1978 Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Hockenheimring · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Andretti | 1 | 24 | 15.350 | 45 | 305.6 | Ronnie Peterson |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 45 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 45 | +15.350s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 45 | +28.010s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 45 | +36.880s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 45 | +57.260s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 18 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | 45 | +97.860s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 45 | +99.530s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 15 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 45 | +116.870s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 14 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 44 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 19 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Ford | 42 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 23 | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | Ford | 41 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Ford | 36 | ★ | — | Gearbox | |
| — | 6 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 31 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 21 | 22 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | Ford | 31 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | 24 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 11 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 16 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 12 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 14 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 11 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 5 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 24 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Ford | 1 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 22 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 1 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 17 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Ford | 42 | — | Illegal pit stop | ||
| — | 8 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 34 | — | Illegal pit stop | ||
| — | — | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | — | Not classified |