Dutch Grand Prix 1978
27 August 1978
Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
- Location
- Zandvoort, Netherlands
- Laps
- 75
- Previous winners
- 1985Niki LaudaMcLaren
- 1984Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1983René ArnouxFerrari
- 1982Didier PironiFerrari
- 1981Alain ProstRenault
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
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 7
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 8
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 9
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 11
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 12
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 13
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 16
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- 17
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 19
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
No time set
- 20
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 21
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- 22
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 23
René Arnoux
Martini
No time set
- 24
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
No time set
- 25
Nelson Piquet
McLaren
No time set
- 26
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Michael Bleekemolen
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Harald Ertl
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Danny Ongais
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 75 laps | 1:41:04.23 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 75 laps | +0.32 | 6pts |
| 3 | 0 | Niki Lauda Brabham | 75 laps | +12.21 | 4pts |
| 4 | +4 | John Watson Brabham | 75 laps | +20.92 | 3pts |
| 5 | +5 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 75 laps | +21.5 | 2pts |
| 6 | -1 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 75 laps | +45.95 | 1pts |
| 7 | -3 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 75 laps | +1:00.52 | |
| 8 | -2 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 74 laps | ||
| 9 | +5 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 74 laps | ||
| 10 | -3 | James Hunt McLaren | 74 laps | ||
| 11 | +9 | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 74 laps | ||
| 12 | +3 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 73 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli McLaren | 60 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Martini | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 40 laps | ||
| D | - | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 37 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 35 laps | ||
| R | - | Brett Lunger McLaren | 35 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Wolf | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 17 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet McLaren | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Derek Daly Ensign | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Michael Bleekemolen ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jochen Mass ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Harald Ertl Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Danny Ongais Shadow | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 0 laps |