1978 Großer Preis von Deutschland

Race 11 of 16

Hockenheimring
45 laps
Time of race: 1:28:00.90
Average speed of winner: 208.295 kph
Margin of victory: 15.35 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson 1:55.62
Lap leaders: Andretti pole, Peterson 1-4, Andretti 5-45

Race notes: Debut for Nelson Piquet. Finale for Rolf Stommelen.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:51.90	45	1	41	1:28:00.90	9
2	4	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:52.68	45	0	0	+15.35	6
3	7	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:53.54	45	0	0	+28.01	4
4	10	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:54.03	45	0	0	+36.88	3
5	16	Didier Pironi	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:54.63	45	0	0	+57.26	2
6	18	Héctor Rebaque	25	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Rebaque	1:55.57	45	0	0	+97.86	1
7	5	John Watson	2	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:52.84	45	0	0	+99.53	0
8	15	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:54.40	45	0	0	+116.87	0
9	14	Riccardo Patrese	35	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:54.34	44	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	19	Keke Rosberg	32	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Theodore	1:55.57	42	0	0	+3 laps	0
11	17	Harald Ertl	23	Sachs Racing	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:55.18	41	0	0	engine (classified)	0
12	23	Rolf Stommelen	36	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:56.25	42	0	0	disqualified	0
13	2	Ronnie Peterson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:51.99	36	1	4	gearbox	0
14	8	James Hunt	7	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:53.54	34	0	0	disqualified	0
15	6	Alan Jones	27	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:53.50	31	0	0	fuel system	0
16	21	Nelson Piquet	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:56.15	31	0	0	engine	0
17	20	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:55.86	24	0	0	fuel system	0
18	11	Patrick Tambay	8	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:54.04	16	0	0	accident	0
19	12	Carlos Reutemann	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:54.17	14	0	0	fuel system	0
20	3	Niki Lauda	1	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:52.29	11	0	0	engine	0
21	9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:53.61	5	0	0	engine	0
22	22	Jochen Mass	9	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	ATS	1:56.21	1	0	0	accident	0
23	24	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:56.45	1	0	0	accident	0
24	13	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:54.32	0	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Mario Andretti	54	11	5	5	6
2	Ronnie Peterson	36	11	2	1	5
3	Carlos Reutemann	31	11	2	3	4
4	Niki Lauda	31	11	1	1	5
5	Patrick Depailler	26	11	0	1	4
6	John Watson	16	11	1	0	2
7	Jody Scheckter	14	11	0	0	2
8	Jacques Laffite	14	11	0	0	2
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	10	11	0	0	1
10	Riccardo Patrese	8	10	0	0	1
11	James Hunt	8	11	0	0	1
12	Didier Pironi	7	11	0	0	0
13	Patrick Tambay	5	10	0	0	0
14	Alan Jones	5	11	0	0	0
15	Clay Regazzoni	4	8	0	0	0
16	Gilles Villeneuve	3	11	0	0	0
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	2	9	0	0	0
18	Héctor Rebaque	1	6	0	0	0
19	Jochen Mass	0	10	0	0	0
20	Brett Lunger	0	6	0	0	0
21	Vittorio Brambilla	0	9	0	0	0
22	Bruno Giacomelli	0	3	0	0	0
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	3	0	0	0
24	Rolf Stommelen	0	8	0	0	0
25	René Arnoux	0	2	0	0	0