The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix started August 15th, 1976 at 01:00 on A1-Ring in Spielburg, Austria. James Hunt started from pole position with John Watson next to him. Ronnie Peterson started from third place.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 07 seconds John Watson finished the race first. 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.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 07 seconds John Watson finished the race first. 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.
Circuit
Location
Spielburg, Austria
Date
August 15th, 1976 at 01:00
Round
11/16
Winner
John Watson
Winning time
1:30:07.86
Pole position
James Hunt
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #28 John Watson | Penske | 1:30:07.86 | 2 | 54 | 9 |
| 2 3 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +10.79 | 5 | 54 | 6 |
| 3 1 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | +11.98 | 4 | 54 | 4 |
| 4 3 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | +12.44 | 1 | 54 | 3 |
| 5 4 | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +21.49 | 9 | 54 | 2 |
| 6 3 | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | +34.34 | 3 | 54 | 1 |
| 7 5 | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | +59.45 | 12 | 54 | 0 |
| 8 12 | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +1 Lap | 20 | 53 | 0 |
| 9 13 | #38 Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | +2 Laps | 22 | 52 | 0 |
| 10 6 | #18 Brett Lunger | Surtees | Accident | 16 | 51 | 0 |
| 11 12 | #39 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 23 | 51 | 0 |
| 12 12 | #33 Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | +4 Laps | 24 | 50 | 0 |
| - | #22 Hans Binder | Ensign | DNF (Throttle) | 19 | 47 | 0 |
| - | #32 Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | Not classified | 25 | 44 | 0 |
| - | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| - | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Accident) | 17 | 43 | 0 |
| - | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | DNF (Fuel pump) | 8 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 15 | 30 | 0 |
| - | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | DNF (Fuel system) | 11 | 26 | 0 |
| - | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #20 Arturo Merzario | Wolf | DNF (Accident) | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | DNF (Brakes) | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Clutch) | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | 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 | 5 | 26 | -35 | |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 3 | 19 | -42 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 16 | -45 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 16 | -45 | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 2 | 14 | -47 | |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 2 | 10 | -51 | |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 1 | 7 | -54 | |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | -54 | ||
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | -55 | ||
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 5 | -56 | ||
| 14 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 4 | -57 | ||
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | -58 | ||
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 3 | -58 | ||
| 17 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 2 | -59 | ||
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1 | -60 | ||
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | -60 | ||
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 0 | -61 | ||
| 21 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 0 | -61 | ||
| 22 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 0 | -61 | ||
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 0 | -61 | ||
| 24 | Larry Perkins | Boro | 0 | -61 | ||
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 0 | -61 | ||
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 0 | -61 | ||
| 27 | Renzo Zorzi | Williams | 0 | -61 | ||
| 28 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 0 | -61 | ||
| 29 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 0 | -61 | ||
| 30 | Bob Evans | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -61 | ||
| 31 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 0 | -61 | ||
| 32 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 0 | -61 | ||
| 33 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -61 | ||
| 34 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -61 | ||
| 35 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 0 | -61 | ||
| 36 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 0 | -61 | ||
| 37 | Hans Binder | Ensign | 0 | -61 | ||
| 38 | Ian Ashley | BRM | 0 | -61 | ||
| 39 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 0 | -61 | ||
| 40 | Jac Nelleman | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -61 | ||
| 41 | Emilio Zapico | Williams | 0 | -61 | ||
| 42 | Emilio de Villota | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -61 | ||
| 43 | Divina Galica | Surtees | 0 | -61 | ||
| 44 | Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -61 | ||
| 45 | Mike Wilds | Shadow | 0 | -61 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 10 | 64 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 9 | 49 | -15 |
| 3 | McLaren | 3 | 6 | 43 | -21 |
| 4 | Penske | 1 | 3 | 19 | -45 |
| 5 | Ligier | 2 | 16 | -48 | |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 2 | 12 | -52 | |
| 7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | -55 | ||
| 8 | Shadow | 1 | 7 | -57 | |
| 9 | March | 7 | -57 | ||
| 10 | Surtees | 4 | -60 | ||
| 11 | Fittipaldi | 3 | -61 | ||
| 12 | Ensign | 2 | -62 | ||
| 13 | Parnelli | 1 | -63 | ||
| 14 | Wolf | 0 | -64 | ||
| 15 | Hesketh | 0 | -64 | ||
| 16 | Boro | 0 | -64 | ||
| 17 | Williams | 0 | -64 | ||
| 18 | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -64 | ||
| 19 | BRM | 0 | -64 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | Teo Fabi | |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1982 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | Gilles Villeneuve | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1977 | #17 Alan Jones | Niki Lauda | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Niki Lauda | |
| 1975 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | James Hunt | Tom Pryce | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Denny Hulme | James Hunt | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1972 | #31 Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1971 | #14 Jo Siffert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Tim Schenken | Jo Siffert | |
| 1970 | #12 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Rolf Stommelen | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1964 | #8 Lorenzo Bandini | Richie Ginther | Bob Anderson | Graham Hill |