Austrian Grand Prix 1978
13 August 1978
A1-Ring, Austria
- Location
- Spielburg, Austria
- Laps
- 54
- Previous winners
- 2003Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2002Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2001David CoulthardMcLaren
- 2000Mika HäkkinenMcLaren
- 1999Eddie IrvineFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 3
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 5
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 7
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 8
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 9
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 10
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 11
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 12
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 14
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 16
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 17
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- 18
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 19
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- 20
Nelson Piquet
McLaren
No time set
- 21
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 22
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 23
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 24
Harald Ertl
Ensign
No time set
- 25
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
No time set
- 26
René Arnoux
Martini
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Hans Binder
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 54 laps | 1:41:21.57 | 9pts |
| 2 | +12 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 54 laps | +47.44 | 6pts |
| 3 | +8 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 54 laps | +1:39.76 | 4pts |
| 4 | +2 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 53 laps | 3pts | |
| 5 | 0 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 53 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +15 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 53 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +3 | John Watson Brabham | 53 laps | ||
| 8 | +9 | Brett Lunger McLaren | 52 laps | ||
| 9 | +17 | René Arnoux Martini | 52 laps | ||
| N | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 50 laps | ||
| N | - | Keke Rosberg Wolf | 49 laps | ||
| D | - | Derek Daly Ensign | 41 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 33 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 31 laps | ||
| D | - | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 27 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt McLaren | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Harald Ertl Ensign | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet McLaren | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jochen Mass ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hans Binder ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 0 laps |