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1978 Austrian Grand Prix
Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) won the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring, Spielberg on 13 August 1978, starting from P1. Patrick Depailler and Gilles Villeneuve completed the podium.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 14 | +47.440 | 6 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | +1:39.760 | 4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 21 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 25 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| D | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | Disqualified | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 23 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| D | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | Disqualified | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | Accident | 0 |
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