| «1977-15» | USA East Grand Prix - XX United States Grand Prix |
| 1977-10-02 | Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 59 laps × 5.435 km : 320.665 km |
| Pos | Qualy | Car | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Brabham • Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 8 | 8 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | 9 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra |
| 11 | 11 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | 13 | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow • Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | 14 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | 17 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | 18 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | 19 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | 20 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | 21 | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March • Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | 22 | 25 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | 23 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March • Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | 24 | 27 | Patrick Neve | March • Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | 25 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees • Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | 26 | 14 | Danny Ongais | Penske • Ford Cosworth |