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 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford 54 1:30:07.86 2 9
2 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 54 + 10.79 5 6
3 6 Flag of Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 54 + 11.98 4 4
4 11 Flag of the United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 54 + 12.44 1 3
5 5 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 54 + 21.49 9 2
6 10 Flag of Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 54 + 34.34 3 1
7 12 Flag of Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 54 + 59.45 12  
8 24 Flag of Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 53 +1 Lap 20  
9 38 Flag of France Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford 52 +2 Laps 22  
10 18 Flag of the United States Brett Lunger Surtees-Ford 51 Accident 16  
11 39 Flag of Italy Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Tyrrell-Ford 51 +3 Laps 23  
12 33 Flag of Italy Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford 50 +4 laps 24  
Ret 22 Flag of Austria Hans Binder Ensign-Ford 47 Throttle 19  
NC 32 Flag of Switzerland Loris Kessel Brabham-Ford 44 Not Classified 25  
Ret 9 Flag of Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 43 Accident 7  
Ret 30 Flag of Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 43 Accident 17  
Ret 8 Flag of Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 40 Accident 18  
Ret 17 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 40 Fuel Pump 8  
Ret 19 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 30 Accident 15  
Ret 34 Flag of Germany Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 26 Fuel System 11  
Ret 4 Flag of France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 24 Suspension 13  
Ret 20 Flag of Italy Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams-Ford 17 Accident 21  
Ret 16 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 14 Brakes 6  
Ret 3 Flag of South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 14 Suspension 10  
Ret 7 Flag of Argentina 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

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group, p138. ISBN 0-85429-380-9. 
  2. ^ 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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