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Austrian Grand Prix

Österreichring, 14 Aug 1977

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Alan Jones Shadow DN8 Mk3 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team
54 1h 37m 16.49s
2 Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 [031] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
54 1h 37m 36.62s
3 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham BT45B [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#8 Martini Racing Team Brabham
54 1h 37m 50.99s
4 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 [029] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
54 1h 37m 51.24s
5 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell P34 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell
54 1h 38m 18.58s
6 Jochen Mass McLaren M26 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Marlboro Team McLaren
53 1h 37m 26.40s
7 Rupert Keegan Hesketh 308E [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Penthouse Rizla Racing
53 1h 37m 39.33s
8 John Watson Brabham BT45B [5] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#7 Martini Racing Team Brabham
53 1h 37m 44.94s
9 Patrick Neve March 761 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27 Williams Grand Prix Engineering
53 1h 37m 46.09s
10 Brett Lunger McLaren M23 [14] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Chesterfield Racing [BS Fabrications]
53 1h 38m 13.71s
11 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28 Copersucar Fittipaldi
53 1h 38m 24.94s
12 Hans Binder Penske PC4 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#33 ATS Racing Team
53 1h 38m 31.46s
13 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell P34 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell
53 1h 38m 52.83s
14 Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske PC4 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#34 ATS Racing Team
52 1h 38m 02.78s
15 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS19 [07] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Beta Team Surtees
52 1h 38m 04.86s
16 Vern Schuppan Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Durex Team Surtees
52 1h 38m 10.42s
17 Emilio de Villota McLaren M23 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#36 Iberia Airlines Racing
50 accident
R Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing
45 accident
R James Hunt McLaren M26 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Marlboro Team McLaren
43 engine
R Patrick Tambay Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23 Theodore Racing Hong Kong
41 engine
R Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus
38 engine
R Arturo Merzario Shadow DN8 Mk2 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Shadow Racing Team
29 gear linkage
R Jacques Laffite Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes
21 oil leak
R Mario Andretti Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus
11 engine
R Ian Scheckter March 761B [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 Team Rothmans International
1 accident
R Clay Regazzoni Ensign N177 [MN07] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22 Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
0 accident
DNQ Alex Dias Ribeiro March 761B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 Hollywood March Racing
Did not qualify
DNQ Héctor Rebaque Hesketh 308E [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Hesketh Racing
Did not qualify
DNQ Brian Henton March 761 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#38 British Formula One Racing Team
Did not qualify
DNQ Ian Ashley Hesketh 308E [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#39 Hesketh Racing
Did not qualify
T Jochen Mass McLaren M23 [12] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2T Marlboro Team McLaren
(Only used in practice)
T Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 78 [4 JPS18] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6T John Player Team Lotus
(Only used in practice)
T John Watson Brabham BT45B [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#7T Martini Racing Team Brabham
(Only used in practice)
T Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 [030] - f12
#11T Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
(Only used in practice)
T Alan Jones Shadow DN8 Mk2 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team
(Only used in practice)
T Vern Schuppan Surtees TS19 [07] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18T Durex Team Surtees
(Only used in practice)
T Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19T Beta Team Surtees
(Only used in practice)
T Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20T Walter Wolf Racing
(Only used in practice)
T Clay Regazzoni Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22T Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
(Only used in practice)
T Jacques Laffite Ligier JS7 [01] - Matra MS76 V12
#26T Ligier Gitanes
(Only used in practice)
T/C Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19T Beta Team Surtees
(Crashed in practice)
T/S Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell P34 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3T Elf Team Tyrrell
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28T Copersucar Fittipaldi
(Spare - not used in practice)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [031] - Ferrari f12 1m 39.32s
2 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 39.45s
3 Mario Andretti (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 39.74s
4 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45B [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 39.97s
5 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [029] - Ferrari f12 1m 40.12s
6 Jacques Laffite (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12 1m 40.22s
7 Patrick Tambay (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 40.29s
8 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 40.40s
9 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 40.44s
10 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 40.62s
11 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN07] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 40.74s
12 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45B [5] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 40.92s
13 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [07] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 40.93s
14 Alan Jones (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk3 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.00s
15 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.13s
16 Gunnar Nilsson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.24s
17 Brett Lunger (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [14] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.40s
18 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre Penske PC4 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.70s
19 Hans Binder (F1) 3-litre Penske PC4 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.71s
20 Rupert Keegan (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308E [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.92s
21 Arturo Merzario (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk2 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.92s
22 Patrick Neve (F1) 3-litre March 761 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 41.96s
23 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi F5 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 42.15s
24 Ian Scheckter (F1) 3-litre March 761B [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 42.22s
25 Vern Schuppan (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 42.31s
26 Emilio de Villota (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 42.38s
27 Brian Henton * (F1) 3-litre March 761 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 42.43s
28 Ian Ashley * (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308E [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 42.52s
29 Héctor Rebaque * (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308E [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 42.75s
30 Alex Dias Ribeiro * (F1) 3-litre March 761B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 43.03s
 
* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.