The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Österreichring circuit in Austria on Sunday, 15 August 1976. James Hunt started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and John Watson was the race winner in the Penske Ford.
1976 Austrian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 54 | 1:30:07.860 | 1:30:07.860 | - | - | 1:36.630 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 54 | +10.790 | 1:30:18.650 | +10.790 | +10.790 | 1:36.260 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +11.980 | 1:30:19.840 | +11.980 | +1.190 | 1:37.030 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +12.440 | 1:30:20.300 | +12.440 | +0.460 | 1:35.910 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +21.490 | 1:30:29.350 | +21.490 | +9.050 | 1:36.390 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +34.340 | 1:30:42.200 | +34.340 | +12.850 | 1:37.360 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +59.450 | 1:31:07.310 | +59.450 | +25.110 | 1:37.820 | 12 | |
| 8 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Austria | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.900 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:41.360 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 18 | Brett Lunger | United States | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 51 | Accident | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.710 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 39 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:49.540 | 23 | |||
| 12 | 33 | Lella Lombardi | Italy | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.170 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Hans Binder | Austria | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 47 | Throttle | 1:39.110 | 19 | ||||
| NCL | 32 | Loris Kessel | Switzerland | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +10 laps | 1:41.330 | 25 | ||||
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Accident | 1:38.040 | 7 | ||||
| DNF | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Accident | 1:40.440 | 17 | ||||
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 40 | Accident | 1:37.870 | 18 | ||||
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Fuel Pump | 1:40.220 | 8 | ||||
| DNF | 19 | Alan Jones | Australia | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Accident | 1:39.180 | 15 | ||||
| DNF | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Fuel System | 1:42.410 | 11 | ||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 24 | Suspension | 1:40.450 | 13 | ||||
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Wolf-Williams | Goodyear | 17 | Accident | 1:44.010 | 21 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Brakes | 1:45.750 | 6 | ||||
| DNF | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Suspension | 1:40.540 | 10 | ||||
| DNF | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | Clutch | 14 |