Round 12 | Red Bull Ring
Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring, 1978-08-13. Ronnie Peterson won it for Team Lotus. Podium: Ronnie Peterson, Patrick Depailler, Gilles Villeneuve.
Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Red Bull Ring
Austria
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 54 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 14 | 54 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | 54 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | 53 | +1 Lap | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 53 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 21 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 8 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 26 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | 50 | +7 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 25 | 49 | +7 Laps | 0.0 |
| D | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | 41 | Disqualified | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 40 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 23 | 33 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 31 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| D | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | 28 | Disqualified | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 27 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 9 | 20 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 7 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | 7 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 7 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 24 | 7 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | 4 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 20 | 4 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | 3 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | Accident | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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