1978 Dutch Grand Prix

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1978 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 13 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season
Circuit Park Zandvoort-1973.svg
Race details
Date27 August 1978
Official name XXVI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Zandvoort
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.226 km (2.626 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 316.95 km (196.95 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:16.36
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Time 1:19.57 on lap 57
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Lotus-Ford
Third Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Lap leaders
  • 1978 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 27 August 1978. It was the 13th race of the 1978 Formula One season. It was the final career victory for Mario Andretti, who went on to win the championship after Ronnie Peterson's fatal crash at Monza. It is also the last 1-2 finish for the original Lotus team, and also, the last win for an American Formula One driver, as of the 2023 Season.

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Patrese and Pironi's collision at the race start Start accident at 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg
Patrese and Pironi's collision at the race start

For the fourth consecutive race, the Lotuses came 1–2 in qualifying with Mario Andretti ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Niki Lauda was third in the Brabham, ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Reutemann and Gilles Villeneuve. The top ten was completed by Jacques Laffite in the Ligier, James Hunt in the McLaren, John Watson in the second Brabham, Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault, and Emerson Fittipaldi in the Fittipaldi.

At the start of the race, Andretti led from Peterson with Laffite charging up to third, while at the second corner Didier Pironi's Tyrrell collided with Riccardo Patrese's Arrows. Thereafter, the race was relatively uneventful, Peterson dutifully following Andretti while Laffite fell back down the order, enabling Lauda to reclaim third. At the end, Andretti was just over three-tenths of a second ahead of Peterson, with Lauda a further 12 seconds back; the minor points went to Watson, Fittipaldi and Villeneuve.

This fourth 1–2 finish of the season for Lotus meant that, with three races left to run, only Andretti or Peterson could take the Drivers' Championship. It would go to Andretti in the next race at Monza, when Peterson crashed fatally.

Andretti (front) and Peterson at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix Grand Prix Zandvoort Mario Andretti op kop met daar achter Ronnie Petterson, Bestanddeelnr 929-8743.jpg
Andretti (front) and Peterson at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix

Classification

Pre-qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
133 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford 1:19.59
230 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 1:20.01+0.42
337 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:20.32+0.73
432 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford 1:20.46+0.87
529 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford 1:20.52+0.93
631 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Martini-Ford 1:20.52+0.93
725 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:20.95+1.36
823 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford 1:21.00+1.41
939 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ongais Shadow-Ford 1:21.41+1.82
1036 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford 1:22.24+2.65

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify.

Qualifying

Pos.DriverConstructorTime/Gap
1 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti LotusFord 1:16.36
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson LotusFord +0.61
3 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda BrabhamAlfa Romeo +0.97
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +0.98
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +1.18
6 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite LigierMatra +1.19
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLarenFord +1.31
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson BrabhamAlfa Romeo +1.37
9 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault +1.92
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi FittipaldiFord +1.94
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones WilliamsFord +2.06
12 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler TyrrellFord +2.07
13 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese ArrowsFord +2.14
14 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLarenFord +2.14
15 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter WolfFord +2.21
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly EnsignFord +3.03
17 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi TyrrellFord +3.23
18 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck ShadowFord +3.26
19 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli McLarenFord +3.47
20 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque LotusFord +3.66
21 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLarenFord +3.67
22 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla SurteesFord +3.90
23 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux MartiniFord +3.95
24 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg WolfFord +4.11
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan SurteesFord +4.16
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet McLarenFord +4.28
27 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario MerzarioFord +4.28
28 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni ShadowFord +4.33
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Bleekemolen ATSFord +4.97
30 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass ATSFord +5.46
Source: [1]

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 751:41:04.2319
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford G 75+ 0.3226
31 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 75+ 12.2134
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 75+ 20.9283
514 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 75+ 21.50102
612 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 75+ 45.9551
711 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari M 75+ 1:00.524
826 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra G 74+ 1 Lap6
98 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 74+ 1 Lap14
107 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford G 74+ 1 Lap7
1125 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 74+ 1 Lap20
1220 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford G 73+ 2 Laps15
Ret33 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford G 60Spun Off19
Ret16 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford G 56Transmission18
Ret31 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Martini-Ford G 40Chassis23
Ret37 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G 40Engine26
DSQ19 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford G 37Pushed At Start22
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 35Engine9
Ret30 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford G 35Engine21
Ret32 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford G 21Accident24
Ret27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 17Throttle11
Ret29 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford G 16Transmission25
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford G 13Engine12
Ret22 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Ensign-Ford G 10Transmission16
Ret35 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 0Accident13
Ret3 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 0Accident17
DNS18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford G Injury
DNQ17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford G
DNQ10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Bleekemolen ATS-Ford G
DNQ9 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass ATS-Ford G
DNPQ23 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford G
DNPQ39 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ongais Shadow-Ford G
DNPQ36 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford G
Source: [2] [3]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. "1978 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "1978 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 27 August 1978. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Netherlands 1978 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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