Race results
Race startJanuary 22, 1977 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:45:07.72 | 40 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | +10.710 | 40 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | +1:47.510 | 40 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 39 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 39 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | +1 Lap | 39 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 29 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 38 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 33 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | DNF (Engine) | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees | DNF (Suspension) | 32 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 26 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Ignition) | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | DNF (Engine) | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March | DNF (Transmission) | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Larry Perkins | BRM | DNF (Overheating) | 1 | 22 | 0 |