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1978 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round11 of 16
Race numbers

The 1978 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 308th World Championship race
  • 26th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth451hr 28m 00.900s9
2+2(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth45+15.350s6
3+4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra45+28.010s4
4+6(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth45+36.880s3
5+11(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth45+57.260s2
6+12(MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)45+1m 37.860s1
7-2(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo45+1m 39.530s 
8+7(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari45+1m 56.870s 
9+5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
10+9(FIN) Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth (privateer)42+3 laps 
DQ (DEU) Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford Cosworth42+3 laps 
11+12(AUT) Harald ErtlEnsign-Ford Cosworth (privateer)41DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
DQ (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetEnsign-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari14DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo11DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault5DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassATS-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Harald Ertl ended lap 41 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Rolf Stommelen and James Hunt were disqualified for entering the pits via an incorrect route.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:51.900

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructorReason
(CHE) Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierATS-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(GBR) Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(FRA) Rene ArnouxMartini-Ford CosworthDid not pre-qualify
(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not pre-qualify

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(USA) Mario Andretti54
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson36
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann31
4(AUT) Niki Lauda31
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler26
6(GBR) John Watson16
7(ZAF) Jody Scheckter14
8(FRA) Jacques Laffite14
9(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi10
10(ITA) Riccardo Patrese8
11(GBR) James Hunt8
12(FRA) Didier Pironi7
13(AUS) Alan Jones5
14(FRA) Patrick Tambay5
15(CHE) Clay Regazzoni4
16(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve3
17(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck2
18(MEX) Hector Rebaque1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth67
2Brabham-Alfa Romeo40
3Ferrari31
4Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth30
5Wolf-Ford Cosworth14
6Ligier-Matra14
7McLaren-Ford Cosworth12
8Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth10
9Arrows-Ford Cosworth8
10Shadow-Ford Cosworth6
11Williams-Ford Cosworth5

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Nelson Piquet
Milestone race start
200th for Brabham (3rd constructor to start 200 races)
Wins
11th for Mario Andretti
69th for Lotus
Podiums
25th for Jody Scheckter
16th for Mario Andretti
8th for Jacques Laffite
125th for Lotus
11th for Wolf
7th for Ligier
Poles
14th for Mario Andretti
82nd for Lotus
1-2 start
10th for Lotus (2nd constructor to start 1-2 in ten races)
Fastest laps
8th for Ronnie Peterson
60th for Lotus (2nd constructor to set 60 fastest laps)
Front row starts
23rd for Ronnie Peterson
19th for Mario Andretti
Points finishes
1st for Hector Rebaque (194th different point scorer, 3rd Mexican driver)
Pole & win
7th for Mario Andretti