The 1977 World Sports Car Championship season was the 25th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured two separate World Championship series.[1]
In 1978 the World Championship of Makes would become the sole international series, while the cars used in the World Championship for Sports Cars would be used in the revival of the European Sportscar Championship. The European Championship was discontinued again at the end of the 1978 season.
The 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars, which was restricted to Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars, was contested over an eight race series which ran from 17 April to 18 September 1977. The championship was won by Alfa Romeo.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  500 km de I'ACF | Dijon-Prenois | April 17 | |
| 2 |  Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (500km) | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 24 | |
| 3 | Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (400 km) | Vallelunga Circuit | June 2 | |
| 4 | Coppa Florio (500 km) | Autodromo di Pergusa | June 19 | |
| 5 |  Prémio International de Costa do Sol (2hr 30min) | Autódromo do Estoril | July 10 | |
| 6 | 500 km Le Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard | July 24 | |
| 7 | 250 km Imola | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | September 4 | |
| 8 |  Elan Trophae (300 km) | Salzburgring | September 18 |
| Rnd | Circuit | Overall Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Winning Drivers | |||
| Overall Winning Car | |||
| 1 | Dijon | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jean-Pierre Jarier | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 2 | Monza | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 3 | Vallelunga | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 4 | Pergusa | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 5 | Estoril | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 6 | Paul Ricard | #1 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jean-Pierre Jarier | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 7 | Imola | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | |||
| 8 | Salzburgring | #2 Autodelta SpA | Results |
| Vittorio Brambilla | |||
| Alfa Romeo 33SC12 |
Points towards the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars were awarded to each relevant car manufacturer for the first ten places in each race in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Points were only awarded for the best placed car from each manufacturer at each race with no points given for places gained by other cars from the same manufacturer.Only the best six results counted towards each manufacturer’s championship total, with any other points earned not included.Discarded points are shown within brackets in the table below.
Results of the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars were as follows.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (20) | 120 | |
| 2 | Osella | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 73 | |||
| 3 |  Lola | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 48 | |||
| 4 | Chevron | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 41 | ||||
| 5 |  Sauber | 15 | 8 | 8 | 31 | ||||||
| 6 |  TOJ | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
| 7 | AMS | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||||||
| 8 | McLaren | 10 | 3 | 13 | |||||||
| 9 | March | 8 | 8 |
The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective manufacturers in the 1977 World Championship for Sports Cars.
See main article: 1977 World Championship for Makes season.
The 1977 World Championship for Makes was open to cars from various production-based categories including Group 5 Special Production Cars. The championship was won by Porsche.