Pit Lane F1
1978 Season - Round 11 - 1978-07-30
Mario Andretti won the 1978 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jody Scheckter (Wolf) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) home for Team Lotus.
Hector Rebaque (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1978 German Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi |
| Fittipaldi |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 23 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 20 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 20 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | Accident | 0 |
