Gridpedia1978 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Jul 1978
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- Round
- 11 of 16
- Winner
- Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 45 | 1:28:00.90 | 9 | |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | 45 | +15.35 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 45 | +28.01 | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | 45 | +36.88 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 45 | +57.26 | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | 45 | +1:37.86 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | 45 | +1:39.53 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 15 | 45 | +1:56.87 | 0 | |
| 9 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 42 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 17 | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| D | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 23 | 42 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| D | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 34 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 31 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 21 | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 20 | 24 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 16 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | 14 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 22 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 36 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 31 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 6 | 67 |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Ligier | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 6 |