1976 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
15 Aug 1976
Red Bull Ring, Austria
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:35.020 | 
| 2 | 28 | John WatsonWAT | Penske Ford | 1:35.840 | 
| 3 | 10 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March Ford | 1:36.340 | 
| 4 | 6 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Lotus Ford | 1:36.460 | 
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:36.520 | 
| 6 | 16 | Tom PrycePRY | Shadow Ford | 1:36.560 | 
| 7 | 9 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | March Ford | 1:36.590 | 
| 8 | 8 | Carlos PacePAC | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:36.660 | 
| 9 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:36.680 | 
| 10 | 3 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Tyrrell Ford | 1:36.910 | 
| 11 | 34 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | March Ford | 1:36.950 | 
| 12 | 12 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren Ford | 1:37.220 | 
| 13 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:37.240 | 
| 14 | 7 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:37.240 | 
| 15 | 19 | Alan JonesJON | Surtees Ford | 1:37.600 | 
| 16 | 18 | Brett LungerLUN | Surtees Ford | 1:37.620 | 
| 17 | 30 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:37.760 | 
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Shadow Ford | 1:37.880 | 
| 19 | 22 | Hans BinderBIN | Ensign Ford | 1:38.360 | 
| 20 | 24 | Harald ErtlERT | Hesketh Ford | 1:39.090 | 
| 21 | 20 | Arturo MerzarioMER | Wolf-Williams | 1:39.330 | 
| 22 | 38 | Henri PescaroloPES | Surtees Ford | 1:39.840 | 
| 23 | 39 | Alessandro Pesenti-RossiPES | Tyrrell Ford | 1:40.670 | 
| 24 | 33 | Lella LombardiLOM | Brabham Ford | 1:42.250 | 
| 25 | 32 | Loris KesselKES | Brabham Ford | 1:56.010 |