Austrian Grand Prix 1978
Österreichring
13 August
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 54 1h41m21.57s 9 1
2 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 54 1h42m09.01s 6 13
3 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 54 1h43m01.33s 4 11
4 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 53 - 3 6
5 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 Matra 53 - 2 5
6 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford 53 - 1 21
7 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 53 - - 10
8 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M26 Ford 52 - - 17
9 31 René Arnoux FRA Automobiles Martini Martini Mk23 Ford 52 - - 26
NC 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 50 - - 22
NC 32 Keke Rosberg FIN Theodore Racing Hong Kong Wolf WR3 Ford 49 - - 25
DQ 22 Derek Daly IRL Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 43 Push Start - 19
R 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 40 Accident - 14
R 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 33 Accident - 23
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 31 Gearbox - 3
R 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 28 Accident - 12
DQ 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 27 Push Start - 4
R 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 20 Accident - 9
R 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 8 Accident - 8
R 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 7 Accident - 15
R 23 Harald Ertl AUT Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 6 Accident - 24
R 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 Ford 6 Accident - 16
R 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 Ford 3 Accident - 7
R 29 Nelson Piquet BRA BS Fabrications McLaren M23 Ford 2 Accident - 20
R 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford 1 Clutch - 18
R 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 0 Accident - 2
DNQ 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford - - - -
DNQ 10 Hans Binder AUT ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 0- Brian Henton GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Ronnie Peterson1-18, 29-5444
Carlos Reutemann19-224
Gilles Villeneuve23-286

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m37.71s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m43.12s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Mario Andretti USA 54
2 Ronnie Peterson SWE 45
3 Patrick Depailler FRA 32
4= Niki Lauda AUT 31
4= Carlos Reutemann ARG 31
6= Jacques Laffite FRA 16
6= John Watson GBR 16