German Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Hockenheimring
RACE DATE
30 Jul 1978
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 German Grand Prix.
WINNERAndrettiP1 → P1
RACE LAPS45
BIGGEST GAIN+12Rebaque
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1:28:00.900Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | +2 | 45 | +15.350Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | +4 | 45 | +28.010Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | +6 | 45 | +36.880Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | +11 | 45 | +57.260Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | +12 | 45 | +1:37.860Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | -2 | 45 | +1:39.530Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 15 | +7 | 45 | +1:56.870Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +5 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | +9 | 42 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 17 | +6 | 41 | Engine | 0 | — |
| D | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 23 | — | 42 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | -11 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| D | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | — | 34 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | -9 | 31 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 21 | +5 | 31 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 20 | +3 | 24 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | -7 | 16 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | -7 | 14 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | -17 | 11 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | -12 | 5 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jochen Mass | ATS | 22 | 0 | 1 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | +1 | 1 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | -11 | 0 | Accident | 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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