1977 World Rally Championship
Rally Dates run Podium Drivers ( Finishing Time ) Podium Cars
Rallye Monte-Carlo 22-28 January Sandro Munari ( 6h:36m:13s ) Jean-Claude Andruet ( 6h:38m:29s ) Antonio Zanini ( 6h:47m:07s ) Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth Seat 124D Especial 1800
Swedish Rally 11-13 February Stig Blomqvist ( 8h:02m:17s ) Bror Danielsson ( 8h:08m:19s ) Anders Kulläng ( 8h:08m:32s ) Saab 99 EMS Opel Kadett GT/E Opel Kadett GT/E
Rallye de Portugal 1-6 March Markku Alén ( 6h:51m:47s ) Björn Waldegård ( 6h:55m:43s ) Ove Andersson ( 6h:56m:08s ) Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota Celica 2000GT
Safari Rally 7-11 April Björn Waldegård ( +11m:05s penalties ) Rauno Aaltonen ( +11m:40s penalties ) Sandro Munari ( +13m:14s penalties ) Ford Escort RS1800 Datsun 160J Lancia Stratos HF
South Pacific Rally 1-7 May Fulvio Bacchelli ( 24h:29m:55s ) Ari Vatanen ( 24h:31m:29s ) Markku Alén ( 24h:51m:54s ) Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Fiat 131 Abarth
Acropolis Rally 28 May-3 June Björn Waldegård ( 9h:31m:57s ) Roger Clark ( 9h:37m:44s ) Harry Källström ( 9h:47m:19s ) Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800 Datsun 160J
1000 Lakes Rally 26-28 August Kyösti Hämäläinen ( 4h:26m:06s ) Timo Salonen ( 4h:30m:31s ) Björn Waldegård ( 4h:36m:22s ) Ford Escort RS1800 Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800
Critérium du Québec 14-18 September Timo Salonen ( 5h:13m:54s ) Simo Lampinen ( 5h:18m:31s ) Roger Clark ( 5h:20m:56s ) Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800
Rallye Sanremo 4-8 October Jean Claude Andruet ( 10h:27m:43s ) Maurizio Verini ( 10h:29m:40s ) 'Tony ' ( 10h:36m:30s ) Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth
Tour de Corse 5-6 November Bernard Darniche ( 8h:13m:40s ) Raffaele Pinto ( 8h:17m:07s ) Fulvio Bacchelli ( 8h:24m:07s ) Fiat 131 Abarth Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth
RAC Rally 20-24 November Björn Waldegård ( 8h:21m:26s ) Hannu Mikkola ( 8h:23m:49s ) Russell Brookes ( 8h:31m:55s ) Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota Celica 2000GT Ford Escort RS1800
Events -- Schedule and results
The 1977 World Rally Championship was the fifth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule was expanded by one event to 11, with some changes to the locations visited. Morocco was dropped from the schedule while new rallies were introduced in Quebec and New Zealand. Due to internal politics within the company, Lancia failed to mount a significant effort to capture a fourth consecutive Championship. Instead, corporate partner Fiat led the fight against Ford, ultimately triumphing in a tightly contested battle that lasted most of the year. From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points. In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA began awarding the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. A total of 20 events were part of this series, including all rallies of the WRC, the five coefficient 4 rallies from the European Championship and four FIA Special Events. Only the best 8 results were counted towards the title: five WRC rallies, two ERC rallies and one Special Event.