Grosser Preis von Österreich 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 54 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 54 | 1:42:09.010 | 6 | 13 | |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | 1:43:01.330 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 53 | +1 lap | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 53 | +1 lap | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 53 | +1 lap | 1 | 21 | |
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 53 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 8 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 52 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| 9 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | 52 | +2 laps | — | 26 | |
| NC | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 50 | +4 laps | — | 22 | |
| NC | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 49 | +5 laps | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 40 | Accident | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 33 | Accident | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 31 | Gearbox | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 28 | Accident | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 20 | Accident | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | Accident | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | Accident | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 6 | Accident | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 6 | Accident | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | Accident | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 2 | Accident | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1 | Accident | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | Accident | — | 2 | |
| DSQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 43 | Push start | — | 19 | |
| DSQ | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 27 | Push start | — | 4 | |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 10 | Hans Binder | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:37.710 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:37.760 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:38.320 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:38.500 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:38.710 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:38.770 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:38.850 |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:39.100 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:39.230 |
| 10 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:39.350 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:39.400 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:39.490 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:39.510 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:39.590 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:39.810 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:40.110 |
| 17 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:40.800 |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:40.840 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:41.020 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:41.150 |
| 21 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:41.160 |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:41.420 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:41.580 |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:41.600 |
| 25 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:41.720 |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Martini | — | — | — | 1:41.840 |
| 27 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:41.850 |
| 28 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:42.470 |
| 29 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:43.060 |
| 30 | Hans Binder | ATS | — | — | — | 1:44.460 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | — |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | — |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | — |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 9 | — |
| 10 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | — |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 12 | — |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | — |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | — |
| 17 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | — |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 18 | — |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | — |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 20 | — |
| 21 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 21 | — |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | — |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 23 | — |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 24 | — |
| 25 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 25 | — |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Martini | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | 1:43.120 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 54 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 45 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 32 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 31 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 31 |
| 6 | John Watson | 16 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 16 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | 14 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 13 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 11 | James Hunt | 8 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | 7 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 14 | Alan Jones | 5 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | 5 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | 1 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |
