Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin 1977, kuma bayan wasu shawo kan Chiti, Alfa Romeo ya ba Autodelta izini don fara haɓaka motar Formula One a madadin su. Saboda haka ake kira Alfa Romeo 177, motar ta fara fitowa a 1979 Belgian Grand Prix. Haɗin gwiwa tare da Brabham ya ƙare kafin ƙarshen kakar wasa, tare da kayan aikin Bernie Ecclestone suna komawa injunan Ford / Cosworth DFV. Wannan aikin Alfa na biyu na Formula One bai taɓa cin nasara ba a lokacin da yake wanzuwa daga tsakiyar 1979 har zuwa ƙarshen 1985. A wannan lokacin Alfa Romeo ya sami matsayi biyu, Bruno Giacomelli ya jagoranci yawancin
1980 United States Grand Prix kafin ya yi ritaya tare da matsalar wutar lantarki, wurare uku na uku, wurare biyu na biyu da kuma zagaye mafi sauri. Sun kuma jimre da bala'i lokacin da direban su Patrick Depailler ya mutu a gwajin 1980 na Jamus Grand Prix a Hockenheimring. A cikin sun sami sabis na Mario Andretti, amma ya ci gaba da kasancewa da rashin aminci. Bayan sake fasalin Autodelta, ayyukan ƙungiyar da ƙirar motar an ba da su ga Euroracing a cikin, tare da injunan masana'antar da Autodelta ke ci gaba da samarwa. Kyakkyawan lokacin ƙungiyar shine lokacin da ƙungiyar ta canza zuwa injin 890T V8 mai turbocharged kuma ta sami matsayi na 6 a Gasar Masu Zane, galibi godiya ga matsayi na biyu na Andrea de Cesaris.