1977 World Championship for Makes


The 1977 World Championship for Makes season featured the sixth FIA World Championship for Makes. This was a motor racing series for Group 5 Special Production Cars, Group 3 & 4 Grand Touring Cars and Group 1 & 2 Touring Cars which ran from 5 February to 23 October 1977 and comprised nine races.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate
1 24 Hours of DaytonaDaytona International Speedway5 February
6 February
2 6 Hours of MugelloMugello Circuit20 March
3 Kosset 6 HoursSilverstone Circuit15 May
4 ADAC 1000km NürburgringNürburgring29 May
5 6 Hours of Watkins GlenWatkins Glen International9 July
6 6 Hours of MosportMosport Park20 August
7 Rivet Supply 6 HoursBrands Hatch25 September
8 Hessen Preis Hockenheimring9 October
9 6 Hours of VallelungaVallelunga Circuit23 October

Race results

RndCircuitOver 2.0 Winning TeamUnder 2.0 Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitOver 2.0 Winning DriversUnder 2.0 Winning DriversResults
1Daytona #43 Ecurie EscargotNoneResults
1Daytona Hurley Haywood
Dave Helmick
John Graves		Results
2Mugello #2 Martini Racing #31 Mario RuosoResults
2Mugello Rolf Stommelen
Manfred Schurti		 Mario Ruoso
"Pal Joe"		Results
3Silverstone #1 Martini Racing #51 BMW FaltzResults
3Silverstone Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx		 Helmut Kelleners
Ronnie Peterson		Results
4Nürburgring #3 Gelo Racing #26 BMW Junior TeamResults
4Nürburgring Rolf Stommelen
Toine Hezemans
Tim Schenken		 Manfred Winkelhock
Marc Surer		Results
5Watkins Glen #1 Martini RacingNoneResults
5Watkins Glen Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx		Results
6Mosport #7 Heimrath Racing #23 BMW FaltzResults
6Mosport Ludwig Heimrath
Paul Miller		 Gilles Villeneuve
Eddie Cheever		Results
7Brands Hatch #1 Martini Racing #33 BMW FaltzResults
7Brands Hatch Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx		 Manfred Winkelhock
Tom Walkinshaw		Results
8Hockenheimring #4 Porsche Kremer Racing #41 BMW Motorsport GmbHResults
8Hockenheimring Bob Wollek
John Fitzpatrick		 Eddie Cheever
Marc Surer		Results
9Vallelunga #3 Scuderia Vesuvio #38 No Team NameResults
9Vallelunga Luigi Moreschi
"Dino"		 Gugliemo Manini
Roberto Curatolo		Results

Points system

Points towards the World Championship for Makes were awarded for the first ten eligible finishers in each race in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. A make was only awarded points for its highest finishing eligible car and no points were awarded for placings gained by any other car of that make.
Only the best seven results counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown within brackets.
Half points were awarded for Round 7 due to the race being stopped prior to half distance.
The same points system was applied to each of the three Divisional awards, with cars classified as follows:

The cars

The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective makes.
Outright
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
For 1977, the FIA again organised two separate World Championships for “sports cars”, with Group 6 cars contesting the World Championship for Sports Cars and production-based cars competing in the 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 sole international championship, while the World Championship for Sports Cars would be downgraded by the FIA to become the European Sportscar Championship. That series would only last the 1978 season before being dissolved.