Austrian Grand Prix
1977 · Round 12 · Spielberg, Austria · Aug 14, 1977Race summary
Victory went to Jones (from 14th on the grid), with a 20.1s margin. Jones made the biggest gain, from 14th on the grid to 1st (up 13 places). Depailler had a difficult race, dropping from 10th to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 14 | 54 | 1:37:16.490 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 54 | +20.130 | 6 |
| 3 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | 54 | +34.500 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 5 | 54 | +34.750 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 15 | 54 | +1:12.090 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | 12 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Nève | March | 22 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Hans Binder | Penske | 19 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 18 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 13 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees | 25 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 26 | 50 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 8 | 45 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 7 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Shadow | 21 | 29 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 21 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ian Scheckter | March | 24 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 11 | 0 | Accident | 0 |