1977 Austrian Grand Prix
292nd World Championship race, 9th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix, 8th World Championship race at Osterreichring
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 14 August 1977 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alan Jones  Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: |  Niki Lauda  Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| Circuit: | Osterreichring, 54 laps |
| Round: | 12 of 17 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +13 | Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 54 | 1hr 37m 16.490s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 54 | +20.130s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 54 | +34.500s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 54 | +34.750s | 3 |
| 5 | +10 |  Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +1m 02.090s | 2 |
| 6 | +3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +13 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +4 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +13 |  Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +7 |  Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +12 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +7 | Hans Binder | Penske-Ford Cosworth (P) | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -3 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (P) | 52 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | -2 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +9 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | +9 |  Emilio de Villota | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | 50 | DNF | |
| R |  Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ensign-Ford Cosworth (P) | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Arturo Merzario | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R |  Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Brian Henton | March-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Ian Ashley | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
 Hector Rebaque | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford Cosworth |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 54 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | 38 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 34 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | 32 |
| 5 | James Hunt | 22 |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | 20 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | 18 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | 12 |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 12 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | 10 |
| 12 | John Watson | 9 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 8 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | 6 |
| 15 | Ronnie Peterson | 6 |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | 5 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
| = | Renzo Zorzi | 1 |
| = | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 |
| = | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Emilio de Villota, Vern Schuppan
- Wins
- Driver: 1st for Alan Jones (61st different winner, 2nd Australian driver)
- Constructor: 1st and only for Shadow (25th different winner)
- Podiums
- Driver: 30th for Niki Lauda, 2nd and last for Hans-Joachim Stuck, 1st for Alan Jones (128th different podium finisher, 3rd Australian driver)
- Constructor: 232nd for Ferrari, 76th for Brabham, 6th for Shadow
- Poles
- Driver: 23rd for Niki Lauda
- Constructor: 85th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for John Watson
- Constructor: 22nd for Brabham
- Front row starts
- Driver: 29th for Niki Lauda, 19th for James Hunt