1977 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
23 Oct 1977
Fuji Speedway, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:12.230 |
| 2 | 1 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:12.390 |
| 3 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:12.490 |
| 4 | 8 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:13.010 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:13.080 |
| 6 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 1:13.150 |
| 7 | 12 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 1:13.320 |
| 8 | 2 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren Ford | 1:13.370 |
| 9 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 1:13.370 |
| 10 | 22 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ensign Ford | 1:13.520 |
| 11 | 52 | Kazuyoshi HoshinoHOS | Kojima Ford | 1:13.550 |
| 12 | 17 | Alan JonesJON | Shadow Ford | 1:13.560 |
| 13 | 16 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Shadow Ford | 1:13.580 |
| 14 | 6 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Lotus Ford | 1:13.660 |
| 15 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.160 |
| 16 | 23 | Patrick TambayTAM | Ensign Ford | 1:14.220 |
| 17 | 27 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Ligier Matra | 1:14.250 |
| 18 | 3 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.260 |
| 19 | 51 | Noritake TakaharaTAK | Kojima Ford | 1:14.360 |
| 20 | 11 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:14.510 |
| 21 | 18 | Hans BinderBIN | Surtees Ford | 1:14.730 |
| 22 | 50 | Kunimitsu TakahashiTAK | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.880 |
| 23 | 9 | Alex RibeiroRIB | March Ford | 1:15.010 |