 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - 312T2 yakavandudzwa kuva B-spec nokuda kwemwaka wa1977. Mumakwikwi okutanga motokari dzacho dzakanga dzisinganyanyi kusiyana nemotokari dza1976 dzakanga dzakanyorwa, uye motokari mbiri dza1976 chassis 026 uye 027 dzakanga dzashandiswa mumakwikwi okutanga. Imwe yeshanduko shoma dzinoonekwa yaive kuwedzerwa kwemavara eFiat kumotokari yeF1 yeFerrari kekutanga. Lauda akanga asina kugutsikana nekushanda kwemotokari pamakwikwi maviri okutanga e1977, uye akatungamirira chirongwa chakakura chekuedza kugadzira motokari mumavhiki pakati peBrazil neSouth Africamibayiro mikuru. Miedzo iyi yakaguma nokuiswa kwechinjo dzinoverengeka kumotokari, kubatanidza mapapiro matsva emashure, kugadziridzwa kwemuviri uye kuturika. Lauda akapfuurira kukunda nhangemutange yokuSouth Africa, kunyange zvazvo mumamiriro ezvinhu anosuruvarisa, motokari yake yakakuvadzwa zvikuru nemarara anobva mutsaona inouraya yaTom Pryce. 