1978 · Round 12 · Race Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Austria
Sunday, August 13, 1978
Red Bull Ring, Austria
Sunday, August 13, 1978
Winner
PET
1:41:21.570
Winning margin
+47.440
to DEP
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
9/26
13 retirements
DEP
Patrick Depailler
+47.440
PET
Ronnie Peterson
1:41:21.570
VIL
Gilles Villeneuve
+99.760
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | PETTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 78 · Cosworth | 54 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 |
| 02 | DEPTyrrell · Tyrrell 008 · Cosworth | 54 | +47.440 | 6 |
| 03 | VILFerrari · Ferrari 312T2 ~ Ferrari 312T3 | 54 | +99.760 | 4 |
| 04 | FITFittipaldi · Fittipaldi Copersucar F5A · Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 05 | LAFLigier · Ligier JS7 ~ Ligier JS9 · Matra | 53 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 06 | BRASurtees · Surtees TS19 ~ Surtees TS20 · Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 07 | WATBrabham · Brabham BT46B (46C) ~ Brabham BT45C ~ Brabham BT46 · Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | LUNBS Fabrications · McLaren M23 ~ McLaren M26 · Cosworth | 52 | +2 lap | — |
| 09 | ARNMartini · Martini MK23 · Cosworth | 52 | +2 lap | — |
| — | DALEnsign · Ensign N175 ~ Ensign N177 · Cosworth | 43 | DSQ | — |
| — | REUFerrari · Ferrari 312T2 ~ Ferrari 312T3 | 27 | DSQ | — |
| — | REGShadow · Shadow DN8 ~ Shadow DN9 · Cosworth | 50 | DNC | — |
| — | ROSTheodore · Wolf WR1 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR4 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR5 ~ Wolf WR6 · Cosworth | 49 | DNC | — |
| — | TAMMcLaren · McLaren M23 ~ McLaren M26 · Cosworth | 40 | DNF | — |
| — | STUShadow · Shadow DN8 ~ Shadow DN9 · Cosworth | 33 | DNF | — |
| — | JABEquipe Renault · Renault RS01 · Gordini | 31 | DNF | — |
| — | LAUBrabham · Brabham BT46B (46C) ~ Brabham BT45C ~ Brabham BT46 · Alfa Romeo | 28 | DNF | — |
| — | PIRTyrrell · Tyrrell 008 · Cosworth | 20 | DNF | — |
| — | HUNMcLaren · McLaren M23 ~ McLaren M26 · Cosworth | 8 | DNF | — |
| — | JONWilliams · Williams FW06 · Cosworth | 7 | DNF | — |
| — | ERTSachs · Ensign N175 ~ Ensign N177 · Cosworth | 6 | DNF | — |
| — | PATArrows · Arrows FA1 Cosworth ~ Arrows A1 Cosworth | 6 | DNF | — |
| — | SCHWolf · Wolf WR1 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR4 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR5 ~ Wolf WR6 · Cosworth | 3 | DNF | — |
| — | PIQBS Fabrications · McLaren M23 ~ McLaren M26 · Cosworth | 2 | DNF | — |
| — | REBRebaque · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 78 · Cosworth | 1 | DNF | — |
| — | ANDTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 78 · Cosworth | — | DNF | — |