1977 Austrian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 14 August 1977 |
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| Circuit | Osterreichring, 54 laps |
| Round | 12 of 17 |
| Race numbers | The 1977 Austrian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 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 (privateer) | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +7 |  Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +12 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +7 | Hans Binder | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -3 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 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 (privateer) | 50 | DNF | |
| R |  Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ensign-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 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 | ||
Notes
- Emilio de Villota ended lap 50 in P17 before retiring on the following lap.
- James Hunt ended lap 43 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
- Mario Andretti ended lap 11 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:39.320
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 20 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Brian Henton | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| Ian Ashley | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
 Hector Rebaque | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1977 Austrian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 71 |
| 2 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 47 |
| 3 |  Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 38 |
| 4 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 35 |
| 5 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 |
| 6 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 16 |
| 7 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 13 |
| 8 | Ligier-Matra | 10 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 8 |
| 10 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 11 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
| 12 | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Emilio de Villota (last Spanish driver to start a race until 1987), Vern Schuppan
- Wins
- 1st for Alan Jones (61st different winner, 2nd Australian driver; first Australian winner since 1970, last win until 1979; only win for Shadow)
- 1st and only for Shadow (25th different winner)
- Podiums
- 30th for Niki Lauda (8th driver to score 30 podiums, 1st Austrian driver), 2nd and last for Hans-Joachim Stuck, 1st for Alan Jones (128th different podium finisher, 3rd Australian driver; first Australian to finish on the podium driver since 1971)
- 232nd for Ferrari, 76th for Brabham, 6th for Shadow
- Poles
- 23rd for Niki Lauda (last for Ferrari)
- 85th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for John Watson (last until 1981; last British driver to set a fastest lap until 1981; last for Brabham)
- 22nd for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 29th for Niki Lauda (last for Ferrari), 19th for James Hunt