| 42nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 1 of 11 |
| Official name: | Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
| Edition: | 45th |
| Date: | from Saturday 22-Jan-1977 to Friday 28-Jan-1977 |
| Surface: | Tarmac/snow |
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| Entries: | 217 | |
| Starters: | 198 | |
| Finishers: | 118 | (59.6% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 27 | |
| Shortest: | 7.00 | km | (SS4 Peira-Cava - Col de Turini) |
| Longest: | 44.00 | km | (SS14 Burzet - Bif. D478/D254) |
| Slowest: | 61.44 | km/h | (SS20 Moulinet - La Bollene 1) |
| Fastest: | 97.50 | km/h | (SS12 St. Bonnet le Froid - St.Bonnet) |
| Planned stage distance: | 540.50 | km | (20.4% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 505.50 | km | (19.1% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 2,142.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,647.50 | km |
