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1978 Grand Prix of Austria qualifying results

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Formula One race number 12 of 16
Sunday, August 13, 1978 at Osterreichring, Knittelfeld, Austria
54 laps on a 5.942 kilometer road course (320.868 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:41:21.57
Average speed: 189.967 kph
Pole time: 97.71 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 47.44 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1978 Formula One results / 1978 standings

Rank	Driver	Nbr	Time (seconds)	Speed (km/hr)
Qualifying results for this race:
1	Ronnie Peterson	6	1:37.710	218.925
2	Mario Andretti	5	1:37.760	218.813
3	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	1:38.320	217.567
4	Carlos Reutemann	11	1:38.500	217.170
5	Jacques Laffite	26	1:38.710	216.708
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	1:38.770	216.576
7	Jody Scheckter	20	1:38.850	216.401
8	James Hunt	7	1:39.100	215.855
9	Didier Pironi	3	1:39.230	215.572
10	John Watson	2	1:39.350	215.312
11	Gilles Villeneuve	12	1:39.400	215.203
12	Niki Lauda	1	1:39.490	215.009
13	Patrick Depailler	4	1:39.510	214.965
14	Patrick Tambay	8	1:39.590	214.793
15	Alan Jones	27	1:39.810	214.319
16	Riccardo Patrese	35	1:40.110	213.677
17	Brett Lunger	30	1:40.800	212.214
18	Hector Rebaque	25	1:40.840	212.130
19	Derek Daly	22	1:41.020	211.752
20	Nelson Piquet	29	1:41.150	211.480
21	Vittorio Brambilla	19	1:41.160	211.459
22	Clay Regazzoni	17	1:41.420	210.917
23	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	1:41.580	210.585
24	Harald Ertl	23	1:41.600	210.543
25	Keke Rosberg	32	1:41.720	210.295
26	Rene Arnoux	31	1:41.840	210.047
27	Arturo Merzario	37	1:41.850	210.027
28	Jochen Mass	9	1:42.470	208.756
29	Rupert Keegan	18	1:43.060	207.561
30	Hans Binder	10	1:44.460	204.779
31	Rolf Stommelen	36	1:44.880	203.959

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Arturo Merzario (#37), Jochen Mass (#9), Rupert Keegan (#18), Hans Binder (#10), Rolf Stommelen (#36)