1978 - Grand Prix of Austria

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1978 - Grand Prix of Austria

Race Name - Grand Prix of Austria
Date - 8/13/1978
Race Track - Osterreichring
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 54
Pole Winner Ronnie Peterson
Average Race Speed - 189.967 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Ronnie Peterson
Race Number - 12

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	14	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	11	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
4	6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76
6	21	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	10	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
8	17	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	26	Ren Arnoux	Automobiles Martini	Martini MK23	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	22	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	25	Keke Rosberg	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	19	Derek Daly	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	14	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	23	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	3	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
16	12	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
17	4	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
18	9	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	8	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	15	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	16	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	24	Harald Ertl	Sachs Racing	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	18	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	20	Nelson Piquet	BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	7	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	2	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV