Round 12 · 1978
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Austria · Sun 13 Aug · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Borgward | 1 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 14 | +47.440 | 6 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | +1:39.760 | 4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 21 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 26 | +2 Laps | |
| — | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | +7 Laps | |
| — | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 25 | +7 Laps | |
| — | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | Disqualified | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | Accident | |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 23 | Accident | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | Gearbox | |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | Disqualified | |
| — | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | Accident | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 9 | Accident | |
| — | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | Accident | |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | Accident | |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | Accident | |
| — | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 24 | Accident | |
| — | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Borgward | 18 | Accident | |
| — | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 20 | Accident | |
| — | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | Accident | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 2 | Accident |