1978 German Grand Prix

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1978 German Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season
Circuit Hockenheimring-1970.svg
Race details [1]
Date30 July 1978
Official name XL Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.790 km (4.219 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:51.90
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford
Time 1:55.62 on lap 26
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Wolf-Ford
Third Ligier-Matra
Lap leaders
  • 1978 German Grand Prix

The 1978 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 July 1978 at the Hockenheimring. Mario Andretti won the race from pole position, ahead of Jody Scheckter and Jacques Laffite.

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This was the debut race of future world champion Nelson Piquet. Mario Andretti took pole with Ronnie Peterson in second and Niki Lauda third. At the start, Peterson got off better and took the lead from Andretti, and held it for four laps before Andretti retook it. Lauda ran third in the early stages, before he was passed by Alan Jones, and the duo battled until Lauda's engine failed, his fifth engine related retirement of the year. [2] The two Lotus cars were cruising at the front, and Jones ran third comfortably until he retired with a fuel vaporization problem. Lotus's hopes of a 1–2 ended when Peterson's gearbox failed, Andretti was unaffected by that and cruised to his fifth win of the season, with Jody Scheckter second and Jacques Laffite third.

Classification

Pre-qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
132 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford 2:10.13
237 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 2:10.82+0.69
325 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 2:11.80+1.67
4*31 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Martini-Ford 2:12.25+2.12
5*30 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 2:12.45+2.32
[3]

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
15 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:51.90
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:51.99+0.09
31 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:52.29+0.39
420 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 1:52.29+0.78
52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:52.84+0.94
627 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:53.50+1.60
726 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:53.40+1.50
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:53.46+1.56
915 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:53.61+1.71
1014 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:54.03+2.13
118 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 1:54.04+2.14
1211 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:54.17+2.27
134 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:54.32+2.42
1435 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:54.34+2.44
1512 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:54.40+2.50
163 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:54.63+2.73
1736 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford 1:55.18+3.28
1825 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:55.57+3.67
1932 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford 1:55.57+3.67
2019 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 1:55.86+3.96
2122 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Ensign-Ford 1:56.15+4.25
229 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass ATS-Ford 1:56.21+4.31
2323 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford 1:56.25+4.35
2416 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford 1:56.45+4.55
25*17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford 1:56.57+4.67
26*10 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS-Ford 1:57.40+5.50
27*18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford 1:57.86+5.96
28*37 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:58.31+6.41
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 451:28:00.9019
220 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford G 45+15.35 secs46
326 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra G 45+28.01 secs74
414 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 45+36.88 secs103
53 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 45+57.26 secs162
625 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 45+1:37.86181
72 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 45+1:39.535
812 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 45+1:56.8715
935 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 44+1 Lap14
1032 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford G 42+3 Laps19
1123 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford G 41Engine23
DSQ36 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford G 42Illegal Pit Stop17
Ret6 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford G 36Gearbox2
DSQ7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford G 34Illegal Pit Stop8
Ret27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 31Fuel System6
Ret22 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Ensign-Ford G 31Engine21
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford G 24Fuel System20
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 16Accident11
Ret11 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari M 14Fuel System12
Ret1 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 11Engine3
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 5Engine9
Ret9 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass ATS-Ford G 1Accident22
Ret16 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford G 1Accident24
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford G 0Accident13
DNQ17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford G
DNQ10 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS-Ford G
DNQ18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford G
DNQ37 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G
DNPQ31 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Martini-Ford G
DNPQ30 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford G
Source: [4] [5] [6]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

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