German Grand Prix 1978
30 July 1978
Hockenheimring, Germany
- Location
- Hockenheim, Germany
- Laps
- 45
- Fastest time
1:13.780
Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren (2004)- Previous winners
- 2019Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2014Nico RosbergMercedes
- 2012Fernando AlonsoFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 3
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 4
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 5
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 6
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 8
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 9
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 11
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 12
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 13
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 14
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 15
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 16
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 17
Harald Ertl
Ensign
No time set
- 18
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 19
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
No time set
- 20
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 21
Nelson Piquet
Ensign
No time set
- 22
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- 23
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- 24
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
René Arnoux
Martini
No time set
- PIT
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 45 laps | 1:28:00.90 | 9pts |
| 2 | +2 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 45 laps | +15.35 | 6pts |
| 3 | +4 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 45 laps | +28.01 | 4pts |
| 4 | +6 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 45 laps | +36.88 | 3pts |
| 5 | +11 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 45 laps | +57.26 | 2pts |
| 6 | +12 | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 45 laps | +1:37.86 | 1pts |
| 7 | -2 | John Watson Brabham | 45 laps | +1:39.53 | |
| 8 | +7 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 45 laps | +1:56.87 | |
| 9 | +5 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 44 laps | ||
| 10 | +9 | Keke Rosberg Wolf | 42 laps | ||
| 11 | +6 | Harald Ertl Ensign | 41 laps | ||
| D | - | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 42 laps | ||
| R | - | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 36 laps | ||
| D | - | James Hunt McLaren | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Ensign | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 14 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 11 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Jochen Mass ATS | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | René Arnoux Martini | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brett Lunger McLaren | 0 laps |