1977 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

  • March 19 – death of Carlos Pace (32), Brazilian F1 driver, in a racing accident
  • Stock car racing –
    • NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough
    • Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 on February 20
  • USAC Racing - Tom Sneva wins the season championship
    • Indianapolis 500 - won by A.J. Foyt. Janet Guthrie became first female qualifier
  • Formula One Champion - Niki Lauda of Austria
  • 24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / Didier Pironi won, driving an Alpine-Renault 442
  • Rally racing –
    • The team of Sandro Munari / Silvio Maiga won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Stratos HF
    • Andrew Cowan won the Singapore Airlines London to Sydney Rally driving a Mercedes
  • Drag racing –
    • Shirley Muldowney won the NHRA Top Fuel championship.
    • Dennis Baca won Top Fuel at the NHRA World Finals
  • Touring car racing – Allan Moffat and Jacky Ickx won the Bathurst 1000, driving a Ford Falcon

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