Austrian Grand Prix
1976 · Round 11 · Spielberg, Austria · Aug 15, 1976Race summary
Watson won the race from 2nd on the grid, 10.8s ahead of Laffite. Pescarolo was the standout mover, climbing from 22nd to 9th. Hunt lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 4th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | Penske | 2 | 54 | 1:30:07.860 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 54 | +10.790 | 6 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 4 | 54 | +11.980 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 54 | +12.440 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 54 | +21.490 | 2 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 54 | +34.340 | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 54 | +59.450 | 0 |
| 8 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 22 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 16 | 51 | Accident | 0 |
| 11 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 23 | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | 24 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Hans Binder | Ensign | 19 | 47 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 25 | 44 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 18 | 40 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 8 | 40 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Surtees | 15 | 30 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 11 | 26 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 24 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 21 | 17 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 6 | 14 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 10 | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |