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Round 12 · 1978

Austrian Grand Prix

Austria Red Bull Ring · 1978-08-13

Ronnie Peterson won the Austrian Grand Prix 1978 at Red Bull Ring on 13 August 1978, starting from pole position. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, with Gilles Villeneuve completing the podium for Ferrari.

Race Results

PosGridDriverTeamLapsTime / StatusPtsFL
11Ronnie PetersonPETTeam Lotus541:41:21.579
214Patrick DepaillerDEPTyrrell54+47.446
311Gilles VilleneuveVILFerrari54+1:39.764
46Emerson FittipaldiFITFittipaldi53+1 Lap3
55Jacques LaffiteLAFLigier53+1 Lap2
621Vittorio BrambillaBRASurtees53+1 Lap1
710John WatsonWATBrabham53+1 Lap0
817Brett LungerLUNMcLaren52+2 Laps0
926René ArnouxARNMartini52+2 Laps0
N22Clay RegazzoniREGShadow50+7 Laps0
N25Keke RosbergROSWolf49+7 Laps0
D19Derek DalyDALEnsign41Disqualified0
R14Patrick TambayTAMMcLaren40Accident0
R23Hans-Joachim StuckSTUShadow33Accident0
R3Jean-Pierre JabouilleJABRenault31Gearbox0
D12Carlos ReutemannREUFerrari28Disqualified0
R4Niki LaudaLAUBrabham27Accident0
R9Didier PironiPIRTyrrell20Accident0
R8James HuntHUNMcLaren7Accident0
R15Alan JonesJONWilliams7Accident0
R16Riccardo PatresePATArrows7Accident0
R24Harald ErtlERTEnsign7Accident0
R18Hector RebaqueREBTeam Lotus4Accident0
R20Nelson PiquetPIQMcLaren4Accident0
R7Jody ScheckterSCHWolf3Accident0
R2Mario AndrettiANDTeam Lotus0Accident0
F0Arturo MerzarioMERMerzario0Did not qualify0
F0Jochen MassMASATS0Did not qualify0
F0Rupert KeeganKEESurtees0Did not qualify0
F0Hans BinderBINATS0Did not qualify0
F0Rolf StommelenSTOArrows0Did not prequalify0