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German Grand Prix



Date
Sun 30th July 1978 (UTC)
Sun 30th July 1978 (Local)

Timestamp
1978-07-30T00:00:00

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League
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Season
1978

Round
11

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The 1978 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 July 1978 at the Hockenheimring. Mario Andretti won the race from pole position, ahead of Jody Scheckter and Jacques Laffite.
This was the debut race of future world champion Nelson Piquet. Mario Andretti took pole with Ronnie Peterson in second and Niki Lauda third. At the start, Peterson got off better and took the lead from Andretti, and held it for four laps before Andretti retook it. Lauda ran third in the early stages, before he was passed by Alan Jones, and the duo battled until Lauda's engine failed, his fifth engine related retirement of the year. The two Lotus cars were cruising at the front, and Jones ran third comfortably until he retired with a fuel vaporization problem. Lotus's hopes of a 1–2 ended when Peterson's gearbox failed, Andretti was unaffected by that and cruised to his fifth win of the season, with Jody Scheckter second and Jacques Laffite third.
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Transparent Spacer01 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Mario Andretti28:00.9
Transparent Spacer03 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Jacques Laffite+0:28.01
Transparent Spacer04 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Emerson Fittipaldi+0:36.88
Transparent Spacer05 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Didier Pironi+0:57.26
Transparent Spacer06 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Hector Rebaque+1:37.86
Transparent Spacer07 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon John Watson+1:39.53
Transparent Spacer08 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Gilles Villeneuve+1:56.87
Transparent Spacer09 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Riccardo Patrese+1 Lap
Transparent Spacer11 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Harald ErtlDNF
Transparent Spacer12 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Rolf StommelenDNF
Transparent Spacer13 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Ronnie PetersonDNF
Transparent Spacer14 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon James HuntDNF
Transparent Spacer15 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Alan JonesDNF
Transparent Spacer16 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Nelson PiquetDNF
Transparent Spacer17 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Vittorio BrambillaDNF
Transparent Spacer18 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Patrick TambayDNF
Transparent Spacer19 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Carlos ReutemannDNF
Transparent Spacer20 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Niki LaudaDNF
Transparent Spacer21 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Jean-Christophe BoullionDNF
Transparent Spacer22 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Jochen MassDNF
Transparent Spacer23 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Hans StuckDNF
Transparent Spacer24 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Patrick DepaillerDNF
Transparent Spacer25 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Clay RegazzoniDid not qualify
Transparent Spacer26 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Jean-Christophe BoullionDid not qualify
Transparent Spacer27 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Rupert KeeganDid not qualify
Transparent Spacer28 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Arturo MerzarioDid not qualify
Transparent Spacer29 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon No Kit ThumbnailFlag icon René ArnouxDid not prequalify
Transparent Spacer30 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Brett LungerDid not prequalify


Result Description
1 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:28:00.90
2 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford +15.35 secs
3 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra +28.01 secs
4 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford +36.88 secs
5 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford +57.26 secs
6 Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford +1:37.86
7 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo +1:39.53
8 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +1:56.87
9 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford +1 Lap
10 Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford +3 Laps
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