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1978 German Grand Prix
Round
11/16
Date
Jul 30, 1978 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Hockenheim, Germany
Circuit
Circuit length
6.789 m
Race distance
305.505 km (45 laps)
Andretti
Winner
1:28:00.900
Winning time
Andretti
Pole position
Peterson
Fastest lap
1:55.620
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:28:00.900 | 1st | 45 | 9 |
| 2 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +15.350 | 4th | 45 | 6 |
| 3 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +28.010 | 7th | 45 | 4 |
| 4 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +36.880 | 10th | 45 | 3 |
| 5 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +57.260 | 16th | 45 | 2 |
| 6 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | +1:37.860 | 18th | 45 | 1 |
| 7 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +1:39.530 | 5th | 45 | |
| 8 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:56.870 | 15th | 45 | |
| 9 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 lap | 14th | 44 | |
| 10 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +3 laps | 19th | 42 | |
| 11 | #23 Harald Ertl | Ensign | Engine | 23rd | 41 | |
| DNF | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | Gearbox | 2nd | 36 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Fuel system | 6th | 31 | |
| DNF | #22 Nelson Piquet | Ensign | Engine | 21st | 31 | |
| DNF | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Fuel system | 20th | 24 | |
| DNF | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Accident | 11th | 16 | |
| DNF | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Fuel system | 12th | 14 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Engine | 3rd | 11 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | 9th | 5 | |
| DNF | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | 24th | 1 | |
| DNF | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | Accident | 22nd | 1 | |
| DNF | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Accident | 13th | 0 | |
| DSQ | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Illegal pit stop | 17th | 42 | |
| DSQ | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Illegal pit stop | 8th | 34 | |
| DNQ | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | ||||
| DNQ | #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | ||||
| DNQ | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | ||||
| DNQ | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||||
| DNPQ | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | ||||
| DNPQ | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:51.900 | |
| 2 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:51.990 | +0.090 |
| 3 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:52.290 | +0.390 |
| 4 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:52.680 | +0.780 |
| 5 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:52.840 | +0.940 |
| 6 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:53.500 | +1.600 |
| 7 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:53.540 | +1.640 |
| 8 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:53.540 | +1.640 |
| 9 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:53.610 | +1.710 |
| 10 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:54.030 | +2.130 |
| 11 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:54.040 | +2.140 |
| 12 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:54.170 | +2.270 |
| 13 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:54.320 | +2.420 |
| 14 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:54.340 | +2.440 |
| 15 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:54.400 | +2.500 |
| 16 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:54.630 | +2.730 |
| 17 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:55.180 | +3.280 |
| 18 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:55.570 | +3.670 |
| 19 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:55.570 | +3.670 |
| 20 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:55.860 | +3.960 |
| 21 | #22 Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 1:56.150 | +4.250 |
| 22 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:56.210 | +4.310 |
| 23 | #23 Harald Ertl | Ensign | 1:56.250 | +4.350 |
| 24 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:56.450 | +4.550 |
| 25 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:56.570 | +4.670 |
| 26 | #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 1:57.400 | +5.500 |
| 27 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:57.860 | +5.960 |
| 28 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:58.310 | +6.410 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 2:10.130 | |
| 2 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 2:10.820 | +0.690 |
| 3 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 2:11.800 | +1.670 |
| 4 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | 2:12.250 | +2.120 |
| 5 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 2:12.450 | +2.320 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:55.620 | 26 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 5 | 6 | 54 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | 5 | 36 | -18 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 31 | -23 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 5 | 31 | -23 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 26 | -28 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 2 | 16 | -38 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 2 | 14 | -40 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 2 | 14 | -40 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 10 | -44 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 1 | 8 | -46 |
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 8 | -46 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 7 | -47 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 | 5 | -49 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 5 | -49 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 4 | -50 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -51 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 2 | -52 |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 1 | -53 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus | Ford | 6 | 11 | 67 | |
| 2 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 7 | 40 | -27 |
| 3 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 31 | -36 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 4 | 30 | -37 |
