1977 World Rally Championship season
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The 1977 World Rally Championship season 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 Québec 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 season championship for the winningest manufacturer. 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. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another 10 events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.
[edit] Championship
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points |
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 MON |
 SWE |
 POR |
 KEN |
 NZL |
 GRC |
 FIN |
 ITA |
 CAN |
 FRA |
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| 1 | Fiat |
16 | 14 | 18 | - | 18 | (12) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | (6) | 136 |
| 2 |  Ford |
- | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | (10) | - | 18 | 132 |
| 3 |  Toyota |
- | 10 | 14 | - | 8 | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | 16 | 68 |
| 4 |  Opel |
9 | 17 | 13 | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | 13 | - | 1 | 65 |
| 5 | Lancia |
18 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 | - | 60 |
| 6 | Datsun |
- | - | - | 16 | - | 14 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 40 |
| 7 | Porsche |
14 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 35 |
| 8 | Saab |
- | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi |
- | - | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 28 |
| 10 | Chrysler |
- | - | - | - | - | 10 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 11 | Renault |
- | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 18 |
| 12 | British Leyland Cars |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | Peugeot |
- | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 15 |
| 14 |  SEAT |
14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 15 | Citroën |
- | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 16= | Alpine-Renault |
10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 16= | Mazda |
- | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 18 | Volvo |
- | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 19= |  Škoda |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 19= | Alfa Romeo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 21 |  Lada |
- | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1 | Sandro Munari |
9 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Björn Waldegård |
- | - | 6 | (9) | - | 9 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 9 | - | 30 |
| 3 | Bernard Darniche |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 18 | 27 |
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| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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45ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
22–28 January |
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27th International Swedish Rally |
11–13 February |
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10º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto |
1–6 March |
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25th Safari Rally |
7–11 April |
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8th South Pacific Rally |
1–7 May |
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24th Acropolis Rally |
28 May–3 June |
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27th 1000 Lakes Rally |
26–28 August |
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5ème Critérium Molson du Québec |
14–18 September |
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19º Rallye Sanremo |
4–8 October |
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21ème Tour de Corse |
5–6 November |
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26th Lombard RAC Rally |
20–24 November |
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[edit] See also
 World Rally Championship seasons |
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