| «1978-12» | Austria Grand Prix - XVI Grosser Preis von Osterreich |
| 1978-08-13 | Österreichring - 54 laps × 5.942 km : 320.868 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.710 | 218.925 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.760 | +00.050 (+0.051%) | +00.050 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:38.320 | +00.610 (+0.624%) | +00.560 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:38.500 | +00.790 (+0.809%) | +00.180 |
| 5 | 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:38.710 | +01.000 (+1.023%) | +00.210 |
| 6 | 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.770 | +01.060 (+1.085%) | +00.060 |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.850 | +01.140 (+1.167%) | +00.080 |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.100 | +01.390 (+1.423%) | +00.250 |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.230 | +01.520 (+1.556%) | +00.130 |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:39.350 | +01.640 (+1.678%) | +00.120 |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:39.400 | +01.690 (+1.730%) | +00.050 |
| 12 | 12 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:39.490 | +01.780 (+1.822%) | +00.090 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.510 | +01.800 (+1.842%) | +00.020 |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.590 | +01.880 (+1.924%) | +00.080 |
| 15 | 15 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.810 | +02.100 (+2.149%) | +00.220 |
| 16 | 16 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.110 | +02.400 (+2.456%) | +00.300 |
| 17 | 17 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.800 | +03.090 (+3.162%) | +00.690 |
| 18 | 18 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.840 | +03.130 (+3.203%) | +00.040 |
| 19 | 19 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.020 | +03.310 (+3.388%) | +00.180 |
| 20 | 20 | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.150 | +03.440 (+3.521%) | +00.130 |
| 21 | 21 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.160 | +03.450 (+3.531%) | +00.010 |
| 22 | 22 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.420 | +03.710 (+3.797%) | +00.260 |
| 23 | 23 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.580 | +03.870 (+3.961%) | +00.160 |
| 24 | 24 | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.600 | +03.890 (+3.981%) | +00.020 |
| 25 | 25 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.720 | +04.010 (+4.104%) | +00.120 |
| 26 | 26 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.840 | +04.130 (+4.227%) | +00.120 |
| 27 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.850 | +04.140 (+4.237%) | +00.010 | |
| 28 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.470 | +04.760 (+4.872%) | +00.620 | |
| 29 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.060 | +05.350 (+5.475%) | +00.590 | |
| 30 | 10 | Hans Binder | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.460 | +06.750 (+6.908%) | +01.400 | |
| 31 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.880 | +07.170 (+7.338%) | +00.420 |