| 5 | Wolf | Ford | 0 | 2 | 14 | -53 |
| 6 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 2 | 14 | -53 |
| 7 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 12 | -55 |
| 8 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 1 | 10 | -57 |
| 9 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 1 | 8 | -59 |
| 10 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 6 | -61 |
| 11 | Williams | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -62 |
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| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jenson Button | 1:14.873 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | 1:13.780 - Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Jarno Trulli | 1:14.917 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher | 1:16.462 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jacques Villeneuve | 1:41.808 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2000 | #4 Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | 1:44.300 - Rubens Barrichello | David Coulthard |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Mika Salo | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:45.270 - David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Jacques Villeneuve | 1:46.116 - David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | 1:45.747 - Gerhard Berger | Gerhard Berger |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Jacques Villeneuve | 1:46.504 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger | 1:48.824 - Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Olivier Panis | Éric Bernard | 1:46.211 - David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Mark Blundell | 1:41.859 - Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Michael Schumacher | 1:41.591 - Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Jean Alesi | 1:43.569 - Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alessandro Nannini | Gerhard Berger | 1:45.602 - Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | 1:45.884 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | 2:03.032 - Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Ayrton Senna | 1:45.716 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1986 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | 1:46.604 - Gerhard Berger | Keke Rosberg |
| 1985 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | 1:22.806 - Niki Lauda | Teo Fabi |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | 1:53.538 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Andrea de Cesaris | Riccardo Patrese | 1:53.938 - René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #27 Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | Keke Rosberg | 1:54.035 - Nelson Piquet | Didier Pironi |
| 1981 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | 1:52.420 - Alan Jones | Alain Prost |
| 1980 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | 1:48.490 - Alan Jones | Alan Jones |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | 1:51.890 - Gilles Villeneuve | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:55.990 - Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Jochen Mass | 7:10.800 - Jody Scheckter | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Niki Lauda | 7:06.400 - Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #11 Clay Regazzoni | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | 7:11.100 - Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Jacky Ickx | 7:11.400 - Carlos Pace | Jackie Stewart |
| 1972 | #4 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson | 7:13.600 - Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx |
| 1971 | #2 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Clay Regazzoni | 7:20.100 - François Cevert | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | Denny Hulme | 2:00.500 - Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx |
| 1969 | #6 Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | 7:43.800 - Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx |
| 1968 | #6 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | 9:36.000 - Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx |
| 1967 | #2 Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham | Chris Amon | 8:15.100 - Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |
| 1966 | #3 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | 8:49.000 - John Surtees | Jim Clark |
| 1965 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | 8:24.100 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1964 | #7 John Surtees | Graham Hill | Lorenzo Bandini | 8:39.000 - John Surtees | John Surtees |
| 1963 | #7 John Surtees | Jim Clark | Richie Ginther | 8:47.000 - John Surtees | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #11 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Dan Gurney | 10:12.200 - Graham Hill | Dan Gurney |
| 1961 | #7 Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | 8:57.800 - Phil Hill | Phil Hill |
| 1959 | #4 Tony Brooks | Dan Gurney | Phil Hill | 2:04.500 - Tony Brooks | Tony Brooks |
| 1958 | #8 Tony Brooks | Roy Salvadori | Maurice Trintignant | 9:09.200 - Stirling Moss | Mike Hawthorn |
| 1957 | #1 Juan Manuel Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Peter Collins | 9:17.400 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1956 | #1 Juan Manuel Fangio | Stirling Moss | Jean Behra | 9:41.600 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González | Maurice Trintignant | 9:55.100 - Karl Kling | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #2 Nino Farina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | 9:56.000 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 1952 | #101 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Rudi Fischer | 10:05.100 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 1951 | #71 Alberto Ascari | Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González | 9:55.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Alberto Ascari |
The 1978 German Grand Prix started Jul 30, 1978 on Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Mario Andretti started from pole position with Ronnie Peterson next to him. Niki Lauda started from third place.
In 1 hour, 28 minutes and 00 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jody Scheckter in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1978 German Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 54 points. Andretti is 18 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.