Round 12 · 13 August 1978
1978 Austrian Grand Prix: results
Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) won the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 13 August 1978 at Red Bull Ring (Austria), starting from position 1. Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 14 | +47.440 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | +99.760 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 21 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 25 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 12 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 23 | — | — | Accident |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 9 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 24 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 20 | — | — | Accident |
| 25 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | — | — | Accident |