1977 British Saloon Car Championship

{{Short description|20th season of the British Touring Car Championship}}

{{Motorsport season

|series = British Saloon Car Championship

|title = British Saloon Car Championship

|year = 1977

}}

The 1977 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 20th season of the championship. Bernard Unett won his third drivers title with a Chrysler Avenger GT.{{cite web|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |accessdate=2010-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 |archivedate=2011-07-16 }} Official list of BTCC champions{{Cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1977%20BSCC.html |title=RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1977 |access-date=2010-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311004337/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1977%20BSCC.html |archive-date=2009-03-11 |url-status=dead }}

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

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colspan=2\| Round ! Circuit ! Date ! Class A Winner ! Class B Winner ! Class C Winner ! Class D Winner
colspan=2\| 1 \| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire \| 6 March \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Barrie Williams \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Peter Hilliard \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Gordon Spice
colspan=2\| 2 \| Brands Hatch, Kent \| 20 March \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| align=center\|None (no finishers) \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Colin Vandervell
rowspan=2\| 3 ! A \|rowspan=2\| Oulton Park, Cheshire \|rowspan=2\| 8 April \|colspan=2 align=center\|Not contested. \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Gordon Spice
B \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \|colspan=2 align=center\|Not contested.
colspan=2\| 4 \| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire \| 11 April \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Vince Woodman
colspan=2\| 5 \| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire \| 6 June \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Martin Brundle \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jeff Allam \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Stuart Graham
colspan=2\| 6 \| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire \| 19 June \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft
rowspan=2\| 7 ! A \|rowspan=2\| Donington Park, Leicestershire \|rowspan=2\| 8 June \|colspan=2 align=center\|Not contested. \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Stuart Graham
B \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Brian Pepper \|colspan=2 align=center\|Not contested.
colspan=2\| 8 \| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire \| 16 July \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft
rowspan=2\| 9 ! A \|rowspan=2\| Donington Park, Leicestershire \|rowspan=2\| 7 August \|colspan=2 align=center\|Not contested. \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft
B \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Longman \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \|colspan=2 align=center\|Not contested.
colspan=2\| 10 \| Brands Hatch, Kent \| 28 August \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Colin Vandervell
colspan=2\| 11 \| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire \| 15 September \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Brian Pepper \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Gordon Spice
colspan=2\| 12 \| Brands Hatch, Kent \| 16 October \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Longman \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jeff Allam \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Gordon Spice

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colspan=2| Round

! Circuit

! Date

! Class A Winner

! Class B Winner

! Class C Winner

! Class D Winner

colspan=2| 1

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 6 March

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barrie Williams

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Hilliard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

colspan=2| 2

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 20 March

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| align=center|None (no finishers)

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Vandervell

rowspan=2| 3

! A

|rowspan=2| Oulton Park, Cheshire

|rowspan=2| 8 April

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

colspan=2| 4

| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire

| 11 April

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vince Woodman

colspan=2| 5

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 6 June

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeff Allam

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Graham

colspan=2| 6

| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire

| 19 June

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

rowspan=2| 7

! A

|rowspan=2| Donington Park, Leicestershire

|rowspan=2| 8 June

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Graham

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Pepper

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

colspan=2| 8

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 16 July

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

rowspan=2| 9

! A

|rowspan=2| Donington Park, Leicestershire

|rowspan=2| 7 August

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Longman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

|colspan=2 align=center|Not contested.

colspan=2| 10

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 28 August

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Vandervell

colspan=2| 11

| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire

| 15 September

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Pepper

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

colspan=2| 12

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 16 October

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Longman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeff Allam

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

Championship results

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! colspan=4 \| Driver's championship
Pos. ! Driver ! Car [http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1977%20BSCC%20Class.html 1977 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 3 February 2014 ! Points
align=center\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bernard Unett \| Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT \|align=center\| 52
align=center\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tony Dron \| Triumph Dolomite Sprint \|align=center\| 52
align=center\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Lloyd \| Volkswagen Golf GTi \|align=center\| 41
align=center\| 4 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jeff Allam \| Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 \|align=center\| 31
align=center\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Gordon Spice \| Ford Capri II 3.0S \|align=center\| 28
align=center\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Longman \| Mini 1275 GT \|align=center\| 28

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! colspan=4 | Driver's championship

Pos.

! Driver

! Car [http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1977%20BSCC%20Class.html 1977 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 3 February 2014

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Unett

| Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT

|align=center| 52

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Dron

| Triumph Dolomite Sprint

|align=center| 52

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lloyd

| Volkswagen Golf GTi