Austrian Grand Prix
Grosser Preis von Österreich 1978
Podium
DEPTyrrell
2
PETLotus
1
VILFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerPET1:41:21.570 from P1
PolePET1:37.710
Fastest lapPET1:43.120
Finishers9 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | – | 54 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 | 1:43.120 |
| 2 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | ▲11 | 54 | +47.440s | 6 | – |
| 3 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | ▲8 | 54 | +99.760s | 4 | – |
| 4 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | ▲2 | 53 | +1 lap | 3 | – |
| 5 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | – | 53 | +1 lap | 2 | – |
| 6 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 21 | ▲15 | 53 | +1 lap | 1 | – |
| 7 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 10 | ▲3 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 8 | LUNBrett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | ▲9 | 52 | +2 laps | – | |
| 9 | ARNRené Arnoux | Martini | 26 | ▲17 | 52 | +2 laps | – | |
| NC | REGClay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | 50 | Not classified | – | ||
| NC | ROSKeke Rosberg | Wolf | 25 | 49 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 40 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 23 | 33 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 31 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham | 12 | 28 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 9 | 20 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 8 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 15 | 7 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | ERTHarald Ertl | Ensign | 24 | 6 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 6 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | 3 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | PIQNelson Piquet | McLaren | 20 | 2 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | REBHéctor Rebaque | Lotus | 18 | 1 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | 0 | Accident | – | ||
| DSQ | DALDerek Daly | Ensign | 19 | 43 | Push start | – | ||
| DSQ | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 27 | Push start | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:37.710 | |
| 2 | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 1:37.760 | +0.050s |
| 3 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:38.320 | +0.610s |
| 4 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:38.500 | +0.790s |
| 5 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:38.710 | +1.000s |
| 6 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:38.770 | +1.060s |
| 7 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:38.850 | +1.140s |
| 8 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1:39.100 | +1.390s |
| 9 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:39.230 | +1.520s |
| 10 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 1:39.350 | +1.640s |
| 11 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:39.400 | +1.690s |
| 12 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham | 1:39.490 | +1.780s |
| 13 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:39.510 | +1.800s |
| 14 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:39.590 | +1.880s |
| 15 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 1:39.810 | +2.100s |
| 16 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:40.110 | +2.400s |
| 17 | LUNBrett Lunger | McLaren | 1:40.800 | +3.090s |
| 18 | REBHéctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:40.840 | +3.130s |
| 19 | DALDerek Daly | Ensign | 1:41.020 | +3.310s |
| 20 | PIQNelson Piquet | McLaren | 1:41.150 | +3.440s |
| 21 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:41.160 | +3.450s |
| 22 | REGClay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:41.420 | +3.710s |
| 23 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:41.580 | +3.870s |
| 24 | ERTHarald Ertl | Ensign | 1:41.600 | +3.890s |
| 25 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:41.720 | +4.010s |
| 26 | ARNRené Arnoux | Martini | 1:41.840 | +4.130s |
| 27 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:41.850 | +4.140s |
| 28 | MASJochen Mass | ATS | 1:42.470 | +4.760s |
| 29 | KEERupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:43.060 | +5.350s |
| 30 | HANHAN | ATS | 1:44.460 | +6.750s |
Red Bull Ring
Previous winners here
| 1977 | Alan Jones | Shadow |
| 1976 | John Watson | Penske |
| 1975 | Vittorio Brambilla | March |
| 1974 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 1973 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus |
| 1971 | Jo Siffert | BRM |
| 1970 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
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