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Grote Prijs van Nederland 1978 · qualifying

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Name: Grote Prijs van Nederland 1978 · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/310-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

Grote Prijs van Nederland 1978 · Circuit Zandvoort

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1978 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:41:04.230 · 75 laps · ford	9
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:41:04.550 · 75 laps · ford	6
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:41:16.440 · 75 laps · alfa-romeo	4
4	John Watson	Brabham	1:41:25.150 · 75 laps · alfa-romeo	3
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:41:25.730 · 75 laps · ford	2
6	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:41:50.180 · 75 laps · ferrari	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:42:04.730 · 75 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Time not recorded · 74 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
9	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	James Hunt	McLaren	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	Spun off · Time not recorded · 60 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	Transmission · Time not recorded · 56 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Martini	Chassis · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Engine · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Engine · Time not recorded · 35 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Brett Lunger	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	Accident · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alan Jones	Williams	Throttle · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	McLaren	Transmission · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Daly	Ensign	Transmission · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	Push start · Time not recorded · 37 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	Injury · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jochen Mass	ATS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Harald Ertl	Ensign	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Danny Ongais	Shadow	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:16.360 · ford
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:16.970 · ford
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:17.330 · alfa-romeo
4	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:17.340 · ferrari
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:17.540 · ferrari
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:17.550 · matra
7	James Hunt	McLaren	1:17.670 · ford
8	John Watson	Brabham	1:17.730 · alfa-romeo
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:18.280 · renault
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:18.300 · ford
11	Alan Jones	Williams	1:18.420 · ford
12	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:18.430 · ford
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:18.500 · ford
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:18.500 · ford
15	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:18.570 · ford
16	Derek Daly	Ensign	1:19.390 · ford
17	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:19.590 · ford
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:19.620 · ford
19	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	1:19.830 · ford
20	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:20.020 · ford
21	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:20.030 · ford
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:20.260 · ford
23	René Arnoux	Martini	1:20.310 · ford
24	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	1:20.470 · ford
25	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	1:20.520 · ford
26	Nelson Piquet	McLaren	1:20.640 · ford
27	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:20.640 · ford
28	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	1:20.690 · ford
29	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	1:21.330 · ford
30	Jochen Mass	ATS	1:21.820 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:16.360 · ford
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:16.970 · ford
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:17.330 · alfa-romeo
4	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:17.340 · ferrari
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:17.540 · ferrari
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:17.550 · matra
7	James Hunt	McLaren	1:17.670 · ford
8	John Watson	Brabham	1:17.730 · alfa-romeo
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:18.280 · renault
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:18.300 · ford
11	Alan Jones	Williams	1:18.420 · ford
12	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:18.430 · ford
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:18.500 · ford
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:18.500 · ford
15	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:18.570 · ford
16	Derek Daly	Ensign	1:19.390 · ford
17	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:19.590 · ford
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:19.620 · ford
19	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	1:19.830 · ford
20	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:20.020 · ford
21	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:20.030 · ford
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:20.260 · ford
23	René Arnoux	Martini	1:20.310 · ford
24	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	1:20.470 · ford
25	Nelson Piquet	McLaren	1:20.640 · ford
26	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:20.640 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	63
2	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	51
3	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
4	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	32
5	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	31
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
7	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
9	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
10	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	Gilles Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
13	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
14	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
15	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
16	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Héctor Rebaque	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1