Formula One World Championship: Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) stunned the F1 fraternity on his GP debut when he qualified his McLaren M23 in ninth place. He would have finished in the points but for a faulty water temperature gauge that cost him a two-lap stay in the pits. He finished eleventh in what would be his only race for McLaren. British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 16 July 1977.
Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) stunned the F1 fraternity on his GP debut when he qualified his McLaren M23 in ninth place. He would have finished in the points but for a faulty water temperature gauge that cost him a two-lap stay in the pits. He finished eleventh in what would be his only race for McLaren.
British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 16 July 1977.