1977 Japanese Grand Prix
- Round
- 17 of 1977
- Circuit
- Fuji Speedway
- Location
- Oyama, Japan
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- James Hunt
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Ford
- Pole position
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Jody Scheckter
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 73 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 73 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | 73 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | 73 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 72 | 2 | Out of fuel |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | 72 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | 72 | — | — |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | 71 | — | — |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | — | — |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | 6 | 71 | — | — · fastest lap |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | 71 | — | — |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 69 | — | — |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1 | — | Collision |
| DNF | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | 29 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | 28 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | 43 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 14 | 63 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | 14 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | 3 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | 5 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | 1 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | 5 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | 1 | — | Collision |