German Grand Prix 1978
Hockenheim
30 July
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 45 1h28m00.90s 9 1
2 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 Ford 45 1h28m16.25s 6 4
3 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 Matra 45 1h28m28.91s 4 7
4 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 45 1h28m37.78s 3 10
5 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 45 1h28m58.16s 2 16
6 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford 45 1h29m38.76s 1 18
7 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 45 1h29m40.43s - 5
8 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 45 1h29m57.77s - 15
9 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 44 - - 14
10 32 Keke Rosberg FIN Theodore Racing Hong Kong Wolf WR3 Ford 42 - - 19
DQ 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 42 Wrong Route To Pits - 17
11 23 Harald Ertl AUT Sachs Racing Ensign N177 Ford 41 Engine - 23
R 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 36 Gearbox - 2
DQ 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 34 Wrong Route To Pits - 8
R 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 31 Fuel Vaporisation - 6
R 22 Nelson Piquet BRA Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 31 Engine - 21
R 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford 24 Fuel Vaporisation - 20
R 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 16 Accident - 11
R 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 14 Fuel Vaporisation - 12
R 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 11 Engine - 3
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 5 Engine - 9
R 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 1 Accident - 24
R 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 1 Accident - 22
R 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 0 Accident - 13
DNQ 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford - - - -
DNQ 10 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford - - - -
DNQ 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 31 René Arnoux FRA Automobiles Martini Martini Mk23 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M26 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Ronnie Peterson1-44
Mario Andretti5-4541

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m51.90s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m55.62s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Mario Andretti USA 54
2 Ronnie Peterson SWE 36
3= Niki Lauda AUT 31
3= Carlos Reutemann ARG 31
5 Patrick Depailler FRA 26
6 John Watson GBR 16