1976 Großer Preis von Osterreich

Race 11 of 16

Osterreichring
54 laps
Time of race: 1:30:07.86
Average speed of winner: 212.463 kph
Margin of victory: 10.79 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Fastest lap: James Hunt 1:35.91
Lap leaders: Hunt pole, Watson 1-2, Peterson 3-9, Scheckter 10, Peterson 11, Watson 12-54

Race notes: First win for John Watson. Debut for Hans Binder. Finale for Loris Kessel and Lella Lombardi.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	John Watson	28	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Penske	1:35.84	54	2	45	1:30:07.86	9
2	5	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73	Goodyear	Ligier	1:36.52	54	0	0	+10.79	6
3	4	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:36.46	54	0	0	+11.98	4
4	1	James Hunt	11	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:35.02	54	0	0	+12.44	3
5	9	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:36.68	54	0	0	+21.49	2
6	3	Ronnie Peterson	10	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:36.34	54	2	8	+34.34	1
7	12	Jochen Mass	12	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:37.22	54	0	0	+59.45	0
8	20	Harald Ertl	24	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:39.09	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	22	Henri Pescarolo	38	Team Norev Racing	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Norev	1:39.84	52	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	16	Brett Lunger	18	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:37.62	51	0	0	accident (classified)	0
11	23	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	40	Scuderia Golf Rodini	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Rondini	1:40.67	51	0	0	+3 laps	0
12	24	Lella Lombardi	33	RAM Racing with Lavazza	Brabham BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	RAM	1:42.25	50	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	19	Hans Binder	22	Team Ensign	Ensign N176	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:38.36	47	0	0	throttle	0
14	25	Loris Kessel	32	RAM Racing	Brabham BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	RAM	1:56.01	44	0	0	+10 laps (not classified)	0
15	7	Vittorio Brambilla	9	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:36.59	43	0	0	accident	0
16	17	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:37.76	43	0	0	accident	0
17	18	Carlos Pace	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:37.88	40	0	0	accident	0
18	8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:36.66	40	0	0	fuel pump	0
19	15	Alan Jones	19	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:37.60	30	0	0	accident	0
20	11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:36.95	26	0	0	fuel system	0
21	13	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:37.24	24	0	0	suspension	0
22	21	Arturo Merzario	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:39.33	17	0	0	accident	0
23	6	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:36.56	14	0	0	brakes	0
24	10	Jody Scheckter	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:36.91	14	1	1	suspension	0
25	14	Carlos Reutemann	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:37.24	0	0	0	clutch	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Niki Lauda	61	10	3	5	8
2	James Hunt	38	11	6	3	4
3	Jody Scheckter	36	11	1	1	4
4	Patrick Depailler	26	11	0	0	5
5	John Watson	19	11	0	1	3
6	Clay Regazzoni	16	10	1	1	2
7	Jacques Laffite	16	11	0	0	2
8	Jochen Mass	14	11	0	0	2
9	Gunnar Nilsson	10	10	0	0	2
10	Tom Pryce	7	11	0	0	1
11	Carlos Pace	7	11	0	0	0
12	Hans-Joachim Stuck	6	11	0	0	0
13	Mario Andretti	5	10	0	0	0
14	Alan Jones	4	9	0	0	0
15	Carlos Reutemann	3	11	0	0	0
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	10	0	0	0
17	Chris Amon	2	8	0	0	0
18	Ronnie Peterson	1	11	0	0	0
19	Rolf Stommelen	1	1	0	0	0
20	Jacky Ickx	0	4	0	0	0
21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	11	0	0	0
22	Harald Ertl	0	7	0	0	0
23	Vittorio Brambilla	0	11	0	0	0
24	Larry Perkins	0	3	0	0	0
25	Renzo Zorzi	0	1	0	0	0