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| Race 3 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season. The 1977 Formula One season included the 28th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 9, 1977, and ended on | ||
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| Date | March 5, 1977 | |
| Official name | XXIIIrd South African Grand Prix | |
| Location | Kyalami Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The South African Grand Prix was first run as a Grand Prix motor racing handicap race in 1934 at the Prince George Circuit at East London, Eastern Kyalami ( My home in Zulu) is a motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa. Gauteng (xaʊˈtɛŋ Sotho xɑ́útʼèŋ̀ is a province of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 550 mi / 4. 104 km | |
| Distance | 78 laps, 198. 908 mi / 320. 112 km | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  James Hunt | McLaren-Ford |
| Time | 1:15. The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole James Simon Wallis Hunt ( 29 August 1947 &ndash 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 96 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| Time | 1:17. In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race John Marshall "Wattie" Watson MBE (born May 4, 1946, Belfast) is a British former racing driver from Northern Ireland Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native Alfa Romeo participated in Formula One, as both a constructor and engine supplier from to. 63 on lap 7 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| Second |  Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford |
| Third |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford |
The 1977 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on March 5, 1977. For the 2004 film directed by Yann Moix see Podium (film. A podium (plural podia) is a Platform that Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian Aviator, Entrepreneur Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a South African former Auto racing driver the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Walter Wolf Racing was a Formula One constructor from 1976 to 1980. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler ( 9 August 1944 - 1 August 1980) was a Racing driver from France. Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The South African Grand Prix was first run as a Grand Prix motor racing handicap race in 1934 at the Prince George Circuit at East London, Eastern Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Kyalami ( My home in Zulu) is a motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The race is principally remembered for the fatal accident that claimed the lives of driver Tom Pryce and race marshal Jansen Van Vuuren. Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 &ndash 5 March 1977 was a British Racing driver from Ruthin, Wales. Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches It was also the last race for Carlos Pace, who was killed in an aircraft accident less than two weeks later. José Carlos Pace (born October 6 1944 in São Paulo - died March 18 1977 near São Paulo was a Racing driver from
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The accident and its aftermath
On lap 22, a 19 year old marshall, Frederik Jansen Van Vuuren, crossed the track to extinguish a fire on Renzo Zorzi's retired Shadow during racing conditions and was struck by Tom Pryce's Shadow at high speed. Renzo Zorzi (born December 12, 1946, near Turin) is a former Racing driver from Italy who participated in 7 Formula One Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and Sports car racing team founded and initially based in the United States although later Formula One operations The impact killed both Pryce and Van Vuuren instantly: Van Vuuren from the impact of the collision, Pryce due to head injuries inflicted by the fire extinguisher that Van Vuuren was carrying. The impact from the fire extinguisher ripped Pryce's helmet from his head, causing the chin strap to nearly decapitate the unfortunate Welshman. Pryce's car continued on down the main straight with his helmetless body still in the cockpit until it finally left the track at the first corner, taking the Ligier of Jacques Laffite out of the race in the process. Ligier is a French Automobile maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier. Jacques-Henri Laffite (born 21 November 1943) is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from to.
