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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.

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**1977 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers**
Rank	Manufacturer	Event											Total points
Rank	Manufacturer	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	NZL	GRC	FIN	ITA	CAN	FRA	GBR	Total points
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

**1977 World Rally Championship point awards**
Overall finish	Group finish
Overall finish	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

**1977 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers**
No	Events												Other	Total
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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**1977 World Rally Championship event map**
Black = Tarmac	Brown = Gravel	Blue = Snow/Ice	Red = Mixed Surface

**1977 World Rally Championship schedule and results**
Rally	Dates run	Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)	Podium Cars
45ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	22–28 January	Sandro Munari (6h:36m:13s) Jean-Claude Andruet (6h:38m:29s) Antonio Zanini (6h:47m:07s)	Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth Seat 124D Especial 1800
27th International Swedish Rally	11–13 February	Stig Blomqvist (8h:02m:17s) Bror Danielsson (8h:08m:19s) Anders Kulläng (8h:08m:32s)	Saab 99 EMS Opel Kadett GT/E Opel Kadett GT/E
10º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto	1–6 March	Markku Alén (6h:51m:47s) Björn Waldegård (6h:55m:43s) Ove Andersson (6h:56m:08s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota Celica 2000GT
25th Safari Rally	7–11 April	Björn Waldegård (+11m:05s penalties) Rauno Aaltonen (+11m:40s penalties) Sandro Munari (+13m:14s penalties)	Ford Escort RS1800 Datsun 160J Lancia Stratos HF
8th South Pacific Rally	1–7 May	Fulvio Bacchelli (24h:29m:55s) Ari Vatanen (24h:31m:29s) Markku Alén (24h:51m:54s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Fiat 131 Abarth
24th Acropolis Rally	28 May–3 June	Björn Waldegård (9h:31m:57s) Roger Clark (9h:37m:44s) Harry Källström (9h:47m:19s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800 Datsun 160J
27th 1000 Lakes Rally	26–28 August	Kyösti Hämäläinen (4h:26m:06s) Timo Salonen (4h:30m:31s) Björn Waldegård (4h:36m:22s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800
5ème Critérium Molson du Québec	14–18 September	Timo Salonen (5h:13m:54s) Simo Lampinen (5h:18m:31s) Roger Clark (5h:20m:56s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800
19º Rallye Sanremo	4–8 October	Jean Claude Andruet (10h:27m:43s) Maurizio Verini (10h:29m:40s) 'Tony' (10h:36m:30s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth
21ème Tour de Corse	5–6 November	Bernard Darniche (8h:13m:40s) Raffaele Pinto (8h:17m:07s) Fulvio Bacchelli (8h:24m:07s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth
26th Lombard RAC Rally	20–24 November	Björn Waldegård (8h:21m:26s) Hannu Mikkola (8h:23m:49s) Russell Brookes (8h:31m:55s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota Celica 2000GT Ford Escort RS1800

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