1977 World Rally Championship season

1977 World Rally Championship season
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The 1977 World Rally Championship season was the fifth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule was expanded by one event to 11, with some changes to the locations visited. Morocco was dropped from the schedule while new rallies were introduced in Quebec and New Zealand.

Due to internal politics within the company, Lancia failed to mount a significant effort to capture a fourth consecutive Championship. Instead, corporate partner Fiat led the fight against Ford, ultimately triumphing in a tightly contested battle that lasted most of the year.

From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a season championship for the winningest manufacturer. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points.

In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA began awarding the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another 10 events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.

Championship

1977 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points

MON
SWE
POR
KEN
NZL
GRC
FIN
ITA
CAN
FRA
GBR
1 Fiat 16 14 18 - 18 (12) 16 18 18 18 (6) 136
2 Ford - 14 16 18 16 18 18 14 (10) - 18 132
3 Toyota - 10 14 - 8 - 12 8 - - 16 68
4 Opel 9 17 13 - - 4 8 - 13 - 1 65
5 Lancia 18 - - 14 - - - - 12 16 - 60
6 Datsun - - - 16 - 14 - 10 - - - 40
7 Porsche 14 - 4 - - - - - 9 8 - 35
8 Saab - 18 - - - - - 10 - - 2 30
9 Mitsubishi - - - 12 3 - - 13 - - - 28
10 Chrysler - - - - - 10 14 - - - - 24
11 Renault - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - 18
12 British Leyland Cars - - - - - - - 12 - - 4 16
13 Peugeot - - - 6 - - - - - 9 - 15
14 SEAT 14 - - - - - - - - - - 14
15 Citroën - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
16= Alpine-Renault 10 - - - - - - - - - - 10
16= Mazda - - - - 10 - - - - - - 10
18 Volvo - 8 - - - - - - - - - 8
19= Škoda - - - - - - 7 - - - - 7
19= Alfa Romeo - - - - - - - - 7 - - 7
21 Lada - 4 - - - - - - - - - 4
1977 World Rally Championship point awards
Overall
finish		 Group finish
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 18 - - - - - - - - -
2 17 16 - - - - - - - -
3 16 15 14 - - - - - - -
4 15 14 13 12 - - - - - -
5 14 13 12 11 10 - - - - -
6 13 12 11 10 9 8 - - - -
7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 - - -
8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 - -
9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
1977 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
No Events Other Total
1 Sandro Munari 9 - - 4 - - - - - - - 18 31
2 Björn Waldegård - - 6 (9) - 9 4 - 2 - 9 - 30
3 Bernard Darniche - - - - - - - - - 9 - 18 27

Events

1977 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1977 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Rally Dates run Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars

45ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo		 22–28 January
  1. Sandro Munari (6h:36m:13s)
  2. Jean-Claude Andruet (6h:38m:29s)
  3. Antonio Zanini (6h:47m:07s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Seat 124D Especial 1800

27th International Swedish Rally		 11–13 February
  1. Stig Blomqvist (8h:02m:17s)
  2. Bror Danielsson (8h:08m:19s)
  3. Anders Kulläng (8h:08m:32s)
  1. Saab 99 EMS
  2. Opel Kadett GT/E
  3. Opel Kadett GT/E

10o Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto		 1–6 March
  1. Markku Alén (6h:51m:47s)
  2. Björn Waldegård (6h:55m:43s)
  3. Ove Andersson (6h:56m:08s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Toyota Celica 2000GT

25th Safari Rally		 7–11 April
  1. Björn Waldegård (+11m:05s penalties)
  2. Rauno Aaltonen (+11m:40s penalties)
  3. Sandro Munari (+13m:14s penalties)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Datsun 160J
  3. Lancia Stratos HF

8th South Pacific Rally		 1–7 May
  1. Fulvio Bacchelli (24h:29m:55s)
  2. Ari Vatanen (24h:31m:29s)
  3. Markku Alén (24h:51m:54s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth

24th Acropolis Rally		 28 May–3 June
  1. Björn Waldegård (9h:31m:57s)
  2. Roger Clark (9h:37m:44s)
  3. Harry Källström (9h:47m:19s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Datsun 160J

27th 1000 Lakes Rally		 26–28 August
  1. Kyösti Hämäläinen (4h:26m:06s)
  2. Timo Salonen (4h:30m:31s)
  3. Björn Waldegård (4h:36m:22s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Ford Escort RS1800

5ème Critérium Molson du Québec		 14–18 September
  1. Timo Salonen (5h:13m:54s)
  2. Simo Lampinen (5h:18m:31s)
  3. Roger Clark (5h:20m:56s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Ford Escort RS1800

19o Rallye Sanremo		 4–8 October
  1. Jean Claude Andruet (10h:27m:43s)
  2. Maurizio Verini (10h:29m:40s)
  3. 'Tony' (10h:36m:30s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth

21ème Tour de Corse		 5–6 November
  1. Bernard Darniche (8h:13m:40s)
  2. Raffaele Pinto (8h:17m:07s)
  3. Fulvio Bacchelli (8h:24m:07s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Lancia Stratos HF
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth

26th Lombard RAC Rally		 20–24 November
  1. Björn Waldegård (8h:21m:26s)
  2. Hannu Mikkola (8h:23m:49s)
  3. Russell Brookes (8h:31m:55s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Toyota Celica 2000GT
  3. Ford Escort RS1800

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