Austrian Grand Prix 1977

Red Bull Ring
Spielberg
14 August 1977
54 laps
320.9 km
5.942 km a lap

Pole positionNiki LaudaFerrari · 1:39.320
Fastest lapJohn Watson1:40.960 · lap 52
Winner started fromP14on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Alan Jones	17	Shadow · Ford	14	54	1:37:16.490	9
2	Niki Lauda	11	Ferrari	1	54	+20.130	6
3	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	4	54	+34.500	4
4	Carlos Reutemann	12	Ferrari	5	54	+34.750	3
5	Ronnie Peterson	3	Tyrrell · Ford	15	54	+1:02.090	2
6	Jochen Mass	2	McLaren · Ford	9	53	+1 lap	1
7	Rupert Keegan	24	Hesketh · Ford	20	53	+1 lap
8	John Watsonfastest lap	7	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	12	53	+1 lap
9	Patrick Nève	27	March · Ford	22	53	+1 lap
10	Brett Lunger	30	McLaren · Ford	17	53	+1 lap
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	28	Fittipaldi · Ford	23	53	+1 lap
12	Hans Binder	33	Penske · Ford	19	53	+1 lap
13	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	10	53	+1 lap
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	34	Penske · Ford	18	52	+2 laps
15	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Surtees · Ford	13	52	+2 laps
16	Vern Schuppan	18	Surtees · Ford	25	52	+2 laps
17	Emilio de Villota	36	McLaren · Ford	26	50	Accident
DNF	Jody Scheckter	20	Wolf · Ford	8	45	Spun off
DNF	James Hunt	1	McLaren · Ford	2	43	Engine
DNF	Patrick Tambay	23	Ensign · Ford	7	41	Engine
DNF	Gunnar Nilsson	6	Lotus · Ford	16	38	Engine
DNF	Arturo Merzario	16	Shadow · Ford	21	29	Gearbox
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	6	21	Oil leak
DNF	Mario Andretti	5	Lotus · Ford	3	11	Engine
DNF	Ian Scheckter	10	March · Ford	24	2	Accident
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	22	Ensign · Ford	11	0	Accident
DNQ	Brian Henton	38	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Ian Ashley	39	Hesketh · Ford	–
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	25	Hesketh · Ford	–
DNQ	Alex Ribeiro	9	March · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:39.320
2	James Hunt	McLaren	1:39.450	+0.130
3	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:39.740	+0.420
4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	1:39.970	+0.650
5	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:40.120	+0.800
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:40.220	+0.900
7	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	1:40.290	+0.970
8	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:40.400	+1.080
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:40.440	+1.120
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:40.620	+1.300
11	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:40.740	+1.420
12	John Watson	Brabham	1:40.920	+1.600
13	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:40.930	+1.610
14	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:41.000	+1.680
15	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	1:41.130	+1.810
16	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:41.240	+1.920
17	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:41.400	+2.080
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske	1:41.700	+2.380
19	Hans Binder	Penske	1:41.710	+2.390
20	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	1:41.920	+2.600
21	Arturo Merzario	Shadow	1:41.920	+2.600
22	Patrick Nève	March	1:41.960	+2.640
23	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:42.150	+2.830
24	Ian Scheckter	March	1:42.220	+2.900
25	Vern Schuppan	Surtees	1:42.310	+2.990
26	Emilio de Villota	McLaren	1:42.380	+3.060
27	Brian Henton	March	1:42.430	+3.110
28	Ian Ashley	Hesketh	1:42.520	+3.200
29	Héctor Rebaque	Hesketh	1:42.750	+3.430
30	Alex Ribeiro	March	1:43.030	+3.710

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	John Watson	52	1:40.960

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 12
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Niki Lauda	54
2	Jody Scheckter	38
3	Carlos Reutemann	34	▲1
4	Mario Andretti	32	▼1
5	James Hunt	22
6	Gunnar Nilsson	20
7	Jochen Mass	18
8	Alan Jones	12	▲8
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	▲2
10	Jacques Laffite	10	▼2

Constructors' championship after round 12
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	71
2	Lotus	47
3	Wolf	38
4	McLaren	35
5	Brabham	27
6	Tyrrell	16
7	Shadow	13	▲3
8	Ligier	10	▼1
9	Fittipaldi	8	▼1
10	Surtees	5	▼1