1976 Austrian Grand Prix
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| Race 11 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season | |||
Österreichring track layout from 1969 to 1976
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| Date | August 15, 1976 | ||
| Location | Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.911 km (3.673 mi) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 319.914 km (198.342 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:35.02[1] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  James Hunt |
McLaren-Ford | |
| Time | 1:35.91[2] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Penske-Ford | ||
| Second | Ligier-Matra | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 15 August 1976. This race was the only major Formula One and European victory for Penske Racing. It was a poignant win for the team, coming a year after the death of their former driver Mark Donohue at the same circuit the previous season. Roger Penske withdrew the team at the end of year to refocus on Champ Car racing.
Local drivers Otto Stuppacher and Karl Oppitzhauser had applied to enter the event, but were refused due to their lack of experience. They petitioned the other teams for support but none was forthcoming, and they did not participate, although they had brought their cars to the circuit. They had entered under the ÖASC Racing Team banner, with Stuppacher bringing a Tyrrell 007, and Oppitzhauser a March 761.[3]
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 28 | John Watson |
Penske-Ford | 54 | 1:30:07.86 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Matra | 54 | + 10.79 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 |  Gunnar Nilsson |
Lotus-Ford | 54 | + 11.98 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | James Hunt |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 12.44 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 |  Mario Andretti |
Lotus-Ford | 54 | + 21.49 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 54 | + 34.34 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 |  Jochen Mass |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 59.45 | 12 | |
| 8 | 24 |  Harald Ertl |
Hesketh-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 9 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo |
Surtees-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 22 | |
| 10 | 18 | Brett Lunger |
Surtees-Ford | 51 | Accident | 16 | |
| 11 | 39 |  Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi |
Tyrrell-Ford | 51 | +3 Laps | 23 | |
| 12 | 33 | Lella Lombardi |
Brabham-Ford | 50 | +4 laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 22 | Hans Binder |
Ensign-Ford | 47 | Throttle | 19 | |
| NC | 32 |  Loris Kessel |
Brabham-Ford | 44 | Not Classified | 25 | |
| Ret | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla |
March-Ford | 43 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 43 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | Carlos Pace |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 40 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Shadow-Ford | 40 | Fuel Pump | 8 | |
| Ret | 19 |  Alan Jones |
Surtees-Ford | 30 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck |
March-Ford | 26 | Fuel System | 11 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler |
Tyrrell-Ford | 24 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario |
Wolf-Williams-Ford | 17 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce |
Shadow-Ford | 14 | Brakes | 6 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Jody Scheckter |
Tyrrell-Ford | 14 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Clutch | 14 | |
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Source:[4]
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Notes
- This was the last Grand Prix up to date where no Ferrari entered.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points do not reflect final results of 1976 British Grand Prix as it was under appeal.
References
| Previous race: 1976 German Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1976 season |
Next race: 1976 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1975 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1977 Austrian Grand Prix |
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