request to race the Lotus 78 at Zandvoort, so Mario reluctantly raced the 77 until the end of the season. The final race was run in monsoon conditions at Fuji Speedway in Japan. Andretti's car was very well set-up for the track, with the car set to its narrowest width and with virtually flat rear wing; Andretti drove a clever tactical race to win by a lap from Patrick Depailler and new world champion James Hunt. Andretti was glad to put the 77 aside to concentrate on developing the 78 for the 1977 Formula One season. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.) References Franey, Matthew. 1999. Turning Point. Motor Sport, 75/1 (January 1999), 78-85 External links 77 1976 Formula One season cars