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1978 Dutch Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZandvoort, 75 laps
Round13 of 16
Race numbers

The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was the:

  • 310th World Championship race
  • 23rd World Championship Dutch Grand Prix
  • 23rd World Championship race at Zandvoort
  • 1978 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth751hr 41m 04.230s9
2 (SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth75+0.320s6
3 (AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo75+12.210s4
4+4(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo75+20.920s3
5+5(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth75+21.500s2
6-1(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari75+45.950s1
7-3(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari75+1m 00.500s 
8-2(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra74+1 lap 
9+5(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap 
10-3(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap 
11+9(MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)74+1 lap 
12+3(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth73+2 laps 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford Cosworth56DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxMartini-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
DQ (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth37DSQ 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault35DNF 
R (USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)35DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth (privateer)21DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth17DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)16DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (IRL) Derek DalyEnsign-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Vittorio Brambilla was disqualified for receiving a push start after a spin.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:16.360

PosDriverConstructor
1(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
2(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
3(AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo
4(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari
5(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
6(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
7(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
8(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo
9(FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
10(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
11(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
12(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
13(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
14(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
15(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth
16(IRL) Derek DalyEnsign-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
18(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford Cosworth
19(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
20(MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Rene ArnouxMartini-Ford Cosworth
24(FIN) Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
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26(BRA) Nelson PiquetMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
27(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructorReason
(CHE) Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(NLD) Michael BleekemolenATS-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(DEU) Jochen MassATS-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(AUT) Harald ErtlEnsign-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not pre-qualify
(USA) Danny OngaisShadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not pre-qualify
(DEU) Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford CosworthDid not pre-qualify

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(USA) Mario Andretti63
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson51
3(AUT) Niki Lauda35
4(FRA) Patrick Depailler32
5(ARG) Carlos Reutemann31
6(GBR) John Watson19
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite16
8(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi15
9(ZAF) Jody Scheckter14
10(ITA) Riccardo Patrese8
11(GBR) James Hunt8
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve8
13(FRA) Didier Pironi7
14(AUS) Alan Jones5
15(FRA) Patrick Tambay5
16(CHE) Clay Regazzoni4
17(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck2
18(MEX) Hector Rebaque1
=(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth85
2Brabham-Alfa Romeo44
3Ferrari36
4Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth36
5Ligier-Matra16
6Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth15
7Wolf-Ford Cosworth14
8McLaren-Ford Cosworth12
9Arrows-Ford Cosworth8
10Shadow-Ford Cosworth6
11Williams-Ford Cosworth5
12Surtees-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Martini
World Champion
7th and last title for Lotus (1st constructor to win seven championships)
Wins
12th and last for Mario Andretti
71st for Lotus (last until 1982) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ferrari)
Race 1-2
8th and last for Lotus
Podiums
38th for Niki Lauda
26th and last for Ronnie Peterson (last Swedish driver to finish on the podium until 1985)
17th for Mario Andretti
127th & 128th for Lotus
84th for Brabham
Poles
15th for Mario Andretti
84th for Lotus
1-2 start
12th for Lotus
Fastest laps
16th for Niki Lauda (last until 1982; last Austrian driver to set a fastest lap until 1982; last for Brabham)
26th for Brabham
Front row starts
25th and last for Ronnie Peterson (last Swedish front row starter until 1985)
21st for Mario Andretti
Points finishes
42nd and last for Ronnie Peterson
Pole & win
8th and last for Mario Andretti