Round 11 · 15 August 1976
1976 Austrian Grand Prix: results
John Watson (Penske) won the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix, round 11 of the championship, held on 15 August 1976 at Red Bull Ring (Austria), starting from position 2. Jacques Laffite (Ligier) and Gunnar Nilsson (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to James Hunt.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | Penske | 2 | 1:30:07.860 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +10.790 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 4 | +11.980 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | +12.440 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | +21.490 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | +34.340 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | +59.450 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 11 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 23 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | 24 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Hans Binder | Ensign | 19 | — | — | Throttle |
| 14 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 25 | — | — | Not classified |
| 15 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 8 | — | — | Fuel pump |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 15 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 11 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 21 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 6 | — | — | Brakes |
| 24 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 10 | — | — | Suspension |
| 25 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | — | Clutch |