1976 Austrian Grand Prix

F1 Austria Austrian 1976 German Grand Prix 1976 Dutch Grand Prix XIV Raiffeisen Großer Preis von Österreich1976 Austrian GP http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1976&gp=Austrian%20GP&r=1 2020-08-02 www.chicanef1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20240618224051/https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1976&gp=Austrian%20GP&r=1 2024-06-18 dead 15 August 1976 Österreichring 1969-1976.svg The Österreichring (1969–76) 11 16 ÖsterreichringSpielberg, Styria, Austria Permanent racing facility 3.673 5.911 54 198.342 319.914 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:35.02Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 138 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:35.91Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 141 (lap record) United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford United Kingdom Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra France Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford Sweden AUT The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 15 August 1976. It was the eleventh race of the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Constructors.31 August 1976 1976 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list http://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Zeltweg-1976-08-15e.jpg 21 April 2025 Racingsportscars.com The 54-lap race was won by John Watson, driving a Penske-Ford. As well as being Watson's first F1 victory, it was also the only F1 victory for the Penske team, coming a year after the death of their former driver Mark Donohue at the same circuit. Roger Penske would withdraw from F1 at the end of the season to concentrate on Indycars. Jacques Laffite finished second in a Ligier-Matra, with Gunnar Nilsson third in a Lotus-Ford. Drivers' Championship challenger James Hunt finished fourth in his McLaren-Ford, having started from pole position. Local drivers Otto Stuppacher and Karl Oppitzhauser had applied to enter the event, but were refused due to their lack of experience. They had entered under the ÖASC Racing Team banner, with Stuppacher bringing a Tyrrell 007 to the circuit, and Oppitzhauser a March 761. They petitioned the other teams for support, but none was forthcoming and hence they did not participate.http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/stuppacher/biography.html Otto Stuppacher - Full Biography F1 Rejects https://web.archive.org/web/20071014175339/http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/stuppacher/biography.html 14 October 2007 9 January 2016 With local hero Niki Lauda still in hospital following his near-fatal accident at the Nürburgring two weeks previously, and Ferrari not entering the race in protest at the reinstatement of Hunt as the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix,Hope-Frost Henry Top 12: Ferrari‑free Grands Prix https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/exceptional-11-ferrari-free-grands-prix/ www.goodwood.com 25 October 2023 there was talk that the race would be cancelled. In the event, the race went ahead, but was attended by fewer spectators than usual.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr275.html Grand Prix Results: Austrian GP, 1976 Grandprix.com 20 October 2017http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1976/25/austrian-grand-prix Austrian Grand Prix: The sun came out Motor Sport September 1976 25 20 October 2017 This remains the most recent World Championship race that Ferrari did not enter and the last time an American-licensed constructor won a F1 race.http://en.f1i.com/news/46708-penske-anxious-to-see-how-haas-f1-fares.html Penske 'anxious' to see how Haas F1 fares 14 March 2016 3 September 2017 14 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170903164210/http://en.f1i.com/news/46708-penske-anxious-to-see-how-haas-f1-fares.html deadThough American-owned, Shadow achieved a victory at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix having raced with a British licence. See the http://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Zeltweg-1976-08-15e.jpg 1976 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list and the http://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/entry/Zeltweg-1977-08-14-14189.html 1977 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list This would also be the last occasion to date that a female driver would not only qualify for but also finish a Grand Prix with Lella Lombardi qualifying 24th and finishing four laps down in 12th place in a RAM Racing entered Brabham. Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:35.0212John WatsonPenske-Ford1:35.8423Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:36.3434Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford1:36.4645Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:36.5256Tom PryceShadow-Ford1:36.5667Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:36.5978Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:36.6689Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:36.68910Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:36.911011Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford1:36.951112Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:37.221213Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:37.241314Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:37.241415Alan JonesSurtees-Ford1:37.601516Brett LungerSurtees-Ford1:37.621617Emerson FittipaldiCopersucar-Ford1:37.761718Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:37.881819Hans BinderEnsign-Ford1:38.361920Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford1:39.092021Arturo MerzarioWolf-Williams-Ford1:39.332122Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford1:39.842223Alessandro Pesenti-RossiTyrrell-Ford1:40.672324Lella LombardiBrabham-Ford1:42.252425Loris KesselBrabham-Ford1:56.0125 Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 28 GBR John Watson Penske-Ford 54 1:30:07.86 2 9 2 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 54 + 10.79 5 6 3 6 SWE Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 54 + 11.98 4 4 4 11 GBR James Hunt McLaren-Ford 54 + 12.44 1 3 5 5 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 54 + 21.49 9 2 6 10 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 54 + 34.34 3 1 7 12 GER Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 54 + 59.45 12   8 24 AUT Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 20   9 38 FRA Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 22   10 18 USA Brett Lunger Surtees-Ford 51 Accident 16   11 39 ITA Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Tyrrell-Ford 51 + 3 Laps 23   12 33 ITA Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford 50 + 4 Laps 24   Ret Retired 22 AUT Hans Binder Ensign-Ford 47 Throttle 19   NC Not classified 32 SUI Loris Kessel Brabham-Ford 44 + 10 Laps 25   Ret Retired 9 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 43 Accident 7   Ret Retired 30 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 43 Accident 17   Ret Retired 8 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 40 Accident 18   Ret Retired 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 40 Fuel Pump 8   Ret Retired 19 AUS Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 30 Accident 15   Ret Retired 34 GER Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 26 Fuel System 11   Ret Retired 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 24 Suspension 13   Ret Retired 20 ITA Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams-Ford 17 Accident 21   Ret Retired 16 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 14 Brakes 6   Ret Retired 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 14 Suspension 10   Ret Retired 7 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 0 Clutch 14   WD Withdrawn 40 AUT Karl Oppitzhauser March-Ford   WD Withdrawn 41 AUT Otto Stuppacher Tyrrell-Ford  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/452/ 1976 Austrian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141210034553/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/452/ 10 December 2014 Notes This was the 100th race in which a Brazilian driver participated. In those 100 races, Brazilian drivers won 15 Grands Prix, achieved 38 podium finishes, 7 pole positions, 11 fastest laps and won 2 World Championships. This race marked the 10th pole position and 10th fastest lap for McLaren. This was the 1st Grand Prix win for Penske and the first win for an American constructor since the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Niki Lauda* 58 10px 2 UK James Hunt* 47 10px 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter* 34 10px 4 FRA Patrick Depailler* 26 10px 2 5 UK John Watson* 18Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1976/autriche/championnat.aspx Austria 1976 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 7 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari* 61 10px 2 UK McLaren-Ford* 52 (53) 10px 3 UK Tyrrell-Ford* 47 10px 1 4 USA Penske-Ford* 18 10px 1 5 FRA Ligier-Matra 16Source: 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 accurate at final declaration of results: Hunt was subsequently disqualified from the British Grand Prix. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References 30em Austrian Grand Prix 1976 1976 German Grand Prix 1976 Dutch Grand Prix 1975 Austrian Grand Prix 1977 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Austrian Grand Prix