Austria Grand Prix 1978: results

Round 12 of the 1978 season, 13 August 1978, at Red Bull Ring. Ronnie Peterson won for Lotus from pole position. Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson, 1:43.120.

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Ronnie PetersonLotus1:41:21.5709
2Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+47.4406
3Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1:39.7604
4Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap3
5Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 lap2
6Vittorio BrambillaSurtees+1 lap1
7John WatsonBrabham+1 lap0
8Brett LungerMcLaren+2 laps0
9René ArnouxMartini+2 laps0
NCClay RegazzoniShadow+4 laps0
NCKeke RosbergWolf+5 laps0
DNFPatrick TambayMcLarenAccident0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckShadowAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultGearbox0
DNFNiki LaudaBrabhamAccident0
DNFDidier PironiTyrrellAccident0
DNFJames HuntMcLarenAccident0
DNFAlan JonesWilliamsAccident0
DNFHarald ErtlEnsignAccident0
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrowsAccident0
DNFJody ScheckterWolfAccident0
DNFNelson PiquetMcLarenAccident0
DNFHéctor RebaqueLotusAccident0
DNFMario AndrettiLotusAccident0
DSQDerek DalyEnsignPush start0
DSQCarlos ReutemannFerrariPush start0
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario—0
DNQJochen MassATS—0
DNQRupert KeeganSurtees—0
DNQHans BinderATS—0
DNPQRolf StommelenArrows—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Ronnie PetersonLotus
2Mario AndrettiLotus
3Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
4Carlos ReutemannFerrari
5Jacques LaffiteLigier
6Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
7Jody ScheckterWolf
8James HuntMcLaren
9Didier PironiTyrrell
10John WatsonBrabham
11Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
12Niki LaudaBrabham
13Patrick DepaillerTyrrell
14Patrick TambayMcLaren
15Alan JonesWilliams
16Riccardo PatreseArrows
17Brett LungerMcLaren
18Héctor RebaqueLotus
19Derek DalyEnsign
20Nelson PiquetMcLaren
21Vittorio BrambillaSurtees
22Clay RegazzoniShadow
23Hans-Joachim StuckShadow
24Harald ErtlEnsign
25Keke RosbergWolf
26René ArnouxMartini
27Arturo MerzarioMerzario
28Jochen MassATS
29Rupert KeeganSurtees
30Hans BinderATS

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