Dutch Grand Prix
1978 · Round 13 · Zandvoort, Netherlands · Aug 27, 1978Race summary
Andretti won the race from 1st on the grid, 0.320s ahead of Peterson. Rebaque was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 11th. Reutemann lost the most ground, from 4th on the grid down to 7th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 75 | 1:41:04.230 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 75 | +0.320 | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 75 | +12.210 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 8 | 75 | +20.920 | 3 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | 75 | +21.500 | 2 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 75 | +45.950 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 75 | +1:00.520 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 19 | 60 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 56 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Martini | 23 | 40 | Chassis | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 22 | 37 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 35 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | 35 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 24 | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | 17 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 25 | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | Ensign | 16 | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |