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Event

Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 13th August 1978 (UTC)
Sun 13th August 1978 (Local)

Timestamp
1978-08-13T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
12

Status

Location
Red Bull Ring

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Description

The 1978 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 August 1978 at Österreichring. This was the last win for Ronnie Peterson before his death at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, and was also the last win for a Swedish Formula One driver, as of 2024.

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Result List

01	Ronnie Peterson	41:21.6
02	Patrick Depailler	+0:47.44
03	Gilles Villeneuve	+1:39.76
04	Emerson Fittipaldi	+1 Lap
05	Jacques Laffite	+1 Lap
06	Vittorio Brambilla	+1 Lap
07	John Watson	+1 Lap
08	Brett Lunger	+2 Laps
09	René Arnoux	+2 Laps
10	Clay Regazzoni	+7 Laps
12	Derek Daly	DNF
13	Patrick Tambay	DNF
14	Hans Stuck	DNF
15	Jean-Christophe Boullion	DNF
16	Carlos Reutemann	DNF
17	Niki Lauda	DNF
18	Didier Pironi	DNF
19	James Hunt	DNF
20	Alan Jones	DNF
21	Riccardo Patrese	DNF
22	Harald Ertl	DNF
23	Hector Rebaque	DNF
24	Nelson Piquet	DNF
26	Mario Andretti	DNF
27	Arturo Merzario	Did not qualify
28	Jochen Mass	Did not qualify
29	Rupert Keegan	Did not qualify
30	Hans Binder	Did not qualify
31	Rolf Stommelen	Did not prequalify

Result Description
1 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:41:21.57
3 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +1:39.76
4 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford +1 Lap
5 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra +1 Lap
6 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford +1 Lap
7 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo +1 lap
8 Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford +2 Laps
9 René Arnoux Martini-Ford +2 Laps

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