| Circuit | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez |
|---|---|
| Date | 1977-01-09 |
| Round | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | 53 | 1:40:11.190 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 6 | 53 | +43.240 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 53 | +46.020 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 53 | +55.480 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | 51 | Wheel bearing | — | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | 51 | +2 Laps | — | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 13 | 48 | Out of fuel | — | 0 |
| 8 | Ian Scheckter | March | 17 | 45 | Electrical | — | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | Not classified | — | 0 |
| 10 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 41 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 20 | 39 | Transmission | — | 0 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 37 | Not classified | — | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 32 | Overheating | — | 0 |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 31 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 5 | 28 | Spun off | — | 0 |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 14 | 28 | Spun off | — | 0 |
| 17 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 19 | 22 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 20 | Fuel system | — | 0 |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 18 | 18 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 21 | 2 | Gearbox | — | 0 |
| 21 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | 0 | Withdrew | — | 0 |