The XII Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 20 March 1977. The 40-lap race was won by Englishman James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, who also set the fastest lap. South African Jody Scheckter finished second in a Wolf-Cosworth, while Northern Irishman John Watson finished third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo, having started from pole position.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Car	Time	Gap
1	7	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT45	1:19.05
2	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 78	1:19.39	+0.34
3	1	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth	McLaren M23	1:19.60	+0.55
4	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Cosworth	Wolf WR3	1:20.18	+1.13
5	3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Tyrrell P34	1:20.33	+1.28
6	22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Cosworth	Ensign N177	1:21.82	+2.77
7	16	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Cosworth	Shadow DN8	1:21.88	+2.83
8	36	Tony Trimmer	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS19	1:22.51	+3.46
9	24	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh-Cosworth	Hesketh 308E	1:22.58	+3.53
10	38	Brian Henton	March-Cosworth	March 761	1:22.90	+3.85
11	37	Bob Evans	Penske-Cosworth	Penske PC3	1:23.17	+4.12
12	33	Boy Hayje	March-Cosworth	March 761	1:23.71	+4.66
13	31	David Purley	LEC-Cosworth	LEC CRP/1	1:24.64	+5.59
14	14	Larry Perkins	BRM	BRM P207	1:25.14	+6.09
15	13	Divina Galica	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS19	1:26.09	+7.04
16	9	Alex Ribeiro	March-Cosworth	March 761B	1:27.47	+8.42
17	18	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS19	1:29.15	+10.10
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Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	40	53:54.35	3
2	20	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Cosworth	40	+ 23.50	4
3	7	John Watson	Martini Racing	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	40	+ 1:18.60	1
4	38	Brian Henton	British Formula One Racing Team	March-Cosworth	39	+ 1 lap	10
5	16	Jackie Oliver	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Cosworth	39	+ 1 lap	7
6	31	David Purley	LEC Refrigeration Racing	LEC-Cosworth	39	+ 1 lap	13
7	33	Boy Hayje	F&S Properties/RAM Racing	March-Cosworth	39	+ 1 lap	12
8	24	Rupert Keegan	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh-Cosworth	39	+ 1 lap	9
9	36	Tony Trimmer	Melchester Racing	Surtees-Cosworth	38	+ 2 laps	8
10	3	Ronnie Peterson	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Cosworth	37	Engine	5
11	37	Bob Evans	Hexagon Racing	Penske-Cosworth	37	+ 3 laps	11
12	13	Divina Galica	Shell Sport	Surtees-Cosworth	37	+ 3 laps	15
13	22	Clay Regazzoni	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	Ensign-Cosworth	36	+ 4 laps	6
Ret	5	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	34	Electrical	2
Ret	9	Alex Ribeiro	Hollywood March Racing	March-Cosworth	18	Ignition	16
Ret	18	Vittorio Brambilla	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees-Cosworth	12	Electrical	17
DNS	14	Larry Perkins	Rotary Watches/Stanley BRM	BRM		Concerns over car's safety	14
Sources:[4][5]