Gridpedia1978 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Aug 1978
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 12 of 16
- Winner
- Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 54 | 1:41:21.57 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 14 | 54 | +47.44 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | 54 | +1:39.76 | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | 53 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 53 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 21 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | 26 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | 50 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 25 | 49 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | 41 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 40 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 23 | 33 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 31 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| D | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | 28 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 27 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 9 | 20 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 7 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | 7 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 7 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 24 | 7 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 20 | 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Hans Binder | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 32 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 7 | 76 |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 6 |