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1978 German Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Grand PrixGerman
Official nameXL Großer Preis von Deutschland
Date30 July
Year1978
ImageCircuit_Hockenheimring-1970.svg
Race_No11
Season_No16
LocationHockenheimring, West Germany
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi4.219
Course_km6.790
Distance_laps45
Distance_mi189.81
Distance_km305.505
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverMario Andretti
Pole_CountryUSA
Pole_TeamLotus-Ford
Pole_Time1:51.90
Fast_DriverRonnie Peterson
Fast_CountrySweden
Fast_TeamLotus-Ford
Fast_Time1:55.62
Fast_Lap26
First_DriverMario Andretti
First_CountryUSA
First_TeamLotus-Ford
Second_DriverJody Scheckter
Second_CountrySouth Africa
Second_flag_suffix1928
Second_TeamWolf-Ford
Third_DriverJacques Laffite
Third_CountryFrance
Third_TeamLigier-Matra
Lapchart
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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. 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

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234*5*Source:
32Finland Keke RosbergWolf-Ford2:10.13—
37Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford2:10.82+0.69
25Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford2:11.80+1.67
31France René ArnouxMartini-Ford2:12.25+2.12
30US Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford2:12.45+2.32
  • Positions in red and an asterisk indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify.

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425*26*27*28*Source:
5US Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:51.90—
6Sweden Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:51.99+0.09
1Austria Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:52.29+0.39
20South Africa Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford1:52.29+0.78
2UK John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:52.84+0.94
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:53.50+1.60
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:53.40+1.50
7UK James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:53.46+1.56
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:53.61+1.71
14Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:54.03+2.13
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:54.04+2.14
11Argentina Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:54.17+2.27
4France Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:54.32+2.42
35Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:54.34+2.44
12Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:54.40+2.50
3France Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:54.63+2.73
36West Germany Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford1:55.18+3.28
25Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:55.57+3.67
32Finland Keke RosbergWolf-Ford1:55.57+3.67
19Italy Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford1:55.86+3.96
22Brazil Nelson PiquetEnsign-Ford1:56.15+4.25
9West Germany Jochen MassATS-Ford1:56.21+4.31
23Austria Harald ErtlEnsign-Ford1:56.25+4.35
16West Germany Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford1:56.45+4.55
17Switzerland Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford1:56.57+4.67
10France Jean-Pierre JarierATS-Ford1:57.40+5.50
18UK Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford1:57.86+5.96
37Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:58.31+6.41
  • Positions in red and an asterisk indicate entries that failed to qualify.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011DSQRetDSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNPQDNPQSource:
5US **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**451:28:00.901**9**
20South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Wolf-Ford**45+15.35 secs4**6**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Matra**45+28.01 secs7**4**
14Brazil **Emerson Fittipaldi****Fittipaldi-Ford**45+36.88 secs10**3**
3France **Didier Pironi****Tyrrell-Ford**45+57.26 secs16**2**
25Mexico **Héctor Rebaque****Lotus-Ford**45+1:37.8618**1**
2UK John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo45+1:39.535
12Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari45+1:56.8715
35Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford44+1 Lap14
32Finland Keke RosbergWolf-Ford42+3 Laps19
23Austria Harald ErtlEnsign-Ford41Engine23
36West Germany Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford42Illegal Pit Stop17
6Sweden Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford36Gearbox2
7UK James HuntMcLaren-Ford34Illegal Pit Stop8
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford31Fuel System6
22Brazil Nelson PiquetEnsign-Ford31Engine21
19Italy Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford24Fuel System20
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford16Accident11
11Argentina Carlos ReutemannFerrari14Fuel System12
1Austria Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo11Engine3
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault5Engine9
9West Germany Jochen MassATS-Ford1Accident22
16West Germany Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford1Accident24
4France Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford0Accident13
17Switzerland Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford
10France Jean-Pierre JarierATS-Ford
18UK Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford
37Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford
31France René ArnouxMartini-Ford
30US Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver and future World Champion Nelson Piquet.
  • This was the 10th Grand Prix start for Arrows and for ATS. It was also the 200th Grand Prix start for Brabham; in those 200 races Brabham won 19 Grands Prix, achieved 83 podium finishes, set 20 pole positions, 26 fastest laps, 3 Grand Slams and won 2 Driver's and 2 Constructor's Championships.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1USA **Mario Andretti***54
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2SWE **Ronnie Peterson***36
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3ARG **Carlos Reutemann***31
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4AUT **Niki Lauda***31
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5FRA **Patrick Depailler***26

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK **Lotus-Ford***67
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK **Brabham-Alfa Romeo***40
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3ITA **Ferrari***31
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK **Tyrrell-Ford***30
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 35CAN Wolf-Ford14
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitors marked in bold and with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

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References

  1. "1978 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. "Niki LAUDA - Retirement".
  3. "Germany 1978 - Qualifications".
  4. "1978 German Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. (30 July 1978). "1978 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  6. "Germany 1978 - Result".
  7. "Germany 1978 - Championship".
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