The 1977 European Formula Two season was contested over 13 rounds. Frenchman René Arnoux was the season champion, driving a Martini-Renault/Gordini for Ecurie Renault Elf.

Calendar

Race NoCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole positionFastest lapWinner
1United Kingdom Silverstone6 March474.719=221.793 km1'05:45.22202.385 km/hFrance Michel LeclèreBelgium Patrick NèveFrance René Arnoux
2United Kingdom Thruxton11 April503.792=189.600 km1'05:59.43172.388 km/hBrazil Alex RibeiroUnited Kingdom Brian HentonUnited Kingdom Brian Henton
3West Germany Hockenheim17 April20+206.789=271.56 km1'21:20.4 1'21:30.4200.315 km/h 199.905 km/hWest Germany Jochen MassUnited States Eddie CheeverWest Germany Jochen Mass France René Arnoux
4West Germany Nürburgring (Eifelrennen)1 May922.835=205,515 km1'06:41.1 1'06:54.3184.913 km/h 184.305 km/hItaly Riccardo PatreseWest Germany Jochen MassWest Germany Jochen Mass United States Eddie Cheever
5Italy Vallelunga15 May653.2=208.0 km1'16:57.36162.171 km/hItaly Bruno GiacomelliItaly Bruno GiacomelliItaly Bruno Giacomelli
6France Pau30 May592.76=162.84 km1'14:52.52130.489 km/hFrance Patrick TambayFrance Didier PironiFrance René Arnoux
7Italy Mugello19 June425.245=220.290 km1'16:36.5172.532 km/hItaly Riccardo PatreseItaly Alessandro Pesenti-RossiItaly Bruno Giacomelli
8France Rouen26 June385.543=210.634 km1'08:36.19184.219 km/hUnited States Eddie CheeverBrazil Ingo HoffmannUnited States Eddie Cheever
9France Nogaro10 July653.12=202.80 km1'20:42.69150.759 km/hFrance René ArnouxItaly Riccardo PatreseFrance René Arnoux
10Italy Pergusa-Enna24 July30+304.95=297.0 km1'36:18.0185.047 km/hFinland Keke RosbergItaly Riccardo PatreseFinland Keke Rosberg
11Italy Misano7 August30+303.488=209.28 km1'13:44.8170.269 km/hItaly Bruno GiacomelliItaly Bruno GiacomelliItaly Lamberto Leoni
12Portugal Estoril2 October504.35=217.50 km1'19:29.30164.175 km/hFrance Didier PironiRepublic of Ireland Derek DalyFrance Didier Pironi
13United Kingdom Donington Park30 October653.149=204.685 km1'12:40.35168.992 km/hItaly Bruno GiacomelliItaly Bruno GiacomelliItaly Bruno Giacomelli

Note:

Race 3, 10 and 11 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 6 originally scheduled over 73 laps, but stopped early due to heavy rain.

