The 1978 German Grand Prix started July 30th, 1978 at 02:00 on Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Mario Andretti started from pole position with Ronnie Peterson next to him. Niki Lauda started from third place.
After 1 hour, 28 minutes and 00 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race first. 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.
After 1 hour, 28 minutes and 00 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race first. 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.
Circuit
Location
Hockenheim, Germany
Date
July 30th, 1978 at 02:00
Round
11/16
Winner
Mario Andretti
Winning time
1:28:00.90
Pole position
Mario Andretti
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:28:00.90 | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| 2 2 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +15.35 | 4 | 45 | 6 |
| 3 4 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +28.01 | 7 | 45 | 4 |
| 4 6 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +36.88 | 10 | 45 | 3 |
| 5 11 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +57.26 | 16 | 45 | 2 |
| 6 12 | #25 Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +1:37.86 | 18 | 45 | 1 |
| 7 2 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +1:39.53 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| 8 7 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:56.87 | 15 | 45 | 0 |
| 9 5 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | 14 | 44 | 0 |
| 10 9 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +3 Laps | 19 | 42 | 0 |
| 11 6 | #23 Harald Ertl | Ensign | Engine | 17 | 41 | 0 |
| - | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Disqualified | 23 | 42 | 0 |
| - | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| - | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Disqualified | 8 | 34 | 0 |
| - | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Fuel system) | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #22 Nelson Piquet | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | DNF (Fuel system) | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | DNF (Fuel system) | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| - | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | DNF (Accident) | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 6 | 54 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team 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 | 2 | 16 | -38 | |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 14 | -40 | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 14 | -40 | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 10 | -44 | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1 | 8 | -46 | |
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 8 | -46 | |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | -47 | ||
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | -49 | ||
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | -49 | ||
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 4 | -50 | ||
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | -51 | ||
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 2 | -52 | ||
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 1 | -53 | ||
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | -54 | ||
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | -54 | ||
| 21 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | -54 | ||
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | -54 | ||
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 0 | -54 | ||
| 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | -54 | ||
| 25 | René Arnoux | Martini | 0 | -54 | ||
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | -54 | ||
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | -54 | ||
| 28 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | -54 | ||
| 29 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 30 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 31 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -54 | ||
| 32 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 33 | Danny Ongais | Shadow | 0 | -54 | ||
| 34 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 35 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 36 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 0 | -54 | ||
| 37 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | 0 | -54 | ||
| 38 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 0 | -54 | ||
| 39 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | 0 | -54 | ||
| 40 | Geoff Lees | Ensign | 0 | -54 | ||
| 41 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren | 0 | -54 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 6 | 11 | 67 | |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 7 | 40 | -27 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 31 | -36 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 30 | -37 |
| 5 | Wolf | 2 | 14 | -53 | |
| 6 | Ligier | 2 | 14 | -53 | |
| 7 | McLaren | 1 | 12 | -55 | |
| 8 | Fittipaldi | 1 | 10 | -57 | |
| 9 | Arrows | 1 | 8 | -59 | |
| 10 | Shadow | 6 | -61 | ||
| 11 | Williams | 5 | -62 | ||
| 12 | ATS | 0 | -67 | ||
| 13 | Surtees | 0 | -67 | ||
| 14 | Martini | 0 | -67 | ||
| 15 | Renault | 0 | -67 | ||
| 16 | Ensign | 0 | -67 | ||
| 17 | Merzario | 0 | -67 | ||
| 18 | Theodore | 0 | -67 | ||
| 19 | Hesketh | 0 | -67 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Sebastian Vettel | Daniil Kvyat | 1:16.645 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:15.545 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen | 1:18.442 - Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:19.908 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:33.468 - Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.725 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber | 1:34.302 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Sebastian Vettel | 1:15.824 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #14 Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | 1:33.365 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Felipe Massa | 1:15.987 - Nick Heidfeld | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:16.357 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 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 | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jacques Villeneuve | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2000 | #4 Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Mika Salo | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Jacques Villeneuve | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Olivier Panis | Éric Bernard | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Mark Blundell | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Jean Alesi | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alessandro Nannini | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1985 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | Teo Fabi | |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | Alain Prost | |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Andrea de Cesaris | Riccardo Patrese | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1982 | #27 Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | Keke Rosberg | Didier Pironi | |
| 1981 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | Alain Prost | |
| 1980 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Alan Jones | |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Jody Scheckter | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Jochen Mass | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #11 Clay Regazzoni | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1971 | #2 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Clay Regazzoni | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | Denny Hulme | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #6 Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1968 | #6 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1967 | #2 Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham | Chris Amon | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #3 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | Jim Clark | |
| 1965 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #7 John Surtees | Graham Hill | Lorenzo Bandini | John Surtees | |
| 1963 | #7 John Surtees | Jim Clark | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #11 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Dan Gurney | Dan Gurney | |
| 1961 | #7 Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Phil Hill | |
| 1959 | #4 Tony Brooks | Dan Gurney | Phil Hill | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #8 Tony Brooks | Roy Salvadori | Maurice Trintignant | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #1 Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1956 | #1 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Maurice Trintignant | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #12 Nino Farina | Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #101 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Rudi Fischer | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #71 Alberto Ascari | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari |