The British Grand Prix

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2512

Date Released

24 Jul 1977

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: World Champion James Hunt claimed the ‘pole position’ on the grid at the start of the British Grand Prix. For 49 laps, the lead was held by John Watson, then a fault put his Brabham out of the race. Hunt took the lead and kept it until the chequered flag, thus delighting the British crowd. In second place was Austrian Niki Lauda, now the leader of the World Championship Table. SHOTLIST: GV pits at Silverstone. MS ditto. CU car in pits. MS Barry Sheene (Motor Cyclist) and Niki Lauda. CU Lauda. MS Renault No 15 - Jean Pierre Jabouille. CU engine name. MS tyres being changed. GV pits. MS No 1 James Hunt. CU ditto. MS No 11 Niki Lauda. CU ditto. MS No 20 Jody Scheckter. CU ditto. MS No 3 Ronnie Petersen. CU ditto. GV cars on track. MS No 7 John Watson. GV cars on grid. CU race officials. GV start. LS cars past. Various of race. CU No 7 - John Watson. MS crowd. GV car past pits. Various of race with crowds and officials. Shots of Lauda. Pan with Hunt, Watson and Lauda. CU No 17 Alan Jones. Various of race. Nos 32 and 26 Nikko Kozarowitzky and Jacques Lafitte. CU No 20 Jochen Maas. CU Mario Andretti. CU Scheckter. CU No 40 Gilles Villeneuve. CU cars past. CU stopwatch. James Hunt. Various of cars past. MS Lauda, Hunt, Maas. BS cars into distance. Hunt gets chequered flag. MS Hunt on victory lap. CU ditto. MS Hunt with trophy. 1st - James Hunt, 2nd - Niki Lauda, 3rd - Gunnar Nilsson, 4th - Jochen Maas. Jean-Pierre Jabouille drives Renault RSO-1, Niki Lauda drives a Ferrari, Jody Scheckter drives a Wolf WR-1, Ronnie Petersen drives a Tyrell Ford, John Watson drives a Martini-Brabham-Alfa, Alan Jones drives a Shadow Ford.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing

Locations

Silverstone

Card file number

77/119

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

420

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