1978 Dutch Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 Aug 1978
- Circuit
- Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
- Round
- 13 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 | 75 | 1:41:04.23 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 75 | +0.32 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 75 | +12.21 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 8 | 75 | +20.92 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | 75 | +21.5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 75 | +45.95 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 75 | +1:00.52 | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 19 | 60 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 56 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | 23 | 40 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| D | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 22 | 37 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 24 | 21 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | 17 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 25 | 16 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 16 | 10 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Danny Ongais | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 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 | 6 | 63 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 51 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 8 | 85 |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 44 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 6 |