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1978 Austrian Grand Prix
Round
12/16
Date
Aug 13, 1978 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Spielberg, Austria
Circuit
Circuit length
5.942 m
Race distance
320.868 km (54 laps)
Peterson
Winner
1:41:21.570
Winning time
Peterson
Pole position
Peterson
Fastest lap
1:43.120
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:41:21.570 | 1st | 54 | 9 |
| 2 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +47.440 | 13th | 54 | 6 |
| 3 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:39.760 | 11th | 54 | 4 |
| 4 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 lap | 6th | 53 | 3 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 lap | 5th | 53 | 2 |
| 6 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +1 lap | 21st | 53 | 1 |
| 7 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +1 lap | 10th | 53 | |
| 8 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | +2 laps | 17th | 52 | |
| 9 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | +2 laps | 26th | 52 | |
| NC | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +4 laps | 22nd | 50 | |
| NC | #32 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +5 laps | 25th | 49 | |
| DNF | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Accident | 14th | 40 | |
| DNF | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | 23rd | 33 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Gearbox | 3rd | 31 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Accident | 12th | 28 | |
| DNF | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Accident | 9th | 20 | |
| DNF | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Accident | 8th | 8 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Accident | 15th | 7 | |
| DNF | #23 Harald Ertl | Ensign | Accident | 24th | 6 | |
| DNF | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Accident | 16th | 6 | |
| DNF | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Accident | 7th | 3 | |
| DNF | #29 Nelson Piquet | McLaren | Accident | 20th | 2 | |
| DNF | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | Accident | 18th | 1 | |
| DNF | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Accident | 2nd | 0 | |
| DSQ | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | Push start | 19th | 43 | |
| DSQ | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Push start | 4th | 27 | |
| DNQ | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||||
| DNQ | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | ||||
| DNQ | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | ||||
| DNQ | #10 Hans Binder | ATS | ||||
| DNPQ | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:37.710 | |
| 2 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:37.760 | +0.050 |
| 3 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:38.320 | +0.610 |
| 4 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:38.500 | +0.790 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:38.710 | +1.000 |
| 6 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:38.770 | +1.060 |
| 7 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:38.850 | +1.140 |
| 8 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:39.100 | +1.390 |
| 9 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:39.230 | +1.520 |
| 10 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:39.350 | +1.640 |
| 11 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:39.400 | +1.690 |
| 12 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:39.490 | +1.780 |
| 13 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:39.510 | +1.800 |
| 14 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:39.590 | +1.880 |
| 15 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:39.810 | +2.100 |
| 16 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:40.110 | +2.400 |
| 17 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:40.800 | +3.090 |
| 18 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:40.840 | +3.130 |
| 19 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:41.020 | +3.310 |
| 20 | #29 Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 1:41.150 | +3.440 |
| 21 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:41.160 | +3.450 |
| 22 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:41.420 | +3.710 |
| 23 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:41.580 | +3.870 |
| 24 | #23 Harald Ertl | Ensign | 1:41.600 | +3.890 |
| 25 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:41.720 | +4.010 |
| 26 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | 1:41.840 | +4.130 |
| 27 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:41.850 | +4.140 |
| 28 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:42.470 | +4.760 |
| 29 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:43.060 | +5.350 |
| 30 | #10 Hans Binder | ATS | 1:44.460 | +6.750 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:43.120 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 5 | 6 | 54 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 2 | 6 | 45 | -9 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 5 | 32 | -22 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 31 | -23 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 5 | 31 | -23 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 2 | 16 | -38 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 2 | 16 | -38 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 2 | 14 | -40 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 13 | -41 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 1 | 8 | -46 |
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 8 | -46 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 7 | -47 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 7 | -47 |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 | 5 | -49 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 5 | -49 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 4 | -50 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 2 | -52 |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 1 | -53 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | 0 | 1 | -53 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus | Ford | 7 | 12 | 76 | |
| 2 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 7 | 40 | -36 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 5 | 36 | -40 |
| 4 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | 35 | -41 |
| 5 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 2 | 16 | -60 |
| 6 | Wolf | Ford | 0 | 2 | 14 | -62 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 1 | 13 | -63 |
| 8 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 12 | -64 |
| 9 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 1 | 8 | -68 |
| 10 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 6 | -70 |
| 11 | Williams | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -71 |
| 12 | Surtees | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -75 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #63 George Russell | Oscar Piastri | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1:07.694 - Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:07.012 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:07.275 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lando Norris | 1:06.200 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris | 1:07.475 - Lando Norris | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas | 1:07.475 - Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #33 Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel | 1:06.957 - Kimi Räikkönen | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:07.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:08.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:11.235 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:12.142 - Sergio Pérez | Felipe Massa |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:08.337 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:09.298 - Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:10.843 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | 1:11.783 - David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | 1:12.107 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | 1:12.878 - David Coulthard | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:11.814 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | 1:28.318 - Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | 1:29.444 - Gerhard Berger | Teo Fabi |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | 1:29.241 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | 1:32.882 - Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | 1:33.961 - Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | 1:33.699 - Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | 1:37.620 - Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | 1:32.530 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Jacques Laffite | 1:35.770 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1977 | #17 Alan Jones | Niki Lauda | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:40.960 - John Watson | Niki Lauda |
| 1976 | #28 John Watson | Jacques Laffite | Gunnar Nilsson | 1:35.910 - James Hunt | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | James Hunt | Tom Pryce | 1:53.900 - Vittorio Brambilla | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Denny Hulme | James Hunt | 1:37.220 - Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | Carlos Pace | 1:37.290 - Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1972 | #31 Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme | Peter Revson | 1:38.320 - Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1971 | #14 Jo Siffert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Tim Schenken | 1:38.470 - Jo Siffert | Jo Siffert |
| 1970 | #12 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Rolf Stommelen | 1:40.400 - Jacky Ickx | Jochen Rindt |
| 1964 | #8 Lorenzo Bandini | Richie Ginther | Bob Anderson | 1:10.560 - Dan Gurney | Graham Hill |
The 1978 Austrian Grand Prix started Aug 13, 1978 on Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Ronnie Peterson started from pole position with Mario Andretti next to him. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from third place.
In 1 hour, 41 minutes and 21 seconds Ronnie Peterson finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Patrick Depailler in second and Gilles Villeneuve in third place.
After the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 54 points. Andretti is 9 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.