Race 3 and 4 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics

Final point standings

Points were awarded to the top six classified non-graded finishers in the following system:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Race964321
PosDriverSIL United KingdomTHR United KingdomHOC West GermanyNÜR West GermanyVLL ItalyPAU FranceMUG ItalyROU FranceNOG FranceENN ItalyMIS ItalyEST PortugalDON United KingdomPts
Pos Driver SIL United Kingdom THR United Kingdom HOC West Germany NÜR West Germany VLL Italy PAU France MUG Italy ROU France NOG France ENN Italy MIS Italy EST Portugal DON United Kingdom Pts 1 France René Arnoux 1 Ret 2 5 Ret 1 16† Ret 1P 2 Ret 2 6 52 2 United States Eddie Cheever 7 2 RetF 2 3 Ret 17† 1P 5 Ret 2 3 40 3 France Didier Pironi Ret Ret Ret 4 2 2F Ret 3 Ret 4 5 1P 3 38 4 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Ret Ret Ret 6 1PF Ret 1 Ret 4 7 10PF 14 1PF 32 = Italy Riccardo Patrese 6 5 3 RetP 8 3 2P 2 2F RetF Ret 6 Ret 32 6 Finland Keke Rosberg Ret Ret 8 3 12 11 Ret 13 1P 4 2 25 7 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann 4 Ret Ret 7 16† 8 9 5F 3 3 3 Ret Ret 18 = Italy Alberto Colombo 5 4 6 11 5 4† 3 6 6 Ret Ret 13 13 18 9 Italy Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi NC 4 17 4 Ret 4F NC Ret 11 4 13 10 United Kingdom Brian Henton DNS 1F 5 9 9 7 12 11 Italy Lamberto Leoni Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 7 DNQ 9 8 1 9 9 12 United Kingdom Ray Mallock 2 Ret 9 11 EX DNQ 6 13 Switzerland Marc Surer 9 7 Ret 7 5 Ret 7 4 5 14 Brazil Alex Ribeiro 3P 14 7 DNQ 8 4 = Belgium Patrick Nève 3F 4 = Italy Gaudenzio Mantova DNS 10 5 14 Ret NC 5 Ret 4 17 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli DNS DNS 13 12† 8 4 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 3 18 United States Danny Sullivan DNQ 12 DNQ 11 9 11 5 2 = Republic of Ireland Derek Daly 5F 2 20 Argentina Ricardo Zunino 9 Ret 14 11 6† Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 1 = Belgium Bernard de Dryver DNS Ret 10 Ret 9 DNQ 6 11 Ret Ret Ret 16 1 = Austria Hans Royer 6 Ret 12 1 = Italy Gianfranco Trombetti Ret Ret DNQ 6 DNQ 1 = Italy Luciano Pavesi 6 Ret Ret 1 = France Patrick Bardinon 7 Ret 1 — Sweden Freddy Kottulinsky 8 Ret Ret 10 15 13† 10 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 0 — West Germany Klaus Ludwig Ret Ret Ret 8 DSQ 7 Ret 0 — Italy Elio de Angelis 8 Ret 10 0 — Italy Giancarlo Martini Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 0 — United States Wink Bancroft Ret 8 13 18 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ NC DNQ DNQ 0 — Sweden Eje Elgh 8 0 — United Kingdom Norman Dickson 10 Ret Ret 15 DNQ NC 9 0 — Italy Maurizio Flammini Ret Ret 9 10 DNQ 0 — France Michel Leclère RetP Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret DNS DNQ NC DNQ 10 0 — France Alain Prost 10 Ret 0 — West Germany Willi Deutsch Ret Ret 11 16 0 — United Kingdom Derek Cook 11 0 — Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani 11 0 — United States Gregg Young 13 12 0 — France Xavier Lapeyre DNQ Ret DNQ 12 Ret DNQ 0 — West Germany Helmut Bross 12 Ret 0 — United Kingdom Valentino Musetti 12 DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Guy Edwards 13 DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Kim Mather 14 0 — Italy Gimax 15 DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Divina Galica 15 0 — France Marc Sourd Ret 17 0 — West Germany Roland Binder 20 DNQ 0 — France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud NC DNQ 0 — Switzerland Markus Hotz NC 0 — Italy Carlo Giorgio DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Bob Evans Ret Ret 0 — Austria Harald Ertl Ret Ret 0 — France Patrick Tambay RetP Ret 0 — Switzerland Laurent Ferrier DNQ DNQ Ret 0 — Austria Gerd Biechteler DNQ Ret 0 — United Kingdom Iain McLaren Ret 0 — Italy Lorenzo Niccolini Ret 0 — Italy Guido Pardini Ret 0 — France José Dolhem Ret 0 — United Kingdom Tiff Needell Ret 0 — Republic of Ireland Alo Lawler DNS DNQ 0 — Italy Roberto Marazzi DNS 0 — France Michel Pignard DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — France Pierre Maublanc DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Switzerland André Chevalley DNQ DNQ 0 — Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franci Jerančič DNQ DNQ 0 — Argentina Ariel Bakst DNQ DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Roy Baker DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Andy Sutcliffe