1978 Grand Prix of Germany
30 July - Hockenheim: 45 laps x 6.789 km = 305.505 km
Pole Position: M Andretti Lotus 1 min:51 .900s
Fastest Lap: 211.386 km/h R Peterson Lotus 1min:55.620s
Results:
1 M Andretti Lotus 1 h 28m 00.900s
2 J Scheckler Wolf 1 h 28m 16.250s
3 J Laffite Ligier 1 h 28m 28.910s
4 E Fiitipaldi Copersucar 1 h 28m 37.780s
5 D Pironi Tyrrell 1 h 28m 58.16Os
6 H Rebaque Lotus 1 h 29m 38.760s
7 J Watson Brabham 1 h 29m 40.430s
8 G Villeneuve Ferrari 1 h 29m 57.770s
9 R Patrese Arrows 44
10 K Rosberg Wolf 42
llr H Ertl Ensign 41 engine
DisQualify:
R Stommelen Arrows 42 incorrect route inio pits
J Hunt McLaren 34 incorrect route into pits
Did Not Finish:
R Peterson Lotus 36 gearbox
A Jones Williams 31 fuel vaporisation
N Piquet Ensign 31 engine
V Brarnbilla Surtees 24 fuel vaporisation
P Tambay McLaren 16 puncture/ suspension/ accident
C Reutemann Ferrari 14 fuel vaporisation
N Lauda Brabham 11 engine
J-P Jabouille Renauli 5 engine
H-J Stuck Shadow 1 accident
J Mass ATS 1 accident/ suspension
P Depailler Tyrrell 0 accident
Did Not Qualify:
C Regazzoni Shadow
J-P Jarier ATS
R Keegan Surtees
A Merzario Merzario
Did Not PreQualify:
R Arnoux Martini
B Lunger McLaren
Qualfiying Times:
1 5 Mario Andretti Lotus/Ford 1'51.90
2 6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus/Ford 1'51.99
3 1 Niki Lauda Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'52.29
4 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf/Ford 1'52.68
5 2 John Watson Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'52.84
6 27 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'53.50
7 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Matra 1'53.54
8 7 James Hunt McLaren/Ford 1'53.54
9 15 J.P.Jabouille Renault 1'53.61
10 14 E.Fittipaldi Fittipaldi/Ford 1'54.03
11 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren/Ford 1'54.04
12 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1'54.17
13 4 P.Depailler Tyrrell/Ford 1'54.32
14 35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'54.34
15 12 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'54.40
16 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell/Ford 1'54.63
17 36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows/Ford 1'55.18
18 25 Hector Rebaque Lotus/Ford 1'55.57
19 32 Keke Rosberg Wolf/Ford 1'55.57
20 19 V.Brambilla Surtees/Ford 1'55.86
21 22 Nelson Piquet Ensign/Ford 1'56.15
22 9 Jochen Mass ATS/Ford 1'56.21
23 23 Harald Ertl Ensign/Ford 1'56.25
24 16 H.J.Stuck Shadow/Ford 1'56.45
Not qualified
25 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow/Ford 1'56.57
26 10 J.P.Jarier ATS/Ford 1'57.40
27 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees/Ford 1'57.86
28 37 Arturo Merzario Merzario/Ford 1'58.31
Not pre-qualified
29 31 Rene Arnoux Martini/Ford 2'12.25
30 30 Brett Lunger McLaren/Ford 2'12.45