<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokufaneleka njengowesithathu ezandleni zikaTom Pryce, i-DN8 yagcina ingowesine emncintiswaneni wayo wokuqala wonyaka, e-1976 Dutch Grand Prix. Ngemva kwesithembiso salo mncintiswano wokuqala, wabuyela kumgijimi ophakathi nendawo kulo lonke isizini. Lokhu kwaqhubeka engxenyeni yokuqala yesizini yeFormula One ka-1977. Ngemva kokuba uPryce ebulewe ngesikhathi seSouth African Grand Prix, iqembu laletha u-Alan Jones esikhundleni sakhe. UJones wagcina esezingeni eliphakeme eMonaco naseBelgium, futhi wafaka ukunqoba ku-Grand Prix yase-Austria  <response>: , kusukela ku-14th ku-grid. Wayehambe endaweni yesibili ingxenye enkulu yomncintiswano futhi wazuza ubuholi lapho imoto kaJames Hunt iba nenkinga yenjini. UJones uqede endaweni yesithathu e-Italy nasendaweni yesine eCanada naseJapan ngamaphuzu angama-22 kanye nendawo yesi-7 esikalini se-Drivers Championship. 