 The final race was run in monsoon conditions at Fuji Speedway in Japan.Andretti's car was very well set-up for the track, with the car set to its narrowest width and with virtually flat rear wing; Andretti drove a clever tactical race to win by a lap from Patrick Depailler and new world champion James Hunt.Andretti was glad to put the 77 aside to concentrate on developing the 78 for the 1977 Formula One season.