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Round 12 · 1978

Austrian.

Austria Red Bull Ring · 1978-08-13
Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.

Ronnie Peterson won the Austrian Grand Prix 1978 at Red Bull Ring on 13 August 1978, starting from pole position. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, with Gilles Villeneuve completing the podium for Ferrari.

Race Results

Pos Driver Team Grid Pts FL Status
1
Team Lotus 1 9 Finished
2
Tyrrell 14 6 Finished
3
Ferrari 11 4 Finished
4
Fittipaldi 6 3 +1 Lap
5
Ligier 5 2 +1 Lap
6
Surtees 21 1 +1 Lap
7
Brabham 10 0 +1 Lap
8
McLaren 17 0 +2 Laps
9
Martini 26 0 +2 Laps
N
Shadow 22 0 +7 Laps
N
Wolf 25 0 +7 Laps
D
Ensign 19 0 Disqualified
R
McLaren 14 0 Accident
R
Shadow 23 0 Accident
R
Renault 3 0 Gearbox
D
Ferrari 12 0 Disqualified
R
Brabham 4 0 Accident
R
Tyrrell 9 0 Accident
R
McLaren 8 0 Accident
R
Williams 15 0 Accident
R
Arrows 16 0 Accident
R
Ensign 24 0 Accident
R
Team Lotus 18 0 Accident
R
McLaren 20 0 Accident
R
Wolf 7 0 Accident
R
Team Lotus 2 0 Accident
F
Merzario 0 0 Did not qualify
F
ATS 0 0 Did not qualify
F
Surtees 0 0 Did not qualify
F
ATS 0 0 Did not qualify
F
Arrows 0 0 Did not prequalify
Classification31 drivers
Grid
1
Points
9
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P1 → P1 – 0
Status Finished
View Peterson profile →
Grid
14
Points
6
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P14 → P2 ▲ 12
Status Finished
View Depailler profile →
Grid
11
Points
4
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P11 → P3 ▲ 8
Status Finished
View Villeneuve profile →
Grid
6
Points
3
Team Fittipaldi
Grid → Finish P6 → P4 ▲ 2
Status +1 Lap
View Fittipaldi profile →
Grid
5
Points
2
Team Ligier
Grid → Finish P5 → P5 – 0
Status +1 Lap
View Laffite profile →
Grid
21
Points
1
Team Surtees
Grid → Finish P21 → P6 ▲ 15
Status +1 Lap
View Brambilla profile →
Grid
10
Points
0
Team Brabham
Grid → Finish P10 → P7 ▲ 3
Status +1 Lap
View Watson profile →
Grid
17
Points
0
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P17 → P8 ▲ 9
Status +2 Laps
View Lunger profile →
Grid
26
Points
0
Team Martini
Grid → Finish P26 → P9 ▲ 17
Status +2 Laps
View Arnoux profile →
Grid
22
Points
0
Team Shadow
Grid → Finish P22 → NC
Status +7 Laps
View Regazzoni profile →
Grid
25
Points
0
Team Wolf
Grid → Finish P25 → NC
Status +7 Laps
View Rosberg profile →
Grid
19
Points
0
Team Ensign
Grid → Finish P19 → DSQ
Status Disqualified
View Daly profile →
Grid
14
Points
0
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P14 → DNF
Status Accident
View Tambay profile →
Grid
23
Points
0
Team Shadow
Grid → Finish P23 → DNF
Status Accident
View Stuck profile →
Grid
3
Points
0
Team Renault
Grid → Finish P3 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Jabouille profile →
Grid
12
Points
0
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P12 → DSQ
Status Disqualified
View Reutemann profile →
Grid
4
Points
0
Team Brabham
Grid → Finish P4 → DNF
Status Accident
View Lauda profile →
Grid
9
Points
0
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P9 → DNF
Status Accident
View Pironi profile →
Grid
8
Points
0
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P8 → DNF
Status Accident
View Hunt profile →
Grid
15
Points
0
Team Williams
Grid → Finish P15 → DNF
Status Accident
View Jones profile →
Grid
16
Points
0
Team Arrows
Grid → Finish P16 → DNF
Status Accident
View Patrese profile →
Grid
24
Points
0
Team Ensign
Grid → Finish P24 → DNF
Status Accident
View Ertl profile →
Grid
18
Points
0
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P18 → DNF
Status Accident
View Rebaque profile →
Grid
20
Points
0
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P20 → DNF
Status Accident
View Piquet profile →
Grid
7
Points
0
Team Wolf
Grid → Finish P7 → DNF
Status Accident
View Scheckter profile →
Grid
2
Points
0
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P2 → DNF
Status Accident
View Andretti profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team Merzario
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Merzario profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team ATS
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Mass profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team Surtees
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Keegan profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team ATS
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Binder profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team Arrows
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not prequalify
View Stommelen profile →