1978 season/ Round 12
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. Sun, 13 Aug 1978. 54 laps.
Austria- Winner
- LOPETTeam Lotus
- Pole
- LOPETTeam Lotus
- Fastest lap
- LOPET1:43.120
Weekend
Race
- Patrick DepaillerTYTyrrell+47.4402
- Ronnie PetersonLOTeam Lotus1:41:21.5701
- Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari+1:39.7603
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
MAARN
+17 places, P26 to P9
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
–
No pit stop data
Fastest lap
LOPET
1:43.120
DNFs
17
REG, ROS, DAL, TAM, STU, JAB, REU, LAU, PIR, HUN, JON, PAT, ERT, REB, PIQ, SCH, AND
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOPET | LOTeam Lotus | 1 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 |
| 2 | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 14+12 | +47.440 | 6 |
| 3 | VIL | Ferrari | 11+8 | +1:39.760 | 4 |
| 4 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 6+2 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | LILAF | LILigier | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | SUBRA | SUSurtees | 21+15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | BRWAT | BRBrabham | 10+3 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 |  LUN | McLaren | 17+9 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | MAARN | MAMartini | 26+17 | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | SHREG | SHShadow | 22 | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | WOROS | WOWolf | 25 | +7 Laps | |
| DSQ | ENDAL | ENEnsign | 19 | Disqualified | |
| DNF | TAM | McLaren | 14 | Accident | |
| DNF | SHSTU | SHShadow | 23 | Accident | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 3 | Gearbox | |
| DSQ | REU | Ferrari | 12 | Disqualified | |
| DNF | BRLAU | BRBrabham | 4 | Accident | |
| DNF | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 9 | Accident | |
| DNF | HUN | McLaren | 8 | Accident | |
| DNF |  JON | Williams | 15 | Accident | |
| DNF | ARPAT | ARArrows | 16 | Accident | |
| DNF | ENERT | ENEnsign | 24 | Accident | |
| DNF | LOREB | LOTeam Lotus | 18 | Accident | |
| DNF | PIQ | McLaren | 20 | Accident | |
| DNF | WOSCH | WOWolf | 7 | Accident | |
| DNF | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 2 | Accident |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LORonnie Peterson | 1:43.120 |