1978 Großer Preis von Osterreich

Race 12 of 16

Osterreichring
54 laps
Time of race: 1:41:21.57
Average speed of winner: 189.967 kph
Margin of victory: 47.44 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson 1:43.12
Lap leaders: Peterson 1-18, Reutemann 19-22, Villeneuve 23-28, Peterson 29-54

Race notes: Last win for Ronnie Peterson. Last pole for Ronnie Peterson. Finale for Harald Ertl.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Ronnie Peterson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:37.71	54	2	44	1:41:21.57	9
2	14	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:39.59	54	0	0	+47.44	6
3	11	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:39.40	54	1	6	+99.76	4
4	6	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:38.77	53	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	5	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:38.71	53	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	21	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:41.16	53	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	10	John Watson	2	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:39.35	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	17	Brett Lunger	30	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	BS Fabrications	1:40.80	52	0	0	+2 laps	0
9	26	René Arnoux	31	Automobiles Martini	Martini MK23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Martini	1:41.84	52	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	22	Clay Regazzoni	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:41.42	47	0	0	+7 laps (not classified)	0
11	25	Keke Rosberg	32	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Theodore	1:41.72	47	0	0	+7 laps (not classified)	0
12	19	Derek Daly	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:41.02	41	0	0	disqualified	0
13	14	Patrick Tambay	8	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:39.59	40	0	0	accident	0
14	23	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:41.58	33	0	0	accident	0
15	3	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:38.32	31	0	0	gearbox	0
16	12	Carlos Reutemann	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:39.49	28	1	4	disqualified	0
17	4	Niki Lauda	1	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:38.50	27	0	0	accident	0
18	9	Didier Pironi	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:39.23	20	0	0	accident	0
19	8	James Hunt	7	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:39.10	7	0	0	accident	0
20	15	Alan Jones	27	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:39.81	7	0	0	accident	0
21	16	Riccardo Patrese	35	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:40.11	7	0	0	accident	0
22	24	Harald Ertl	23	Sachs Racing	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:41.60	7	0	0	accident	0
23	18	Héctor Rebaque	25	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Rebaque	1:40.84	4	0	0	accident	0
24	20	Nelson Piquet	29	BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	BS Fabrications	1:41.15	4	0	0	accident	0
25	7	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:38.85	3	0	0	accident	0
26	2	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:37.76	0	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Mario Andretti	54	12	5	5	6
2	Ronnie Peterson	45	12	3	2	6
3	Patrick Depailler	32	12	0	1	5
4	Carlos Reutemann	31	12	2	3	4
5	Niki Lauda	31	12	1	1	5
6	Jacques Laffite	16	12	0	0	2
7	John Watson	16	12	1	0	2
8	Jody Scheckter	14	12	0	0	2
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	13	12	0	0	1
10	Riccardo Patrese	8	11	0	0	1
11	James Hunt	8	12	0	0	1
12	Gilles Villeneuve	7	12	0	0	1
13	Didier Pironi	7	12	0	0	0
14	Patrick Tambay	5	11	0	0	0
15	Alan Jones	5	12	0	0	0
16	Clay Regazzoni	4	9	0	0	0
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	2	10	0	0	0
18	Vittorio Brambilla	1	10	0	0	0
19	Héctor Rebaque	1	7	0	0	0
20	Jochen Mass	0	10	0	0	0
21	Brett Lunger	0	7	0	0	0
22	Bruno Giacomelli	0	3	0	0	0
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	3	0	0	0
24	Rolf Stommelen	0	8	0	0	0
25	René Arnoux	0	3	0	0	0