1978 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
13 Aug 1978
Red Bull Ring, Austria
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 1:37.710 |
| 2 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:37.760 |
| 3 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:38.320 |
| 4 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 1:38.500 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:38.710 |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:38.770 |
| 7 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 1:38.850 |
| 8 | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:39.100 |
| 9 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.230 |
| 10 | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:39.350 |
| 11 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:39.400 |
| 12 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:39.490 |
| 13 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.510 |
| 14 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 1:39.590 |
| 15 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:39.810 |
| 16 | 35 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:40.110 |
| 17 | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 1:40.800 |
| 18 | 25 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 1:40.840 |
| 19 | 22 | Derek DalyDAL | Ensign Ford | 1:41.020 |
| 20 | 29 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | McLaren Ford | 1:41.150 |
| 21 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 1:41.160 |
| 22 | 17 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Shadow Ford | 1:41.420 |
| 23 | 16 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Shadow Ford | 1:41.580 |
| 24 | 23 | Harald ErtlERT | Ensign Ford | 1:41.600 |
| 25 | 32 | Keke RosbergROS | Wolf Ford | 1:41.720 |
| 26 | 31 | Rene ArnouxARN | Martini Ford | 1:41.840 |