1976 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 15 Aug 1976
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 11 of 16
- Winner
- John Watson (Penske)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 2 | 54 | 1:30:07.86 | 9 | |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 54 | +10.79 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 4 | 54 | +11.98 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 54 | +12.44 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 54 | +21.49 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 54 | +34.34 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 54 | +59.45 | 0 | |
| 8 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 22 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 16 | 51 | Accident | 0 | |
| 11 | 39 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 23 | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 33 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | 24 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Hans Binder | Ensign | 19 | 47 | Throttle | 0 | |
| N | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 25 | 44 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 18 | 40 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 8 | 40 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 15 | 30 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 11 | 26 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 24 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 21 | 17 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 6 | 14 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 10 | 14 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 5 | 61 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 7 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 64 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 49 |
| 3 | McLaren | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | Penske | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Shadow | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | March | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Surtees | 0 | 4 |