1978 season/Round 12
Austrian Grand Prix 1978
- Red Bull Ring
- Spielberg
- 13 August 1978
- 54 laps
- 320.9 km
- 5.942 km a lap
- P1Ronnie PetersonLotus1:41:21.570
- P2Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+47.440
- P3Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1:39.760
- Pole positionRonnie PetersonLotus · 1:37.710
- Fastest lapRonnie Peterson1:43.120
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | – | 1:43.120 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 54 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 45 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 32 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 31 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 31 | ▼1 |
| 6 | John Watson | 16 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 16 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | 14 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 13 | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |