- Winner
- Ronnie Peterson
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Ronnie Peterson, Patrick Depailler, and Gilles Villeneuve
- Race date
- August 13, 1978
- Pole
- Ronnie Peterson
- Fastest lap
- Ronnie Peterson
- Classified drivers
- 31
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
The decisive result
Ronnie Peterson finished first for Team Lotus. Patrick Depailler is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Gilles Villeneuve 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
René Arnoux from P26 to P9 (+17), Vittorio Brambilla from P21 to P6 (+15), and Patrick Depailler from P13 to P2 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ronnie Peterson started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 12 Accident, 4 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, 3 Finished, and 2 +2 laps. Ronnie Peterson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.120. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.