The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 15 August 1976. It was the eleventh race of the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Constructors.[4]
The 54-lap race was won by John Watson, driving a Penske-Ford. As well as being Watson's first F1 victory, it was also the only F1 victory for the Penske team, coming a year after the death of their former driver Mark Donohue at the same circuit. Roger Penske would withdraw from F1 at the end of the season to concentrate on Indycars.
Local drivers Otto Stuppacher and Karl Oppitzhauser had applied to enter the event, but were refused due to their lack of experience. They had entered under the ÖASC Racing Team banner, with Stuppacher bringing a Tyrrell 007 to the circuit, and Oppitzhauser a March 761. They petitioned the other teams for support, but none was forthcoming and hence they did not participate.[5]
With local hero Niki Lauda still in hospital following his near-fatal accident at the Nürburgring two weeks previously, and Ferrari not entering the race in protest at the reinstatement of Hunt as the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix, there was talk that the race would be cancelled. In the event, the race went ahead, but was attended by fewer spectators than usual.[6][7]
As of 2023, this remains the last World Championship race that Ferrari did not enter and the last time an American-licensed constructor won a F1 race.[8][9] This would also be the last occasion to date that a female driver would not only qualify for but also finish a Grand Prix with Lella Lombardi qualifying 24th and finishing four laps down in 12th place in a RAM Racing entered Brabham.
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points accurate at final declaration of results: Hunt was subsequently disqualified from the British Grand Prix.
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The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Osterreichring on 15 August 1976 It was the eleventh race of the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Constructors 4 1976 Austrian Grand PrixRace 11 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season Previous raceNext race The Osterreichring 1969 76 Race detailsDate15 August 1976Official nameXIV Raiffeisen Grosser Preis von Osterreich 1 LocationOsterreichringSpielberg Styria AustriaCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length5 911 km 3 673 miles Distance54 laps 319 914 km 198 342 miles Pole positionDriverJames HuntMcLaren FordTime1 35 02 2 Fastest lapDriverJames HuntMcLaren FordTime1 35 91 3 lap record PodiumFirstJohn WatsonPenske FordSecondJacques LaffiteLigier MatraThirdGunnar NilssonLotus FordLap leaders The 54 lap race was won by John Watson driving a Penske Ford As well as being Watson s first F1 victory it was also the only F1 victory for the Penske team coming a year after the death of their former driver Mark Donohue at the same circuit Roger Penske would withdraw from F1 at the end of the season to concentrate on Indycars Jacques Laffite finished second in a Ligier Matra with Gunnar Nilsson third in a Lotus Ford Drivers Championship challenger James Hunt finished fourth in his McLaren Ford having started from pole position Local drivers Otto Stuppacher and Karl Oppitzhauser had applied to enter the event but were refused due to their lack of experience They had entered under the OASC Racing Team banner with Stuppacher bringing a Tyrrell 007 to the circuit and Oppitzhauser a March 761 They petitioned the other teams for support but none was forthcoming and hence they did not participate 5 With local hero Niki Lauda still in hospital following his near fatal accident at the Nurburgring two weeks previously and Ferrari not entering the race in protest at the reinstatement of Hunt as the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix there was talk that the race would be cancelled In the event the race went ahead but was attended by fewer spectators than usual 6 7 As of 2023 this remains the last World Championship race that Ferrari did not enter and the last time an American licensed constructor won a F1 race 8 9 This would also be the last occasion to date that a female driver would not only qualify for but also finish a Grand Prix with Lella Lombardi qualifying 24th and finishing four laps down in 12th place in a RAM Racing entered Brabham Contents 1 Qualifying 1 1 Qualifying classification 2 Race 2 1 Classification 3 Championship standings after the race 4 ReferencesQualifying EditQualifying classification Edit Pos Driver Constructor Time No1 James Hunt McLaren Ford 1 35 02 12 John Watson Penske Ford 1 35 84 23 Ronnie Peterson March Ford 1 36 34 34 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 1 36 46 45 Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 1 36 52 56 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 1 36 56 67 Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 1 36 59 78 Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 36 66 89 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 1 36 68 910 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 1 36 91 1011 Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 1 36 95 1112 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 1 37 22 1213 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 1 37 24 1314 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 37 24 1415 Alan Jones Surtees Ford 1 37 60 1516 Brett Lunger Surtees Ford 1 37 62 1617 Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar Ford 1 37 76 1718 Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 1 37 88 1819 Hans Binder Ensign Ford 1 38 36 1920 Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 1 39 09 2021 Arturo Merzario Wolf Williams Ford 1 39 33 2122 Henri Pescarolo Surtees Ford 1 39 84 2223 Alessandro Pesenti Rossi Tyrrell Ford 1 40 67 2324 Lella Lombardi Brabham Ford 1 42 25 2425 Loris Kessel Brabham Ford 1 56 01 25Race EditClassification Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 28 John Watson Penske Ford 54 1 30 07 86 2 92 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 54 10 79 5 63 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 54 11 98 4 44 11 James Hunt McLaren Ford 54 12 44 1 35 5 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 54 21 49 9 26 10 Ronnie Peterson March Ford 54 34 34 3 17 12 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 54 59 45 12 8 24 Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 53 1 Lap 20 9 38 Henri Pescarolo Surtees Ford 52 2 Laps 22 10 18 Brett Lunger Surtees Ford 51 Accident 16 11 39 Alessandro Pesenti Rossi Tyrrell Ford 51 3 Laps 23 12 33 Lella Lombardi Brabham Ford 50 4 Laps 24 Ret 22 Hans Binder Ensign Ford 47 Throttle 19 NC 32 Loris Kessel Brabham Ford 44 10 Laps 25 Ret 9 Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 43 Accident 7 Ret 30 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 43 Accident 17 Ret 8 Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 40 Accident 18 Ret 17 Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 40 Fuel Pump 8 Ret 19 Alan Jones Surtees Ford 30 Accident 15 Ret 34 Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 26 Fuel System 11 Ret 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 24 Suspension 13 Ret 20 Arturo Merzario Wolf Williams Ford 17 Accident 21 Ret 16 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 14 Brakes 6 Ret 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 14 Suspension 10 Ret 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 0 Clutch 14 WD 40 Karl Oppitzhauser March Ford WD 41 Otto Stuppacher Tyrrell Ford Source 10 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Niki Lauda 582 James Hunt 473 Jody Scheckter 344 Patrick Depailler 265 John Watson 18Source 11 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 Ferrari 612 McLaren Ford 52 53 3 Tyrrell Ford 474 Penske Ford 185 Ligier Matra 16Source 11 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship Numbers without parentheses are Championship points numbers in parentheses are total points scored Points accurate at final declaration of results Hunt was subsequently disqualified from the British Grand Prix References Edit 1976 Austrian GP www chicanef1 com Retrieved 2020 08 02 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 138 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 141 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 1976 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Otto Stuppacher Full Biography F1 Rejects Archived from the original on 14 October 2007 Retrieved 9 January 2016 Grand Prix Results Austrian GP 1976 Grandprix com Retrieved 20 October 2017 Austrian Grand Prix The sun came out Motor Sport September 1976 p 25 Retrieved 20 October 2017 Penske anxious to see how Haas F1 fares 14 March 2016 Though American owned Shadow achieved a victory at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix having raced with a British licence 1976 Austrian Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 10 December 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2015 a b Austria 1976 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 7 March 2019 Previous race 1976 German Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1976 season Next race 1976 Dutch Grand PrixPrevious race 1975 Austrian Grand Prix 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