Silverstone Circuit · 16 July 1977
James Hunt won the 1977 British Grand Prix for McLaren from 1st on the grid, 18.31s ahead of Niki Lauda. Patrick Nève gained the most places, from 26th on the grid to 10th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Hunt 9 + Mass 3 + Villeneuve 0 + Lunger 0 | Hunt 9 + Mass 3 + Villeneuve 0 + Lunger 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Lauda 6 + Reutemann 0 | Lauda 6 + Reutemann 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Team Lotus Nilsson 4 + Andretti 0 | Nilsson 4 + Andretti 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Brabham Stuck 2 + Watson 0 | Stuck 2 + Watson 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ligier Laffite 1 | Laffite 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Shadow Jones 0 + Patrese 0 | Jones 0 + Patrese 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Surtees Brambilla 0 + Schuppan 0 | Brambilla 0 + Schuppan 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Penske Jarier 0 | Jarier 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | March Nève 0 + Merzario 0 + Scheckter 0 | Nève 0 + Merzario 0 + Scheckter 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wolf Scheckter 0 | Scheckter 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Tyrrell Depailler 0 + Peterson 0 | Depailler 0 + Peterson 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Renault Jabouille 0 | Jabouille 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ensign Tambay 0 | Tambay 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Hesketh Keegan 0 | Keegan 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt McLaren | McLaren | 1:31:46.060 | 68 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda Ferrari | Ferrari | +18.310s | 68 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +19.570s | 68 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jochen Mass McLaren | McLaren | +47.760s | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham | Brabham | +1:11.730 | 68 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Alan Jones Shadow | Shadow | +1 Lap | 67 | — | — | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 67 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske | Penske | +1 Lap | 67 | — | — | |
| 10 | Patrick Nève March | March | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve McLaren | McLaren | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 12 | Vern Schuppan Surtees | Surtees | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 13 | Brett Lunger McLaren | McLaren | +4 Laps | 64 | — | — | |
| 14 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Engine | 62 | — | — | |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | Ferrari | +6 Laps | 62 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Watson Brabham | Brabham | DNF Fuel system | 60 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter Wolf | Wolf | DNF Engine | 59 | — | — | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF Throttle | 42 | — | — | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario March | March | DNF Transmission | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Shadow | Shadow | DNF Fuel pressure | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Brakes | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Turbo | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ian Scheckter March | March | DNF Accident | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 3 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay Ensign | Ensign | DNF Electrical | 3 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rupert Keegan Hesketh | Hesketh | DNF Accident | 0 | — | — |