1977 - Grand Prix of Austria

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1977 - Grand Prix of Austria

Race Name - Grand Prix of Austria
Date - 8/14/1977
Race Track - Osterreichring
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 54
Pole Winner Niki Lauda
Average Race Speed - 197.943 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - James Hunt
Race Number - 12

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	14	Alan Jones	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	1	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
3	4	HansJoachim Stuck	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12
4	5	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
5	15	Ronnie Peterson	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	9	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	20	Rupert Keegan	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	12	John Watson	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12
9	22	Patrick Nve	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	17	Brett Lunger	Chesterfield Racing	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	23	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	19	Hans Binder	ATS Racing Team	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	10	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	18	JeanPierre Jarier	ATS Racing Team	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	13	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	25	Vern Schuppan	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	26	Emilio de Villota	Iberia Airlines	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	8	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	2	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	7	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	16	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	21	Arturo Merzario	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76
24	3	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	24	Ian Scheckter	Team Rothmans International	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	11	Clay Regazzoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV