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1978 Dave Lee Travis Trophy
1978 German GP
1977 Austrian GP

1978 Austrian GP

1978 Dutch GP
1979 Austrian GP
 XVI  Großer Preis von Österreich

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 13 August 1978
Start time14:00
Event Austrian GP
Circuit Osterreichring
Event FormatRace of 54 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#12 of 16 in 1978
#309 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps54
Circuit Perimeter5942 m
Race Distance5942 × 54 = 320.868 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherDry
Participants
Entries31
Qualifiers26
Finishers9
Debutants
Arrows A1 (Car Model),    BS Fabrications (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 11 – 200th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 29 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Records Broken 1. Most 13th Place Qualifications Patrick Depailler (10)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (252),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (381),
3. Most Retirements Lotus (345),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (249),
5. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (81),
6. Most 7th Place Finishes Brabham (29),
7. Most Races Led Ferrari (180),
8. Most Laps Led Ferrari (4972),
9. Most Race Entries Lotus (808),
10. Most Failures to Qualify Arturo Merzario (12),
11. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (76),
12. Most 10th Place Qualifications Brabham (36),
13. Most 18th Place Qualifications Lotus (30)

World Championship standings
1  Mario Andretti 54 
2  Ronnie Peterson 45 
3  Patrick Depailler 32 up
4  Carlos Reutemann 31 up
5  Niki Lauda 31 up
6  John Watson 16 
7  Jacques Laffite 16 up
8  Jody Scheckter 14 up
9  Emerson Fittipaldi 13 
10  Riccardo Patrese 8 
11  James Hunt 8 
12  Gilles Villeneuve 7 up
13  Didier Pironi 7 up
14  Alan Jones 5 up
15  Patrick Tambay 5 up
16  Clay Regazzoni 4 up
17  Hans-Joachim Stuck 2 
18  Vittorio Brambilla 1 
  Hector Rebaque 1 
1  Lotus / Ford 76 
2  Brabham / Alfa Romeo 40 
3  Tyrrell / Ford 36 up
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 35 up
5  Ligier / Matra 16 up
6  Wolf / Ford 14 up
7  Fittipaldi / Ford 13 up
8  McLaren / Ford 12 up
9  Arrows / Ford 8 
10  Shadow / Ford 6 
11  Williams / Ford 5 
12  Surtees / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 6Car 6Car 6
EntrantJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team Lotus
Driver Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson
Car Lotus 79 Lotus 79 Lotus 79
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:41'21.571'37.711'43.12
Speed189.939 km/h218.925 km/h207.440 km/h