Round 11 · 1976
Austrian Grand Prix
WinnerWATPenske · from P2
PoleHUN
Fastest lap1:35.910Hunt
Biggest gain+13Pescarolo P22→P9
Retirements13of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson WAT | Penske | 2 | +1 | 54 | 1:30:07.860 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 5 | +3 | 54 | +10.790 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 4 | +1 | 54 | +11.980 | — | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 | -3 | 54 | +12.440 FL | — | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 9 | +4 | 54 | +21.490 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 3 | -3 | 54 | +34.340 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 12 | +5 | 54 | +59.450 | — | |
| 8 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh | 20 | +12 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo PES | Surtees | 22 | +13 | 52 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Brett Lunger LUN | Surtees | 16 | +6 | 51 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Tyrrell | 23 | +12 | 51 | +3 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Lella Lombardi LOM | Brabham | 24 | +12 | 50 | +4 laps | — | |
| — | Fittipaldi | 17 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | |||
| — | Shadow | 18 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | |||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham | 8 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 13 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Wolf-Williams | 21 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 10 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | March | 11 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | |||
| — | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow | 6 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | March | 7 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | |||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Surtees | 15 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Hans Binder BID | Ensign | 19 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | ||
| — | Loris Kessel KES | Brabham | 25 | 44 | NC · L44 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 11
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | 61 | |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | 38 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 36 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 26 | |
| 5 | John Watson WAT | 19 | ▲2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 16 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 16 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 14 | ▼2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Red Bull Ring
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Austrian Grand Prix | — | — | |
| 1974 | Austrian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 2 |
| 1973 | Austrian Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1972 | Austrian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 1 | |
| 1971 | Austrian Grand Prix | Jo Siffert SIF | BRM | 1 |
| 1970 | Austrian Grand Prix | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 3 |