The 1977 Austrian Grand Prix was Round 12 of the 1977 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Österreichring circuit in Austria on Sunday, 14 August 1977. Niki Lauda started on pole position for Ferrari and Alan Jones was the race winner in the Shadow Ford.
1977 Austrian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Alan Jones | Australia | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 54 | 1:37:16.490 | 1:37:16.490 | - | - | 1:42.220 | 35 | 14 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +20.130 | 1:37:36.620 | +20.130 | +20.130 | 1:41.810 | 36 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 54 | +34.500 | 1:37:50.990 | +34.500 | +14.370 | 1:42.450 | 41 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +34.750 | 1:37:51.240 | +34.750 | +0.250 | 1:42.470 | 52 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:02.090 | 1:38:28.580 | +1:12.090 | +37.340 | 1:42.220 | 45 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.640 | 48 | 9 | 1 | |
| 7 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.670 | 49 | 20 | |||
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:40.960 | 52 | 12 | |||
| 9 | 27 | Patrick Nève | Belgium | March Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.420 | 50 | 22 | |||
| 10 | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.440 | 42 | 17 | |||
| 11 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.350 | 48 | 23 | |||
| 12 | 33 | Hans Binder | Austria | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.840 | 48 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.700 | 42 | 10 | |||
| 14 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.540 | 35 | 18 | ||
| 15 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:42.920 | 49 | 13 | |||
| 16 | 18 | Vern Schuppan | Australia | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:42.330 | 34 | 25 | |||
| 17 | 36 | Emilio de Villota | Spain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 50 | Accident | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:46.760 | 32 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Spun Off | 1:42.720 | 35 | 8 | ||||
| DNF | 1 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Engine | 1:42.230 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| DNF | 23 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 1:42.890 | 41 | 7 | ||||
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Engine | 1:41.930 | 36 | 16 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 29 | Gearbox | 1:45.640 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 21 | Oil Leak | 1:49.670 | 21 | 6 | ||||
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 11 | Engine | 1:54.090 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 10 | Ian Scheckter | South Africa | March Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Accident | 2:11.090 | 2 | 24 | ||||
| DNF | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 11 | |||||||
| DNQ | 38 | Brian Henton | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 39 | Ian Ashley | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear |