1977 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1977 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 5 June 1977 | ||
| Location |
Circuit Zolder Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
| Course length | 4.262 km (2.648 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 298.340 km (185.380 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:24.64 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:27.36 on lap 53 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1977 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 5 June 1977. It was the seventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 70-lap race was won by Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson, driving a Lotus-Ford. Austrian driver Niki Lauda finished second in a Ferrari, while Nilsson's fellow Swede, Ronnie Peterson, finished third in the six-wheeled Tyrrell-Ford. This was to be Nilsson's only Formula One victory, before his career was cut short by cancer and he died in October 1978.