1977 USA EAST GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
02 Oct 1977
Watkins Glen International, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:40.863 |
| 2 | 8 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:41.138 |
| 3 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:41.193 |
| 4 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:41.481 |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Tyrrell Ford | 1:41.908 |
| 6 | 12 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 1:41.952 |
| 7 | 11 | Niki LaudaLAU | Ferrari | 1:42.089 |
| 8 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:42.238 |
| 9 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 1:42.315 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:42.640 |
| 11 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 1:42.786 |
| 12 | 6 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Lotus Ford | 1:42.815 |
| 13 | 17 | Alan JonesJON | Shadow Ford | 1:43.019 |
| 14 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:43.069 |
| 15 | 2 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren Ford | 1:43.242 |
| 16 | 16 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Shadow Ford | 1:43.516 |
| 17 | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 1:43.698 |
| 18 | 28 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:43.938 |
| 19 | 22 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ensign Ford | 1:44.208 |
| 20 | 24 | Rupert KeeganKEE | Hesketh Ford | 1:44.550 |
| 21 | 10 | Ian ScheckterSCH | March Ford | 1:44.702 |
| 22 | 25 | Ian AshleyASH | Hesketh Ford | 1:45.100 |
| 23 | 9 | Alex RibeiroRIB | March Ford | 1:45.473 |
| 24 | 27 | Patrick NeveNEV | 1:45.845 | |
| 25 | 18 | Hans BinderBIN | Surtees Ford | 1:45.880 |
| 26 | 14 | Danny OngaisONG | Penske Ford | 1:46.070 |