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1978 Grand Prix of the Netherlands Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 13 of 16 Sunday, August 27, 1978 at Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 75 laps on a 4.226 kilometer road course (316.950 kilometers) Time of race: 1:41:04.23 Average speed: 188.162 kph Pole time: 76.36 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: .32 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 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 75 1:41:04.23 75 9 2 2 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +0.32 0 6 3 3 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 75 +12.21 0 4 7 4 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 75 +60.52 0 0 6 5 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 75 +45.95 0 1 8 6 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 / Matra MS76 74 +1 lap 0 0 10 7 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +1 lap 0 0 4 8 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 75 +20.92 0 3 ret 9 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 35 engine 0 0 5 10 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +21.50 0 2 ret 11 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 17 throttle 0 0 ret 12 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 13 engine 0 0 ret 13 35   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 9 14 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +1 lap 0 0 12 15 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 73 +2 laps 0 0 ret 16 22   Derek Daly Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 10 transmission 0 0 ret 17 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 ret 18 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 56 transmission 0 0 ret 19 33   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 60 spun off 0 0 11 20 25   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +1 lap 0 0 ret 21 30   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS Fabrications McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 35 engine 0 0 dsq 22 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 37 disqualified 0 0 ret 23 31   Rene Arnoux Automobiles Martini Martini MK23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 chassis 0 0 ret 24 32   Keke Rosberg Theodore Racing Hong Kong Wolf WR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 crash 0 0 ret 25 29   Nelson Piquet BS Fabrications McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 16 transmission 0 0 ret 26 37   Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 engine 0 0 dns 27 18   Rupert Keegan Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 did not start 0 0

Fastest Lap: 191.198 kph by Niki Lauda Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 28 Clay Regazzoni 17 Shadow Racing Team 29 Michael Bleekemolen 10 ATS Racing Team 30 Jochen Mass 9 ATS Racing Team 31 Harald Ertl 23 Sachs Racing 32 Danny Ongais 39 Interscope Racing 33 Rolf Stommelen 36 Arrows Racing Team Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 75 75 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 63     2   Ronnie Peterson 51   -12   3   Niki Lauda 35   -28   4   Patrick Depailler 32   -31   5   Carlos Reutemann 31   -32   6   John Watson 19   -44   7   Jacques Laffite 16   -47   8   Emerson Fittipaldi 15   -48   9   Jody Scheckter 14   -49   10   Gilles Villeneuve 8   -55   10   Riccardo Patrese 8   -55   10   James Hunt 8   -55   13   Didier Pironi 7   -56   14   Patrick Tambay 5   -58   14   Alan Jones 5   -58   16   Clay Regazzoni 4   -59   17   Hans-Joachim Stuck 2   -61   18   Vittorio Brambilla 1   -62   18   Hector Rebaque 1   -62