The 1978 Austrian Grand Prix started August 13th, 1978 at 02:00 on A1-Ring in Spielburg, Austria. Ronnie Peterson started from pole position with Mario Andretti next to him. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from third place.
After 1 hour, 41 minutes and 21 seconds Ronnie Peterson finished the race first. 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.
After 1 hour, 41 minutes and 21 seconds Ronnie Peterson finished the race first. 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.
Circuit
Location
Spielburg, Austria
Date
August 13th, 1978 at 02:00
Round
12/16
Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Winning time
1:41:21.57
Pole position
Ronnie Peterson
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1:41:21.57 | 1 | 54 | 9 |
| 2 12 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +47.44 | 14 | 54 | 6 |
| 3 8 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:39.76 | 11 | 54 | 4 |
| 4 2 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 6 | 53 | 3 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 5 | 53 | 2 |
| 6 15 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +1 Lap | 21 | 53 | 1 |
| 7 3 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +1 Lap | 10 | 53 | 0 |
| 8 9 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | +2 Laps | 17 | 52 | 0 |
| 9 17 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | +2 Laps | 26 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +7 Laps | 22 | 50 | 0 |
| - | #32 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +7 Laps | 25 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | Disqualified | 19 | 41 | 0 |
| - | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 14 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 23 | 33 | 0 |
| - | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Gearbox) | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Disqualified | 12 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| - | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 9 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #23 Harald Ertl | Ensign | DNF (Accident) | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #25 Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| - | #29 Nelson Piquet | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| - | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #10 Hans Binder | ATS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 6 | 54 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team 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 | 2 | 16 | -38 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 16 | -38 | |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 14 | -40 | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 13 | -41 | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1 | 8 | -46 | |
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 8 | -46 | |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 7 | -47 | |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | -47 | ||
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | -49 | ||
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | -49 | ||
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 4 | -50 | ||
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 2 | -52 | ||
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1 | -53 | ||
| 19 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 1 | -53 | ||
| 20 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | -54 | ||
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | -54 | ||
| 22 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | -54 | ||
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 0 | -54 | ||
| 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | -54 | ||
| 25 | René Arnoux | Martini | 0 | -54 | ||
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | -54 | ||
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | -54 | ||
| 28 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | -54 | ||
| 29 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 30 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 31 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -54 | ||
| 32 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 0 | -54 | ||
| 33 | Danny Ongais | Shadow | 0 | -54 | ||
| 34 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 35 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 36 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 0 | -54 | ||
| 37 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | 0 | -54 | ||
| 38 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 0 | -54 | ||
| 39 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | 0 | -54 | ||
| 40 | Geoff Lees | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 41 | Hans Binder | ATS | 0 | -54 | ||
| 42 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren | 0 | -54 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 7 | 12 | 76 | |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 7 | 40 | -36 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 1 | 5 | 36 | -40 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | 35 | -41 |
| 5 | Ligier | 2 | 16 | -60 | |
| 6 | Wolf | 2 | 14 | -62 | |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 1 | 13 | -63 | |
| 8 | McLaren | 1 | 12 | -64 | |
| 9 | Arrows | 1 | 8 | -68 | |
| 10 | Shadow | 6 | -70 | ||
| 11 | Williams | 5 | -71 | ||
| 12 | Surtees | 1 | -75 | ||
| 13 | ATS | 0 | -76 | ||
| 14 | Martini | 0 | -76 | ||
| 15 | Renault | 0 | -76 | ||
| 16 | Ensign | 0 | -76 | ||
| 17 | Merzario | 0 | -76 | ||
| 18 | Theodore | 0 | -76 | ||
| 19 | Hesketh | 0 | -76 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | Teo Fabi | |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1982 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | |
| 1977 | #17 Alan Jones | Niki Lauda | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Niki Lauda | |
| 1976 | #28 John Watson | Jacques Laffite | Gunnar Nilsson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | James Hunt | Tom Pryce | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Denny Hulme | James Hunt | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1972 | #31 Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1971 | #14 Jo Siffert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Tim Schenken | Jo Siffert | |
| 1970 | #12 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Rolf Stommelen | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1964 | #8 Lorenzo Bandini | Richie Ginther | Bob Anderson | Graham Hill |