1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

  1977 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 13 races in the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	1 May 1977
Official name	Austrian Grand Prix/Grosser Preis von Österreich[1][2][3]
Location	Salzburgring
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.241 km (2.635 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Barry Sheene Time 1:23.200 Fastest lap Rider Jack Findlay Suzuki Time 1:25.970 Podium First Jack Findlay Second Max Wiener Third Alex George
350cc
Pole position Rider Johnny Cecotto Yamaha Time 1:26.310 Podium First N/A (Race abandoned) Second N/A (Race abandoned) Third N/A (Race abandoned)
125cc
Pole position Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:35.100 Fastest lap Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 1:35.200 Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Pierpaolo Bianchi Third Harald Bartol
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position Rider Rolf Biland Time 1:30.080 Fastest lap Rider Rolf Biland Time 1:31.660 Podium First Rolf Biland Second George O'Dell Third Alain Michel

The 1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1977 at the Salzburgring circuit.

The opening race was for the 350 cc category. This race was abandoned after eight laps following an accident which led to the death of Hans Stadelmann from head injuries, and seriously injured Johnny Cecotto, Patrick Fernandez, Dieter Braun and Franco Uncini.^[4][5] The 125 cc race was due to run after the 350 cc race, but the 125 cc riders staged a sitdown strike and there was a delay before their race took place.^[4] Riders in the 500 cc category organised a boycott of their race which led to only 14 competitors taking part.^[6] The FIM, motorcycle racing's governing body, initially issued formal warnings to Barry Sheene and Ángel Nieto but later in the year the punishments were retracted.^[6]