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1977 Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitOsterreichring, 54 laps
Round12 of 17
Race numbers

The 1977 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 292nd World Championship race
  • 9th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Osterreichring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+13(AUS) Alan JonesShadow-Ford Cosworth541hr 37m 16.490s9
2-1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari54+20.130s6
3+1(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo54+34.500s4
4+1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari54+34.750s3
5+10(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth54+1m 02.090s2
6+3(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap1
7+13(GBR) Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
8+4(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo53+1 lap 
9+13(BEL) Patrick NeveMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)53+1 lap 
10+7(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)53+1 lap 
11+12(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
12+7(AUT) Hans BinderPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)53+1 lap 
13-3(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
14+4(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)52+2 laps 
15-2(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth52+2 laps 
16+9(AUS) Vern SchuppanSurtees-Ford Cosworth52+2 laps 
17+9(ESP) Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)50DNF 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth45DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayEnsign-Ford Cosworth (privateer)41DNF 
R (SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth38DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioShadow-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra21DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
2(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
3(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
4(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo
5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari
6(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
7(FRA) Patrick TambayEnsign-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
8(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth
9(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
11(CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo
13(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth
14(AUS) Alan JonesShadow-Ford Cosworth
15(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
16(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth
17(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
19(AUT) Hans BinderPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20(GBR) Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Arturo MerzarioShadow-Ford Cosworth
22(BEL) Patrick NeveMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
23(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
24(ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth
25(AUS) Vern SchuppanSurtees-Ford Cosworth
26(ESP) Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Brian HentonMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(GBR) Ian AshleyHesketh-Ford Cosworth
(MEX) Hector RebaqueHesketh-Ford Cosworth
(BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda54
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter38
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann34
4(USA) Mario Andretti32
5(GBR) James Hunt22
6(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson20
7(DEU) Jochen Mass18
8(AUS) Alan Jones12
9(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck12
10(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
11(FRA) Patrick Depailler10
12(GBR) John Watson9
13(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi8
14(BRA) Carlos Pace6
15(SWE) Ronnie Peterson6
16(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla5
17(CHE) Clay Regazzoni1
=(ITA) Renzo Zorzi1
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier1
=(FRA) Patrick Tambay1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari71
2Lotus-Ford Cosworth47
3Wolf-Ford Cosworth38
4McLaren-Ford Cosworth35
5Brabham-Alfa Romeo27
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth16
7Shadow-Ford Cosworth13
8Ligier-Matra10
9Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth8
10Surtees-Ford Cosworth5
11Ensign-Ford Cosworth2
12Penske-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & 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