Round 12 · 1978

Austria

Red Bull Ring
Country
Austria
Length
4.326 km
Top Speed
319 km/h
Avg Speed
226 km/h
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Ronnie Peterson Lotus
FL Lotus 1 – 9
2
Patrick Depailler Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 13 +47.440 6
3
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
 Ferrari 11 +1:39.760 4
4
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 6 +1 lap 3
5
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 5 +1 lap 2
6
Vittorio Brambilla Surtees
 Surtees 21 +1 lap 1
7
John Watson Brabham
 Brabham 10 +1 lap –
8
Brett Lunger McLaren
 McLaren 17 +2 laps –
9
René Arnoux Martini
 Martini 26 +2 laps –
DNF
Clay Regazzoni Shadow
 Shadow 22 +4 laps –
DNF
Keke Rosberg Wolf
 Wolf 25 +5 laps –
DNF
Patrick Tambay McLaren
 McLaren 14 Accident –
DNF
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow
 Shadow 23 Accident –
DNF
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault
 Renault 3 Gearbox –
DNF
Niki Lauda Brabham
 Brabham 12 Accident –
DNF
Didier Pironi Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 9 Accident –
DNF
James Hunt McLaren
 McLaren 8 Accident –
DNF
Alan Jones Williams
 Williams 15 Accident –
DNF
Harald Ertl Ensign
 Ensign 24 Accident –
DNF
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
 Arrows 16 Accident –
DNF
Jody Scheckter Wolf
 Wolf 7 Accident –
DNF
Nelson Piquet McLaren
 McLaren 20 Accident –
DNF
Héctor Rebaque Lotus
 Lotus 18 Accident –
DNF
Mario Andretti Lotus
 Lotus 2 Accident –
DNF
Derek Daly Ensign
 Ensign 19 Push start –
DNF
Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
 Ferrari 4 Push start –
DNF
Arturo Merzario Merzario
 Merzario – – –
DNF
Jochen Mass Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels – – –
DNF
Rupert Keegan Surtees
 Surtees – – –
DNF
Hans Binder Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels – – –
DNF
Rolf Stommelen Arrows
 Arrows – – –