German Grand Prix
1978 · Round 11 · Hockenheim, Germany · Jul 30, 1978Race summary
Andretti won the race from 1st on the grid, 15.4s ahead of Scheckter. Rebaque was the standout mover, climbing from 18th to 6th. Watson lost the most ground, from 5th on the grid down to 7th (down 2 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 45 | 1:28:00.900 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | 45 | +15.350 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 45 | +28.010 | 4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | 45 | +36.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 45 | +57.260 | 2 |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | 45 | +1:37.860 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | 45 | +1:39.530 | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 15 | 45 | +1:56.870 | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 42 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 17 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 23 | 42 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 34 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 31 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 21 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 20 | 24 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | ATS | 22 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 |