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1978 Grand Prix of Germany Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 11 of 16 Sunday, July 30, 1978 at Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany 45 laps on a 6.789 kilometer road course (305.505 kilometers) Time of race: 1:28:00.90 Average speed: 208.295 kph Pole time: 111.9 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 15.35 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 1:28:00.90 41 9 ret 2 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 36 gearbox 4 0 ret 3 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 11 engine 0 0 2 4 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 +15.35 0 6 7 5 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 45 +99.53 0 0 ret 6 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 31 fuel system 0 0 3 7 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 / Matra MS76 45 +28.01 0 4 dsq 8 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 34 disqualified 0 0 ret 9 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 5 engine 0 0 4 10 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 +36.88 0 3 ret 11 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 16 crash 0 0 ret 12 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 14 fuel system 0 0 ret 13 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 9 14 35   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 +1 lap 0 0 8 15 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 45 +116.87 0 0 5 16 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 +57.26 0 2 11 17 23   Harald Ertl Sachs Racing Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 41 engine 0 0 6 18 25   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 +97.86 0 1 10 19 32   Keke Rosberg Theodore Racing Hong Kong Wolf WR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 42 +3 laps 0 0 ret 20 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 24 fuel system 0 0 ret 21 22   Nelson Piquet Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 31 engine 0 0 ret 22 9   Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 1 crash 0 0 dsq 23 36   Rolf Stommelen Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 42 disqualified 0 0 ret 24 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 1 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 211.386 kph by Ronnie Peterson Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Clay Regazzoni 17 Shadow Racing Team 26 Jean-Pierre Jarier 10 ATS Racing Team 27 Rupert Keegan 18 Durex Team Surtees 28 Arturo Merzario 37 Team Merzario 29 Rene Arnoux 31 Automobiles Martini 30 Brett Lunger 30 Liggett Group/BS Fabrications Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ronnie Peterson 1 4 4   Mario Andretti 5 45 41 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 54     2   Ronnie Peterson 36   -18   3   Carlos Reutemann 31   -23   3   Niki Lauda 31   -23   5   Patrick Depailler 26   -28   6   John Watson 16   -38   7   Jody Scheckter 14   -40   7   Jacques Laffite 14   -40   9   Emerson Fittipaldi 10   -44   10   Riccardo Patrese 8   -46   10   James Hunt 8   -46   12   Didier Pironi 7   -47   13   Patrick Tambay 5   -49   13   Alan Jones 5   -49   15   Clay Regazzoni 4   -50   16   Gilles Villeneuve 3   -51   17   Hans-Joachim Stuck 2   -52   18   Hector Rebaque 1   -53