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Dutch Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 27th August 1978 12:00am Local
Sun 27th August 1978 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
Round 13

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Location

Circuit Zandvoort

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The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 27 August 1978. It was the 13th race of the 1978 Formula One season. It was the final career victory for Mario Andretti, who went on to win the championship after Ronnie Peterson's fatal crash at Monza. It is also the last 1-2 finish for the original Lotus team, and also, the last win for an American Formula One driver, as of the 2024 Season.
This fourth 1–2 finish of the season for Lotus meant that, with three races left to run, only Andretti or Peterson could take the Drivers' Championship.

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Result List

01	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	41:04.2
02	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus F1	+0:00.32
03	Niki Lauda	Brabham	+0:12.21
04	John Watson	Brabham	+0:20.92
05	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+0:21.5
06	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:45.95
07	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1:00.52
08	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1 Lap
09	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
10	James Hunt	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
11	Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
13	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
14	Hans Stuck	Shadow	DNF
15	René Arnoux	Martini Racing	DNF
16	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	DNF
17	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
18	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
19	Brett Lunger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
21	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	DNF
22	Nelson Piquet	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
23	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
24	Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	DNF
25	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
26	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
27	Rupert Keegan	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
28	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	Did not qualify
29	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	Did not qualify
30	Jochen Mass	ATS	Did not qualify
31	Harald Ertl	Ensign Racing	Did not prequalify
32	Danny Ongais	Shadow	Did not prequalify
33	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Grand Prix International	Did not prequalify

Result Description

1 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:41:04.23
2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford + 0.32
3 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 12.21
4 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 20.92
5 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford + 21.50
6 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari + 45.95
7 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari + 1:00.52
8 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra + 1 Lap
9 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford + 1 Lap
10 James Hunt McLaren-Ford + 1 Lap