Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1SwedishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1541:41:21.5709
2FrenchPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1454+47.4406
3CanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari1154+1:39.7604
4BrazilianEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi653+1 Lap3
5FrenchJacques LaffiteLigier553+1 Lap2
6ItalianVittorio BrambillaSurtees2153+1 Lap1
7BritishJohn WatsonBrabham1053+1 Lap0
8AmericanBrett LungerMcLaren1752+2 Laps0
9FrenchRené ArnouxMartini2652+2 Laps0
RSwissClay RegazzoniShadow2250+7 Laps0
RFinnishKeke RosbergWolf2549+7 Laps0
DIrishDerek DalyEnsign1941Disqualified0
RFrenchPatrick TambayMcLaren1440Accident0
RGermanHans-Joachim StuckShadow2333Accident0
RFrenchJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault331Gearbox0
DArgentineCarlos ReutemannFerrari1228Disqualified0
RAustrianNiki LaudaBrabham427Accident0
RFrenchDidier PironiTyrrell920Accident0
RBritishJames HuntMcLaren87Accident0
RAustralianAlan JonesWilliams157Accident0
RItalianRiccardo PatreseArrows167Accident0
RAustrianHarald ErtlEnsign247Accident0
RMexicanHector RebaqueTeam Lotus184Accident0
RBrazilianNelson PiquetMcLaren204Accident0
RSouth AfricanJody ScheckterWolf73Accident0
RAmericanMario AndrettiTeam Lotus20Accident0

About the Grand Prix

The 1978 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 August 1978 at Österreichring. This was the last win for Ronnie Peterson before his death at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, and was also the last win for a Swedish Formula One driver, as of 2025.

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