 22
7 Alberto Colombo  Italy Team Euroracing March BMW 2 3 2 - 2 3 4 1 1 - - - - 18
Ingo Hoffmann  Brazil Project Four Racing Ralt BMW 3 - - 1 - - - 2 4 4 4 - - 18
9 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi  Italy Team Euroracing March Hart - - 4 - 13
Team Euroracing March BMW 3 - 3 - - - 3 - -
10 Brian Henton  United Kingdom Netherton & Worth Boxer Cars Boxer Hart - 9 3 - - - - - - - - - - 12
11 Lamberto Leoni  Italy Trivellato Racing Chevron Ferrari - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - 9
12 Ray Mallock  United Kingdom private entry Chevron Hart 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
13 Marc Surer  Switzerland Team Hohmann March BMW - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 5
March Racing March BMW 3
14 Patrick Nève  Belgium March Racing March BMW 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Alex Ribeiro  Brazil March Racing March BMW - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4
16 Gaudenzio Mantova  Italy private entry March BMW - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 4
17 Gianfranco Brancatelli  Italy Team Everest Ralt Ferrari - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
18 Derek Daly  Ireland Chevron Racing Chevron Hart - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2
Danny Sullivan  United States Netherton & Worth Boxer Cars Boxer Hart - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
20 Hans Royer  Austria Opert Racing Chevron Hart - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Ludano Pavesi  Italy private entry Ralt Hart - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Ricardo Zunino  Argentina March Racing March Hart - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Bernard de Dryver  Belgium Team Gubelmann & Gerard March BMW - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
"Gianfranco"  Italy Team Everest Ralt Ferrari - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Patrick Bardinon  France Maublanc Racing March BMW - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.