1976 Austrian Grand Prix
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Results from the 1976 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 15, 1976.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: James Hunt - 1:35.02[1]
- Fastest lap: James Hunt - 1:35.91[2]
- This race was the only major F1 and European victory for Penske Racing. Roger Penske withdrew the team at the end of year to refocus on IndyCar racing.
[edit] References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group, p138. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group, p141. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
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