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Austrian Grand Prix

Grosser Preis von Österreich 1976

Round 11 of 16Red Bull Ring, SpielbergAug 15 197654 laps

Podium

LAFLigier
2
WATPenske
1
NILLotus
3

Key facts

WinnerWAT1:30:07.860 from P2
PoleHUN1:35.020
Fastest lapHUN1:35.910
Finishers12 / 25classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1WATJohn WatsonPenske2▲1541:30:07.8609–
2LAFJacques LaffiteLigier5▲354+10.790s6–
3NILGunnar NilssonLotus4▲154+11.980s4–
4HUNJames HuntMcLaren1▼354+12.440s31:35.910
5ANDMario AndrettiLotus9▲454+21.490s2–
6PETRonnie PetersonMarch3▼354+34.340s1–
7MASJochen MassMcLaren12▲554+59.450s–
8ERTHarald ErtlHesketh20▲1253+1 lap–
9PESHenri PescaroloSurtees22▲1352+2 laps–
10LUNBrett LungerSurtees16▲651+3 laps–
11APEAlessandro Pesenti-RossiTyrrell23▲1251+3 laps–
12LOMLella LombardiBrabham24▲1250+4 laps–
DNFBINHans BinderEnsign1947Throttle–
NCKESLoris KesselBrabham2544Not classified–
DNFBRAVittorio BrambillaMarch743Accident–
DNFFITEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1743Accident–
DNFJARJean-Pierre JarierShadow1840Fuel pump–
DNFPACCarlos PaceBrabham840Accident–
DNFJONAlan JonesSurtees1540Accident–
DNFSTUHans-Joachim StuckMarch1126Fuel system–
DNFDEPPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1324Suspension–
DNFMERArturo MerzarioWolf-Williams2117Accident–
DNFPRYTom PryceShadow614Brakes–
DNFSCHJody ScheckterTyrrell1014Suspension–
DNFREUCarlos ReutemannBrabham140Clutch–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1HUNJames HuntMcLaren1:35.020
2WATJohn WatsonPenske1:35.840+0.820s
3PETRonnie PetersonMarch1:36.340+1.320s
4NILGunnar NilssonLotus1:36.460+1.440s
5LAFJacques LaffiteLigier1:36.520+1.500s
6PRYTom PryceShadow1:36.560+1.540s
7BRAVittorio BrambillaMarch1:36.590+1.570s
8PACCarlos PaceBrabham1:36.660+1.640s
9ANDMario AndrettiLotus1:36.680+1.660s
10SCHJody ScheckterTyrrell1:36.910+1.890s
11STUHans-Joachim StuckMarch1:36.950+1.930s
12MASJochen MassMcLaren1:37.220+2.200s
13DEPPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1:37.240+2.220s
14REUCarlos ReutemannBrabham1:37.240+2.220s
15JONAlan JonesSurtees1:37.600+2.580s
16LUNBrett LungerSurtees1:37.620+2.600s
17FITEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1:37.760+2.740s
18JARJean-Pierre JarierShadow1:37.880+2.860s
19BINHans BinderEnsign1:38.360+3.340s
20ERTHarald ErtlHesketh1:39.090+4.070s
21MERArturo MerzarioWolf-Williams1:39.330+4.310s
22PESHenri PescaroloSurtees1:39.840+4.820s
23APEAlessandro Pesenti-RossiTyrrell1:40.670+5.650s
24LOMLella LombardiBrabham1:42.250+7.230s
25KESLoris KesselBrabham1:56.010+20.990s

Red Bull Ring

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1976. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1975Vittorio BrambillaMarch
1974Carlos ReutemannBrabham
1973Ronnie PetersonLotus
1972Emerson FittipaldiLotus
1971Jo SiffertBRM
1970Jacky IckxFerrari

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