Dutch Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit Park Zandvoort
RACE DATE
27 Aug 1978
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.
WINNERAndrettiP1 → P1
RACE LAPS75
BIGGEST GAIN+10Merzario
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 75 | 1:41:04.230Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | 75 | +0.320Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 0 | 75 | +12.210Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 8 | +4 | 75 | +20.920Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | +5 | 75 | +21.500Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | -1 | 75 | +45.950Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | -3 | 75 | +1:00.520Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | -2 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | +5 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | -3 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | +9 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | +3 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 19 | +6 | 60 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | +4 | 56 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | René Arnoux | Martini | 23 | +8 | 40 | Chassis | 0 | — |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | +10 | 40 | Engine | 0 | — |
| D | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 22 | — | 37 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | -9 | 35 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | +2 | 35 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 24 | +4 | 21 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | -10 | 17 | Throttle | 0 | — |
| R | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 25 | +3 | 16 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | -11 | 13 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Derek Daly | Ensign | 16 | -8 | 10 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | -12 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | -9 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| W | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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