Austria (1978)

Date: 13 Aug 1978

Location: Spielberg, Austria

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 9 54 Lotus Ford Goodyear
2 France Patrick Depailler 6 54 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
3 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 4 54 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
4 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 3 53 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
5 France Jacques Laffite 2 53 Ligier Matra Goodyear
6 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 1 53 Surtees Ford Goodyear
7 United Kingdom John Watson 0 53 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
8 United States of America Brett Lunger 0 52 McLaren Ford Goodyear
9 France René Arnoux 0 52 Martini Ford Goodyear
NC Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 50 Shadow Ford Goodyear
NC Finland Keke Rosberg 0 49 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF France Patrick Tambay 0 40 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 33 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 31 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 28 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF France Didier Pironi 0 20 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 8 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Australia Alan Jones 0 7 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Austria Harald Ertl 0 6 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 6 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 3 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 2 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 1 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNQ Germany Jochen Mass 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNQ United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 0 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNQ Austria Hans Binder 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNPQ Germany Rolf Stommelen 0 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DSQ Ireland Derek Daly 0 43 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DSQ Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 27 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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Grosser Preis von Österreich 1978 (1978)

Date: 1978-08-13 · Circuit: Red Bull Ring (Austria)

Podium
  1. Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 9 pts
  2. Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 6 pts
  3. Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1 0 1:41:21.570 9
2 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 13 +11 1:42:09.010 6
3 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 11 +8 1:43:01.330 4
4 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 6 +2 3
5 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 5 0 2
6 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 21 +15 1
7 John Marshall Watson Brabham 10 +3
8 Robert Brett Lunger McLaren 17 +9
9 René Alexandre Arnoux Martini 26 +17
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 22
Keijo Erik Rosberg Wolf 25
Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 14 Accident
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 23 Accident
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 3 Gearbox
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 12 Accident
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 9 Accident
James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 8 Accident
Alan Stanley Jones Williams 15 Accident
Harald Ertl Ensign 24 Accident
Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 16 Accident
Jody David Scheckter Wolf 7 Accident
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior McLaren 20 Accident
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 18 Accident
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 2 Accident
Derek Daly Ensign 19 Push start
Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 4 Push start
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Jochen Richard Mass ATS
Rupert Keegan Surtees
Hans Binder ATS
Rolf Johann Stommelen Arrows
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1
2 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 2
3 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 3
4 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 4
5 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 5
6 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 6
7 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 7
8 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 8
9 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 9
10 John Marshall Watson Brabham 10

Fastest Lap

Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) – 1:41:21.570

Driver of the Day

Fun Facts

  • Biggest mover: René Alexandre Arnoux (17 positions gained)
  • Retirements: Patrick Daniel Tambay, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille, Andreas Nikolaus Lauda, Didier Joseph Louis Pironi, James Simon Wallis Hunt, Alan Stanley Jones, Harald Ertl, Riccardo Gabriele Patrese, Jody David Scheckter, Nelson Piquet Souto Maior, Héctor Alonso Rebaque, Mario Gabriele Andretti, Derek Daly, Carlos Alberto Reutemann