1977 World Championship for Makes season
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| 1977 World Championship for Makes season | |
| Previous: 1976 (WSC) 1976 (WCM) |
Next: 1978 |
The 1977 World Championship for Makes season was part of the 25th FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for production-based Group 5 and Grand Tourer (GT) cars. It was the first year in which cars separated in the points standing dependent on their engine sizes, either over or under 2000 cc. It ran from February 5, 1977 to October 23, 1977, and comprised 9 races total.
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[edit] World Sportscar Championship
For 1977, the FIA continued to run a divided World Championship, with two series that would run simultaneously. Open-cockpit sportscars would remain in the World Sports Car Championship, while production-based Group 5 cars would be part of the new World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 12 Hours of Sebring or 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship.
Following the 1977 season, the World Championship of Makes would become the lone international series, while the World Sports Car Championship would be downgraded by the FIA to become the European Sportscar Championship. That series would only last the 1978 season before being dissolved.
[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona |
Daytona International Speedway | February 5 February 6 |
| 2 |  6 Hours of Mugello |
Mugello Circuit | March 20 |
| 3 |  Kosset 6 Hours |
Silverstone Circuit | May 15 |
| 4 |  ADAC 1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | May 29 |
| 5 | 6 Hours of Watkins Glen |
Watkins Glen International | July 9 |
| 6 |  6 Hours of Mosport |
Mosport Park | August 20 |
| 7 | Rivet Supply 6 Hours |
Brands Hatch | September 25 |
| 8 | Hessen Preis (6 Hours) |
Hockenheimring | October 9 |
| 9 | 6 Hours of Vallelunga |
Vallelunga Circuit | October 23 |
[edit] Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | Over 2.0 Winning Team | Under 2.0 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.0 Winning Drivers | Under 2.0 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona | #43 Ecurie Escargot |
None | Results |
| Hurley Haywood Dave Helmick John Graves |
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| 2 | Mugello | #2 Martini Racing |
#31 Mario Ruoso |
Results |
Rolf Stommelen Manfred Schurti |
Mario Ruoso "Pal Joe" |
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| 3 | Silverstone | #1 Martini Racing |
#51 BMW Faltz |
Results |
Jochen Mass.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ralf Kelleners Ronnie Peterson |
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| 4 | Nürburgring | #3 Gelo Racing |
#26 BMW Junior Team |
Results |
Rolf Stommelen Toine Hezemans Tim Schenken |
Manfred Winkelhock Marc Surer |
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| 5 | Watkins Glen | #1 Martini Racing |
None | Results |
| Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx |
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| 6 | Mosport | #7 Heimrath Racing |
#23 BMW Faltz |
Results |
| Ludwig Heimrath Paul Miller |
Gilles Villeneuve Eddie Cheever |
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| 7 | Brands Hatch | #1 Martini Racing |
#33 BMW Faltz |
Results |
| Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx |
Manfred Winkelhock Tom Walkinshaw |
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| 8 | Hockenheimring | #4 Porsche Kremer Racing |
#41 BMW Motorsport GmbH |
Results |
 Bob Wollek John Fitzpatrick |
Eddie Cheever Marc Surer |
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| 9 | Vallelunga | #3 Scuderia Vesuvio |
#38 No Team Name |
Results |
| Luigi Moreschi "Dino" |
Gugliemo Manini Roberto Curatolo |
[edit] Manufacturers championships
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
Only the best 7 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics. Half points were awarded for Round 7 due to the race being stopped prior to half distance.
[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but a separate championship was also held for cars under 2.0 litres.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 140 |
| 2 | BMW |
10 | 12 | 15 | 1.5 | 12 | 50.5 | ||||
| 3= | Jaguar |
12 | 12 | ||||||||
| 3= | De Tomaso |
12 | 12 | ||||||||
| 5 | Ferrari |
8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 6 | Chevrolet |
6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| 7= | Lancia |
3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7= | Fiat |
3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | Ford |
2 | 2 |
[edit] Under 2.0L Manufacturers Championship
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW |
20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 90 | ||||
| 2 | Ford |
20 | 12 | 32 | |||||||
| 3 | Fiat |
20 | 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | Porsche |
15 | 15 | ||||||||
| 5 | Lotus |
7.5 | 7.5 | ||||||||
| 6 |  Mitsubishi |
6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 7 | Volkswagen |
4 | 4 |
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