Round 12 · 1978
Austrian Grand Prix
WinnerPEOTeam Lotus · from P1
PolePEO
Fastest lap1:43.120Peterson
Biggest gain+17Alexandre Arnoux P26→P9
Retirements17of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1:41:21.570 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 13 | +11 | 54 | +47.440 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 11 | +8 | 54 | +1:39.760 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Fittipaldi | 6 | +2 | 53 | +1 lap | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 5 | 0 | 53 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Surtees | 21 | +15 | 53 | +1 lap | — | 1 | |
| 7 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 10 | +3 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 17 | +9 | 52 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Martini | 26 | +17 | 52 | +2 laps | — | ||
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Rolf Stommelen STM | Arrows | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | 22 | 50 | NC · L50 | — | ||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 12 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 4 | 28 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 7 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 8 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | ATS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Shadow | 23 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | |||
| — | Alpine | 3 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | |||
| — | Harald Ertl ERT | Ensign | 24 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 15 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Hans Binder BID | ATS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 18 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 16 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 14 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 9 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Keke Rosberg ROG | Wolf | 25 | 49 | NC · L49 | — | ||
| — | McLaren | 20 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | |||
| — | Derek Daly DAD | Ensign | 19 | 41 | DSQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 12
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 54 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 45 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 32 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 31 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda LAU | 31 | ▼1 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | 16 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 16 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 14 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Red Bull Ring
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Austrian Grand Prix | Alan Jones JOE | Shadow | 14 |
| 1976 | Austrian Grand Prix | John Watson WAT | Penske | 2 |
| 1975 | Austrian Grand Prix | — | — | |
| 1974 | Austrian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 2 |
| 1973 | Austrian Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1972 | Austrian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 1 | |
| 1971 | Austrian Grand Prix | Jo Siffert SIF | BRM | 1 |
| 1970 | Austrian Grand Prix | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 3 |