1977 Austrian Grand Prix

F1 Austria Austrian XV Gröbl Möbel Großer Preis von Österreich 14 August 1977 Österreichring 1977-1987.svg 12 17 ÖsterreichringSpielberg, Styria, Austria Permanent racing facility 3.692 5.942 54 199.378 320.868 Wet, then drying Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:39.32 Austria John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:40.96 52 UK Alan Jones Shadow-Ford Australia Niki Lauda Ferrari Austria Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo West Germany AUT The 1977 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 14 August 1977. It was the twelfth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.http://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/entry/Zeltweg-1977-08-14-14189.html 1977 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list Since the previous year's race, the Hella-Licht corner had been converted to a fast chicane, thus increasing the length of the circuit to 5.942 km mi. The race was held over 54 laps of the circuit for a race distance of 320.8 km mi. The race was won by Australian driver and future World Champion, Alan Jones, driving a Shadow-Ford. It was Jones's first Formula One victory, and the only victory for the Shadow team in its eight-year F1 history. Local hero Niki Lauda finished second in his Ferrari, having started from pole position, with West Germany's Hans-Joachim Stuck third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo. Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1Austria Niki LaudaFerrari1:39,3212UK James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:39,4523USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:39,7434West Germany Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:39,9745Argentina Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:40,1256France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:40,2267France Patrick TambayEnsign-Ford1:40,2978South Africa 1928 Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford1:40,4089West Germany Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:40,44910France Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:40,621011Switzerland Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford1:40,741112UK John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:40,921213Italy Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford1:40,931314Australia Alan JonesShadow-Ford1:41,001415Sweden Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford1:41,131516Sweden Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford1:41,241617USA Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford1:41,401718France Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford1:41,701819Austria Hans BinderPenske-Ford1:41,711920UK Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford1:41,922021Italy Arturo MerzarioShadow-Ford1:41,922122Belgium Patrick NèveMarch-Ford1:41,962223Brazil 1968 Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:42,152324South Africa 1928 Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford1:42,222425Australia Vern SchuppanSurtees-Ford1:42,312526Spain 1977 Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford1:42,3826 Cut-off27UK Brian HentonMarch-Ford1:42,43—28UK Ian AshleyHesketh-Ford1:42,52—29Mexico Héctor RebaqueHesketh-Ford1:42,75—30Brazil 1968 Alex RibeiroMarch-Fordno time— Race Race report Rain had fallen immediately prior to the race start leaving the track wet but would not rain during the race. Tyre choice was split between wets and slicks. Mario Andretti led early until the engine failed in his Lotus 78. The track was drying by this time. Gunnar Nilsson and Jones had starred in the early laps on the wet track. Nilsson moving from 16th to second and Jones progressed from his 14th grid position to fourth. James Hunt became the race leader. Nilsson pitted to replace his ruined wet tyres on his Lotus 78 while Jones moved past Hans-Joachim Stuck's Brabham and Jody Scheckter's Wolf WR3 into second position. Jones would not have progressed further but for an engine failure in Hunt's McLaren M26 late in the race. Nilsson recovered from his pitstop to third until an engine failure claimed its second Lotus of the day. Lauda's poor handling Ferrari came on as the track dried and he moved into second while Stuck survived to claim the final podium position. Scheckter spun off leaving Carlos Reutemann in the second Ferrari 312T2 to finish fourth ahead of Ronnie Peterson in the Tyrrell P34 and the second McLaren of Jochen Mass claimed the final championship point in sixth. Despite the changeable condition, 16 cars finished the race with 17 classified. The seventeenth was Emilio de Villota, who crashed his privately entered McLaren M23 in the closing stages while on his 51st lap. It had been seven years since the last victory by an Australian (Jack Brabham in the 1970 South African Grand Prix). Jones' win had no effect on the championship points race. Lauda's second place, coupled with retirements to Scheckter, Andretti and Hunt significantly strengthened Lauda's grip on the championship, expanding his lead to 16 points. According to a misconception claimed by Alan JonesRussell Scott 2021-08-04 Formula 1 Mythbusters: Part One https://champagneandslicks.com/2021/08/04/formula-1-mythbusters-part-1/ 2024-05-26 Champagne + Slicks en-AU the "Happy Birthday to You" was played for him as a winning driver during the podium ceremony instead of the national anthem of Australia.George Dhruv 2019-09-03 TIL: Band Forgot Australian National Anthem After Alan Jones Victory and Instead Played Happy Birthday! https://www.essentiallysports.com/til-band-forgot-australian-national-anthem-alan-jones-and-improvised 2023-02-27 EssentiallySports However, "Advance Australia Fair" was actually played,The wild Austrian GP that launched a future champion https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-wild-austrian-gp-that-launched-a-future-champion-5114079/5114079/ different from what Jones remembered. Yet "God Save the Queen" was the national anthem of Australia in 1977, being replaced by "Advance Australia Fair" in 1984, and "God Save the Queen" was really not played on the podium. Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Australia Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 54 1:37:16.49 14 9 2 11 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 54 + 20.13 1 6 3 8 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 54 + 34.5 4 4 4 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 54 + 34.75 5 3 5 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 54 + 1:02.09 15 2 6 2 West Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 9 1 7 24 UK Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 20 8 7 UK John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 53 + 1 Lap 12 9 27 Belgium Patrick Nève March-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 22 10 30 USA Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 17 11 28 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 23 12 33 Austria Hans Binder Penske-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 19 13 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 10 14 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 18 15 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 13 16 18 Australia Vern Schuppan Surtees-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 25 17 36 Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford 50 Accident 26 Ret Retired 20 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 45 Spun Off 8 Ret Retired 1 UK James Hunt McLaren-Ford 43 Engine 2 Ret Retired 23 France Patrick Tambay Ensign-Ford 41 Engine 7 Ret Retired 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 38 Engine 16 Ret Retired 16 Italy Arturo Merzario Shadow-Ford 29 Gearbox 21 Ret Retired 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 21 Oil Leak 6 Ret Retired 5 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 11 Engine 3 Ret Retired 10 South Africa 1928 Ian Scheckter March-Ford 2 Accident 24 Ret Retired 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 0 Accident 11 DNQ Did not qualify 38 UK Brian Henton March-Ford DNQ Did not qualify 39 UK Ian Ashley Hesketh-Ford DNQ Did not qualify 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Hesketh-Ford DNQ Did not qualify 9 Brazil 1968 Alex Ribeiro March-FordSource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1977/436/ 1977 Austrian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021093737/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1977/436/ 21 October 2014 Notes This was the 25th podium finish for an Alfa Romeo-powered car. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Niki Lauda* 54 10px 2 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter* 38 10px 1 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann* 34 10px 1 4 USA Mario Andretti* 32 10px 5 GBR James Hunt* 22Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1977/autriche/championnat.aspx Austria 1977 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 7 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari* 71 (73) 10px 2 UK Lotus-Ford* 47 10px 3 CAN Wolf-Ford* 38 10px 4 UK McLaren-Ford* 35 10px 5 UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo 27Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. 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