1977 Belgian Grand Prix

In qualifying Mario Andretti took a comfortable pole position with John Watson just beating the second Lotus of Gunnar Nilsson to second. The race was wet due to rain earlier in the day, and Watson took the lead at the first corner, but later in the first lap, Andretti ran into the back to him while attempting to retake the lead, resulting in both of them spinning out and Jody Scheckter taking the lead.

Scheckter led the early stages ahead of Nilsson, whereas Carlos Reutemann made an early charge but spun off. The track began to dry and everyone had to pit for tyres, and those who stopped early were the ones who benefited, as now Niki Lauda was leading from Jochen Mass and Scheckter was down to fifth. Mass spun off from second, handing it to Nilsson who then went on to catch and pass Lauda before driving away to his first career victory. Behind second-placed Lauda, Ronnie Peterson completed the podium for Team Tyrrell after Scheckter retired with an engine failure. This remains the only F1 race in which two Swedes shared the podium.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jody Scheckter 32 2 Niki Lauda 31 3 Carlos Reutemann 23 4 Mario Andretti 22 5 Gunnar Nilsson 13 Source: [2]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 46 2 Lotus-Ford 33 3 Wolf-Ford 32 4 McLaren-Ford 15 5 Tyrrell-Ford 11 Source: [2]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.