1976 - Grand Prix of Austria

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1976 - Grand Prix of Austria

Race Name - Grand Prix of Austria
Date - 8/15/1976
Race Track - Osterreichring
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 54
Pole Winner James Hunt
Average Race Speed - 212.463 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - John Watson
Race Number - 11

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73
3	4	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	9	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	3	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	12	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	20	Harald Ertl	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	22	Henri Pescarolo	Team Norev Racing	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	16	Brett Lunger	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	23	Alessandro PesentiRossi	Scuderia Golf Rodini	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	24	Lella Lombardi	RAM Racing with Lavazza	Brabham BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	19	Hans Binder	Team Ensign	Ensign N176	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	25	Loris Kessel	RAM Racing	Brabham BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	7	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	17	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	18	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
18	8	JeanPierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	15	Alan Jones	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	11	HansJoachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	13	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	21	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	6	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	10	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	14	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12