1978.12-Austria
XVI Grosser Preis von Osterreich
Österreichring, 13 agosto 1978
4 giri x 5.942 km – 320.868 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| ° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 2 | John WATSON | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 10 | Hans BINDER | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS01 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Brian HENTON * | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR5 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Derek DALY | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 23 | Harald ERTL | Sachs Racing | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS9 | Matra | MS78 V12 3.0 |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 29 | Nelson PIQUET | BS Fabrications | McLaren | M23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | Liggett Group/BS Fabrications | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 31 | René ARNOUX | Automobiles Martini | Martini | MK23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Wolf | WR3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 36 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
* Sostituto, terzo pilota
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’37”71 |
| 2 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’37”76 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 1’38”32 |
| 4 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’38”50 |
| 5 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’38”71 |
| 6 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1’38”77 |
| 7 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’38”85 |
| 8 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’39”10 |
| 9 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’39”23 |
| 10 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’39”35 |
| 11 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’39”40 |
| 12 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’39”49 |
| 13 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’39”51 |
| 14 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’39”59 |
| 15 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’39”81 |
| 16 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”11 |
| 17 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”80 |
| 18 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”84 |
| 19 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”02 |
| 20 | Nelson PIQUET | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”15 |
| 21 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”16 |
| 22 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”42 |
| 23 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”58 |
| 24 | Harald ERTL | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”60 |
| 25 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”72 |
| 26 | René ARNOUX | Martini | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”84 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 27 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”85 |
| 28 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”47 |
| 29 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”06 |
| 30 | Hans BINDER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”46 |
| Non prequalificato | ||||
| 31 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”88 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 54 | 1h 41m 21.57s ( 189.939 km/h ) |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 54 | ( +47.44s ) |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 54 | ( +1m 39.76s ) |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 53 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 53 | |
| 6 | 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 53 | |
| 7 | 2 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 53 | |
| 8 | 30 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 9 | 31 | René ARNOUX | Martini | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| nc | 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 50 | |
| nc | 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 49 | |
| dsq | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 43 | |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 40 | |
| ab | 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 33 | |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 31 | |
| ab | 1 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 28 | |
| dsq | 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 27 | |
| ab | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 20 | |
| ab | 7 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 8 | |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 7 | |
| ab | 23 | Harald ERTL | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 6 | |
| ab | 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 6 | |
| ab | 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 3 | |
| ab | 29 | Nelson PIQUET | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 2 | |
| ab | 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1 | |
| ab | 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”12 | 207.440 |

