| 1977 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1977 World Sports Car Championship season was part of the 25th FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series open-cockpit sports cars. It ran from April 17, 1977 to September 18, 1977, and comprised 8 races total.
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For 1977, the FIA continued to run a divided World Championship, with two series that would run simultaneously. Open-cockpit sportscars would remain in the World Sports Car Championship, while production-based Group 5 cars would be part of the new World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 12 Hours of Sebring or 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship.
Following the 1977 season, the World Championship of Makes would become the lone international series, while the World Sports Car Championship would be downgraded by the FIA to become the European Sportscar Championship. That series would only last the 1978 season before being dissolved.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 km de I'ACF | Dijon-Prenois | April 17 |
| 2 | Trofeo Filippo Caracciola (500km) | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 24 |
| 3 | Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (400 km) | Vallelunga Circuit | June 2 |
| 4 | Coppa Floria (500 km) | Autodromo di Pergusa | June 19 |
| 5 | Prémio International de Costa do Sol (2hr 30min) | Autódromo do Estoril | July 10 |
| 6 | 500 km Le Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard | July 24 |
| 7 | 250 km Imola | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | September 4 |
| 8 | Elan Trophae (300 km) | Salzburgring | September 18 |
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
| Rnd | Circuit | Overall Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Dijon | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jean-Pierre Jarier |
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| 2 | Monza | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla | |||
| 3 | Vallelunga | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla | |||
| 4 | Pergusa | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario | |||
| 5 | Estoril | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario | |||
| 6 | Paul Ricard | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jean-Pierre Jarier |
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| 7 | Imola | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla | |||
| 8 | Salzburgring | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla |
Only the best 6 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 120 |
| 2 | Osella | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 73 | ||
| 3 | Lola | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 48 | ||
| 4 | Chevron | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 41 | |||
| 5 | Sauber | 15 | 8 | 8 | 31 | |||||
| 6 | TOJ | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| 7 | AMS | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||||||
| 8 | McLaren | 10 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
| 9 | March | 8 | 8 |
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