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1976 Austrian Grand Prix
Round
11/16
Date
Aug 15, 1976 at 00:00 CET
Location
Spielberg, Austria
Circuit
Circuit length
5.911 m
Race distance
319.194 km (54 laps)
Watson
Winner
1:30:07.860
Winning time
Hunt
Pole position
Hunt
Fastest lap
1:35.910
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #28 John Watson | Penske | 1:30:07.860 | 2nd | 54 | 9 |
| 2 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +10.790 | 5th | 54 | 6 |
| 3 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | +11.980 | 4th | 54 | 4 |
| 4 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | +12.440 | 1st | 54 | 3 |
| 5 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | +21.490 | 9th | 54 | 2 |
| 6 | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | +34.340 | 3rd | 54 | 1 |
| 7 | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | +59.450 | 12th | 54 | |
| 8 | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +1 lap | 20th | 53 | |
| 9 | #38 Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | +2 laps | 22nd | 52 | |
| 10 | #18 Brett Lunger | Surtees | Accident | 16th | 51 | |
| 11 | #39 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | +3 laps | 23rd | 51 | |
| 12 | #33 Lella Lombardi | Brabham | +4 laps | 24th | 50 | |
| DNF | #22 Hans Binder | Ensign | Throttle | 19th | 47 | |
| NC | #32 Loris Kessel | Brabham | +10 laps | 25th | 44 | |
| DNF | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | Accident | 7th | 43 | |
| DNF | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Accident | 17th | 43 | |
| DNF | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Fuel pump | 18th | 40 | |
| DNF | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham | Accident | 8th | 40 | |
| DNF | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | Accident | 15th | 40 | |
| DNF | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Fuel system | 11th | 26 | |
| DNF | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Suspension | 13th | 24 | |
| DNF | #20 Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | Accident | 21st | 17 | |
| DNF | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | Brakes | 6th | 14 | |
| DNF | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Suspension | 10th | 14 | |
| DNF | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Clutch | 14th | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:35.020 | |
| 2 | #28 John Watson | Penske | 1:35.840 | +0.820 |
| 3 | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:36.340 | +1.320 |
| 4 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:36.460 | +1.440 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:36.520 | +1.500 |
| 6 | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | 1:36.560 | +1.540 |
| 7 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | 1:36.590 | +1.570 |
| 8 | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1:36.660 | +1.640 |
| 9 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:36.680 | +1.660 |
| 10 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:36.910 | +1.890 |
| 11 | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:36.950 | +1.930 |
| 12 | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:37.220 | +2.200 |
| 13 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:37.240 | +2.220 |
| 14 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:37.240 | +2.220 |
| 15 | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | 1:37.600 | +2.580 |
| 16 | #18 Brett Lunger | Surtees | 1:37.620 | +2.600 |
| 17 | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:37.760 | +2.740 |
| 18 | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1:37.880 | +2.860 |
| 19 | #22 Hans Binder | Ensign | 1:38.360 | +3.340 |
| 20 | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 1:39.090 | +4.070 |
| 21 | #20 Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 1:39.330 | +4.310 |
| 22 | #38 Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 1:39.840 | +4.820 |
| 23 | #39 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 1:40.670 | +5.650 |
| 24 | #33 Lella Lombardi | Brabham | 1:42.250 | +7.230 |
| 25 | #32 Loris Kessel | Brabham | 1:56.010 | +20.990 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:35.910 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 8 | 61 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 4 | 38 | -23 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 36 | -25 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 | 26 | -35 |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 3 | 19 | -42 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 16 | -45 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 2 | 16 | -45 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 2 | 14 | -47 |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 0 | 2 | 10 | -51 |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 1 | 7 | -54 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 7 | -54 |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 0 | 0 | 6 | -55 |
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 5 | -56 |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 0 | 0 | 4 | -57 |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 3 | -58 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 3 | -58 |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 0 | 0 | 2 | -59 |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 1 | -60 |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 0 | 0 | 1 | -60 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | 10 | 64 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 9 | 49 | -15 |
| 3 | McLaren | Ford | 3 | 6 | 43 | -21 |
| 4 | Penske | Ford | 1 | 3 | 19 | -45 |
| 5 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 2 | 16 | -48 |
| 6 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 2 | 12 | -52 |
| 7 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 9 | -55 |
| 8 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 1 | 7 | -57 |
| 9 | March | Ford | 0 | 0 | 7 | -57 |
| 10 | Surtees | Ford | 0 | 0 | 4 | -60 |
| 11 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -61 |
| 12 | Ensign | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -62 |
| 13 | Parnelli | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -63 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #63 George Russell | Oscar Piastri | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1:07.694 - Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:07.012 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:07.275 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lando Norris | 1:06.200 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris | 1:07.475 - Lando Norris | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas | 1:07.475 - Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #33 Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel | 1:06.957 - Kimi Räikkönen | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:07.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:08.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:11.235 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:12.142 - Sergio Pérez | Felipe Massa |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:08.337 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:09.298 - Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:10.843 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | 1:11.783 - David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | 1:12.107 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | 1:12.878 - David Coulthard | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:11.814 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | 1:28.318 - Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | 1:29.444 - Gerhard Berger | Teo Fabi |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | 1:29.241 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | 1:32.882 - Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | 1:33.961 - Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | 1:33.699 - Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | 1:37.620 - Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | 1:32.530 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Jacques Laffite | 1:35.770 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:43.120 - Ronnie Peterson | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1977 | #17 Alan Jones | Niki Lauda | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:40.960 - John Watson | Niki Lauda |
| 1975 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | James Hunt | Tom Pryce | 1:53.900 - Vittorio Brambilla | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Denny Hulme | James Hunt | 1:37.220 - Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | Carlos Pace | 1:37.290 - Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1972 | #31 Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme | Peter Revson | 1:38.320 - Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1971 | #14 Jo Siffert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Tim Schenken | 1:38.470 - Jo Siffert | Jo Siffert |
| 1970 | #12 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Rolf Stommelen | 1:40.400 - Jacky Ickx | Jochen Rindt |
| 1964 | #8 Lorenzo Bandini | Richie Ginther | Bob Anderson | 1:10.560 - Dan Gurney | Graham Hill |
The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix started Aug 15, 1976 on Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. James Hunt started from pole position with John Watson next to him. Ronnie Peterson started from third place.
In 1 hour, 30 minutes and 07 seconds John Watson finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jacques Laffite in second and Gunnar Nilsson in third place.
After the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 61 points. Lauda is 23 points ahead of James Hunt.