1978 Grand Prix of Austria
13 August - Österreichring: 320.868km (5.942km x 54 laps)

Race interrupted after 7 laps and restarted for the remaining 47 laps, with results being aggregated
Pole Position: Ronnie Peterson, Lotus-Ford 79, 1:37.71 Results 1. Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 79 1:41:21.57 (189.939 km/h) 2. Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 008 - 47.44 3. Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T3 - 1:39.76 4. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford F5A - 1 lap 5. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS9 - 1 lap 6. Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS20 - 1 lap 7. John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 - 1 lap 8. Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford M26 - 2 laps 9. Rene Arnoux Martini-Ford Mk23 - 2 laps Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson, 1:43.12 (207.440 km/h) Not Classified Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford WR3 - 7 laps Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford DN9 - 7 laps Retirements Derek Daly Ensign-Ford N177 - 13 laps (Disqualified/Push start after spin) Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford M26 - 14 laps (Accident) Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford DN9 - 21 laps (Accident) Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RS01 - 23 laps (Gearbox) Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T3 - 26 laps (Disqualified/Push start after spin) Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 - 27 laps (Accident) Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 008 - 34 laps (Accident) Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford FA1 - 47 laps (Accident) Alan Jones Williams-Ford FW06 - 47 laps (Accident) Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford N177 - 47 laps (Accident) James Hunt McLaren-Ford M26 - 47 laps (Accident) Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford M23 - 50 laps (Accident) Hector Rebaque Lotus-Ford 78 - 50 laps (Clutch) Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR5 - 51 laps (Accident) Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 79 - 54 laps (Accident) Did Not Qualify Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford A1 Jochen Mass ATS-Ford HS1 Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford TS20 Hans Binder ATS-Ford HS1 Brian Henton Surtees-Ford TS20 Did Not Pre-qualify Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford A1 Race leaders*: Ronnie Peterson 1-18 (18 laps = 106.956 km) Carlos Reutemann 19-22 (4 laps = 23.768 km) Gilles Villeneuve 23-28 (6 laps = 35.652 km) Ronnie Peterson 29-54 (26 laps = 154.492 km) * Lap leaders are given as on the road ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Grid 1. Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 79 1:37.71 (218.925 km/h) 2. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 79 - 0.05 3. Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RS01 - 0.61 4. Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T3 - 0.79 5. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS9 - 1.00 6. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford F5A - 1.06 7. Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR5 - 1.14 8. James Hunt McLaren-Ford M26 - 1.39 9. Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 008 - 1.52 10. John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 - 1.64 11. Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T3 - 1.69 12. Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 - 1.78 13. Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 008 - 1.80 14. Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford M26 - 1.88 15. Alan Jones Williams-Ford FW06 - 2.10 16. Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford FA1 - 2.40 17. Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford M26 - 3.09 18. Hector Rebaque Lotus-Ford 78 - 3.13 19. Derek Daly Ensign-Ford N177 - 3.31 20. Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford M23 - 3.44 21. Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS20 - 3.45 22. Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford DN9 - 3.71 23. Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford DN9 - 3.87 24. Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford N177 - 3.89 25. Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford WR3 - 4.01 26. Rene Arnoux Martini-Ford Mk23 - 4.13 Did Not Qualify 27. Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford A1 - 4.14 28. Jochen Mass ATS-Ford HS1 - 4.76 29. Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford TS20 - 5.35 30. Hans Binder ATS-Ford HS1 - 6.75 31. Brian Henton Surtees-Ford TS20 Tested only Did Not Pre-qualify 32. Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford A1 No time