1977 Formula One season

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Formula_One
gptkbp:bestOlympicResult Best 8 results from first 9 races and best 7 from last 8 races counted towards championship
gptkbp:championDriver gptkb:Niki_Lauda
gptkbp:championships gptkb:Ferrari
gptkbp:debutYear gptkb:Gilles_Villeneuve
Renault (as a constructor)
gptkbp:endDate 1977-10-23
gptkbp:firstRace gptkb:1977_Argentine_Grand_Prix
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1977 Formula One season
gptkbp:lastRace gptkb:1977_Japanese_Grand_Prix
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:1978_Formula_One_season
gptkbp:notableEvent Renault entered with Jean-Pierre Jabouille as driver
Alan Jones won one race
Carlos Reutemann won one race
David Purley survived a major crash at Silverstone
Ferrari 312T2 was the championship-winning car
Gilles Villeneuve made F1 debut with McLaren
Gunnar Nilsson won his only Grand Prix
Hans-Joachim Stuck achieved his first podium
Jacques Laffite won one race
James Hunt won three races
Jody Scheckter won Wolf's debut race
Jody Scheckter won one race
John Watson won one race
Lotus 78 introduced ground effect aerodynamics
Mario Andretti won four races
Niki Lauda left Ferrari before the final two races
Niki Lauda won three races
Patrick Depailler achieved his first pole position
Patrick Tambay debuted
Renault RS01 debuted as first turbo F1 car
Renault debuted the first turbocharged F1 car
Tom Pryce died during the South African Grand Prix
Wolf Racing won its debut race
Wolf WR1 won on debut
gptkbp:notablePlayerRetirement Emerson Fittipaldi (as a top team driver)
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:Renault
gptkb:Wolf_Racing
gptkbp:notableTeamExit gptkb:March_Engineering_(as_a_full_works_team)
gptkbp:numberOfRaces 17
gptkbp:pointsSystem 9-6-4-3-2-1 for top six finishers
gptkbp:previousSeason gptkb:1976_Formula_One_season
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Jody_Scheckter
gptkb:Lotus-Ford
gptkbp:seasonNumber 28
gptkbp:startDate 1977-01-09
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Mario_Andretti
Wolf-Ford
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1978_Formula_One_season
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6