1978 seasonR11 · 30 July 1978 · Hockenheimring

German Grand Prix 1978

Mario Andretti won for Lotus. Started from P1.

Laps45PoleAndrettiFastest lapPetersonDistance305.5 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 Andretti4P2 Scheckter7P3 Laffite10P4 Fittipaldi16P5 Pironi18P6 RebaqueP7 WatsonP8 Villeneuve14P9 PatreseP10 Rosberg

Race results

01Mario AndrettiLotus1:28:00.9009
02Jody ScheckterWolf+15.3506
03Jacques LaffiteLigier+28.0104
04Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+36.8803
05Didier PironiTyrrell+57.2602
06Héctor RebaqueLotus+1:37.8601
07John WatsonBrabham+1:39.530
08Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1:56.870
09Riccardo PatreseArrows+1 lap
10Keke RosbergWolf+3 laps
11Harald ErtlEnsign
—Ronnie Petersonfastest lapLotusGearbox
—Alan JonesWilliamsFuel system
—Nelson PiquetEnsignEngine
—Vittorio BrambillaSurteesFuel system
—Patrick TambayMcLarenAccident
—Carlos ReutemannFerrariFuel system
—Niki LaudaBrabhamEngine
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine
—Hans-Joachim StuckShadowAccident
—Jochen MassATSAccident
—Patrick DepaillerTyrrellAccident
—Rolf StommelenArrowsDisqualified
—James HuntMcLarenDisqualified
—Clay RegazzoniShadowDid not qualify
—Jean-Pierre JarierATSDid not qualify
—Rupert KeeganSurteesDid not qualify
—Arturo MerzarioMerzarioDid not qualify
—René ArnouxMartiniDid not pre-qualify
—Brett LungerMcLarenDid not pre-qualify