DNQ 0 — West Germany Henning Hagenbauer DNQ 0 — Italy Alfonso Giordano DNQ 0 — France Jimmy Mieusset DNQ 0 — Switzerland Charly Kiser DNQ 0 — Italy Stanislao Sterzel DNQ 0 — Portugal Mário Silva DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Adrian Russell DNQ 0 Graded drivers ineligible for points — West Germany Jochen Mass 1P 1F 0 — Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ret 6 0 — France Jacques Laffite 7 10 Ret 0 — Australia Alan Jones 19 0 — West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Ret 0 — Italy Vittorio Brambilla Ret 0 — Italy Arturo Merzario Ret 0 Pos Driver SIL United Kingdom THR United Kingdom HOC West Germany NÜR West Germany VLL Italy PAU France MUG Italy ROU France NOG France ENN Italy MIS Italy EST Portugal DON United Kingdom Pts Source:Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (empty cell) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap
1France René Arnoux1Ret25Ret116†Ret1P2Ret2652
2United States Eddie Cheever72RetF23Ret17†1P5Ret2340
3France Didier PironiRetRetRet422FRet3Ret451P338
4Italy Bruno GiacomelliRetRetRet61PFRet1Ret4710PF141PF32
=Italy Riccardo Patrese653RetP832P22FRetFRet6Ret32
6Finland Keke RosbergRetRet831211Ret131P4225
7Brazil Ingo Hoffmann4RetRet716†895F333RetRet18
=Italy Alberto Colombo5461154†366RetRet131318
9Italy Alessandro Pesenti-RossiNC4174Ret4FNCRet11413
10United Kingdom Brian HentonDNS1F599712
11Italy Lamberto LeoniRetDNQRetDNQ7DNQ98199
12United Kingdom Ray Mallock2Ret911EXDNQ6
13Switzerland Marc Surer97Ret75Ret745
14Brazil Alex Ribeiro3P147DNQ84
=Belgium Patrick Nève3F4
=Italy Gaudenzio MantovaDNS10514RetNC5Ret4
17Italy Gianfranco BrancatelliDNSDNS1312†84RetRetRetDNQ3
18United States Danny SullivanDNQ12DNQ1191152
=Republic of Ireland Derek Daly5F2
20Argentina Ricardo Zunino9Ret14116†Ret10RetRetRetDNQRet1
=Belgium Bernard de DryverDNSRet10Ret9DNQ611RetRetRet161
=Austria Hans Royer6Ret121
=Italy Gianfranco TrombettiRetRetDNQ6DNQ1
=Italy Luciano Pavesi6RetRet1
=France Patrick Bardinon7Ret1
—Sweden Freddy Kottulinsky8RetRet101513†108Ret9Ret70
—West Germany Klaus LudwigRetRetRet8DSQ7Ret0
—Italy Elio de Angelis8Ret100
—Italy Giancarlo MartiniRetRetRet12RetRetRet8RetRet12Ret0
—United States Wink BancroftRet81318DNQDNQ18DNQDNQNCDNQDNQ0
—Sweden Eje Elgh80
—United Kingdom Norman Dickson10RetRet15DNQNC90
—Italy Maurizio FlamminiRetRet910DNQ0
—France Michel LeclèreRetPRetRetDNSRetRetDNSDNQNCDNQ100
—France Alain Prost10Ret0
—West Germany Willi DeutschRetRet11160
—United Kingdom Derek Cook110
—Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani110
—United States Gregg Young13120
—France Xavier LapeyreDNQRetDNQ12RetDNQ0
—West Germany Helmut Bross12Ret0
—United Kingdom Valentino Musetti12DNQ0
—United Kingdom Guy Edwards13DNQ0
—United Kingdom Kim Mather140
—Italy Gimax15DNQ0
—United Kingdom Divina Galica150
—France Marc SourdRet170
—West Germany Roland Binder20DNQ0
—France Jean-Pierre JaussaudNCDNQ0
—Switzerland Markus HotzNC0
—Italy Carlo GiorgioDNQRetRetDNQDNQDNQ0
—United Kingdom Bob EvansRetRet0
—Austria Harald ErtlRetRet0
—France Patrick TambayRetPRet0
—Switzerland Laurent FerrierDNQDNQRet0
—Austria Gerd BiechtelerDNQRet0
—United Kingdom Iain McLarenRet0
—Italy Lorenzo NiccoliniRet0
—Italy Guido PardiniRet0
—France José DolhemRet0
—United Kingdom Tiff NeedellRet0
—Republic of Ireland Alo LawlerDNSDNQ0
—Italy Roberto MarazziDNS0
—France Michel PignardDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
—France Pierre MaublancDNQDNQDNQ0
—Switzerland André ChevalleyDNQDNQ0
—Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franci JerančičDNQDNQ0
—Argentina Ariel BakstDNQDNQ0
—United Kingdom Roy BakerDNQ0
—United Kingdom Andy SutcliffeDNQ0
—West Germany Henning HagenbauerDNQ0
—Italy Alfonso GiordanoDNQ0
—France Jimmy MieussetDNQ0
—Switzerland Charly KiserDNQ0
—Italy Stanislao SterzelDNQ0
—Portugal Mário SilvaDNQ0
—United Kingdom Adrian RussellDNQ0
Graded drivers ineligible for points
—West Germany Jochen Mass1P1F0
—Switzerland Clay RegazzoniRet60
—France Jacques Laffite710Ret0
—Australia Alan Jones190
—West Germany Hans-Joachim StuckRet0
—Italy Vittorio BrambillaRet0
—Italy Arturo MerzarioRet0
PosDriverSIL United KingdomTHR United KingdomHOC West GermanyNÜR West GermanyVLL ItalyPAU FranceMUG ItalyROU FranceNOG FranceENN ItalyMIS ItalyEST PortugalDON United KingdomPts
Source:
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (empty cell)
AnnotationMeaning
PPole position
FFastest lap