Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 15th August 1976 (UTC)
Sun 15th August 1976 (Local)

Timestamp
1976-08-15T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1976

Round
11

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Location
Red Bull Ring

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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.
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.
As of 2024, this remains the last World Championship race that Ferrari did not enter and the last time an American-licensed constructor won a F1 race. 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.

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Result List

Result Description
1 John Watson Penske-Ford 1:30:07.86
2 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra + 10.79
3 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford + 11.98
4 James Hunt McLaren-Ford + 12.44
5 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford + 21.49
6 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford + 34.34
7 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford + 59.45
8 Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford + 1 Lap
9 Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford + 2 Laps

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