The sport reacted with genuine sorrow at the loss of two young men. Tyrrell mechanic Trevor Foster viewed the incident from a distance, later recalling; "I can remember quite vividly [Pryce's] teammate's car had already pulled off to the side of the track and it had started a small fire. Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars Then the next thing I can remember is seeing Tom's car coming down the straight. I can almost remember now a momentary lift of the throttle much earlier than you would have expected and I looked and I saw something fly up from the car, which tragically turned out to be the marshal. " [1] Elsewhere, David Tremayne, a veteran biographer and journalist, recalled the feelings of disbelief and horror following the aftermath of the incident; "The tragedy itself - the sheer randomness of it - is so hard to take and still is. David Tremayne is a UK based motor racing journalist He has written extensively about the Land Speed Record. You tend to focus your anger on someone and for a long time it would be focused on a 19 year old kid, called Jansen van Vuuren, who ran across the track. "
The event was captured on film and was included in the motor racing film One by One. The Quick and the Dead, (orig title One by One, released in 1975 is a documentary about the deadliness of Grand Prix
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:21. Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian Aviator, Entrepreneur Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 78 | +5. Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a South African former Auto racing driver the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Walter Wolf Racing was a Formula One constructor from 1976 to 1980. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | +5. Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler ( 9 August 1944 - 1 August 1980) was a Racing driver from France. Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 78 | +9. James Simon Wallis Hunt ( 29 August 1947 &ndash 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |  Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 78 | +19. Jochen Mass (born September 30, 1946 in Dorfen, Bavaria) is a former Racing driver from Germany. McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 78 | +20. John Marshall "Wattie" Watson MBE (born May 4, 1946, Belfast) is a British former racing driver from Northern Ireland Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native Alfa Romeo participated in Formula One, as both a constructor and engine supplier from to. 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 |  Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 78 | +23. Vittorio Brambilla ( November 11 1937 - May 26 2001) was a Formula One driver from Italy who raced for the March The Surtees Racing Organisation was a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978 as a constructor in Formula One, Formula 2, and Formula 5000. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | 12 |  Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 78 | +26. Carlos Alberto Reutemann (born Santa Fe Argentina April 12, 1942) nicknamed "Lole" is an Argentine former racing driver (who raced Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | 22 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 78 | +46. Personal and early life Gianclaudio Regazzoni was born in Mendrisio, Switzerland on September 5 1939 a few days after the start of the Second World War Ensign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix entering a total of 155 cars Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 2 | 16 | |
| 10 | 28 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 78 | +1:11. Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver winning world championships Origins Wilson Fittipaldi was a midfield Pay driver with Brabham in Formula One in 1972 and 1973 Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 7 | 9 | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees-Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 6 |  Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| 13 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 76 | +2 laps | 2 | |
| 14 | 30 |  Brett Lunger | March-Ford | 76 | +2 laps | 23 | |
| 15 | 14 |  Larry Perkins | BRM | 73 | +5 laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford | 66 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 10 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 55 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 43 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 33 |  Boy Hayje | March-Ford | 33 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 22 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 22 | Fatal Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow-Ford | 21 | Fuel leak | 20 | |
| Ret | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford | 5 | Fuel system | 7 |
Notes
- Fastest lap: John Watson 1:17. Hans Binder (born 12 June 1948 in Zell am Ziller, Innsbruck) is an Austrian former Formula One driver who raced for the The Surtees Racing Organisation was a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978 as a constructor in Formula One, Formula 2, and Formula 5000. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Gunnar Nilsson ( November 20 1948 in Helsingborg &ndash October 20 1978 in London) was a well known and talented Swedish 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following José Carlos Pace (born October 6 1944 in São Paulo - died March 18 1977 near São Paulo was a Racing driver from Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native Alfa Romeo participated in Formula One, as both a constructor and engine supplier from to. Robert Brett Lunger (born November 14 1945) is a former Racecar driver from the United States. March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former Racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. "BRM" redirects here For other uses please see BRM (disambiguation. Alex Dias Ribeiro (born in Belo Horizonte, November 7, 1948) is a former Racing driver from Brazil. March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Hans-Joachim "Strietzel" Stuck (born January 1, 1951) is a German racing driver who has competed in Formula One and many other March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian American former racecar driver and one of the most successful Americans in the 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Johan "Boy" Hayje (born May 3, 1949, Amsterdam) is a former Racing driver from the Netherlands. March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Jacques-Henri Laffite (born 21 November 1943) is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from to. Ligier is a French Automobile maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier. Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile Bicycles Aeronautics Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 &ndash 5 March 1977 was a British Racing driver from Ruthin, Wales. Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and Sports car racing team founded and initially based in the United States although later Formula One operations Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Renzo Zorzi (born December 12, 1946, near Turin) is a former Racing driver from Italy who participated in 7 Formula One Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and Sports car racing team founded and initially based in the United States although later Formula One operations Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following This is about the racing driver For the ice hockey player see Ronnie Pettersson. Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 630
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