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Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1978 · qualifying

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Name: Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1978 · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/308-qualifying

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Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1978 · Hockenheimring

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1978 Formula 1 World Championship · round 11

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:28:00.900 · 45 laps · ford	9
2	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:28:16.250 · 45 laps · ford	6
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:28:28.910 · 45 laps · matra	4
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:28:37.780 · 45 laps · ford	3
5	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:28:58.160 · 45 laps · ford	2
6	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:29:38.760 · 45 laps · ford	1
7	John Watson	Brabham	1:29:40.430 · 45 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:29:57.770 · 45 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Harald Ertl	Ensign	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 36 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alan Jones	Williams	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Ensign	Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	Accident · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 14 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Niki Lauda	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 11 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	Accident · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jochen Mass	ATS	Accident · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	Illegal pit stop · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	James Hunt	McLaren	Illegal pit stop · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	René Arnoux	Martini	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Brett Lunger	McLaren	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	1:51.900 · ford
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:51.990 · ford
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:52.290 · alfa-romeo
4	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:52.680 · ford
5	John Watson	Brabham	1:52.840 · alfa-romeo
6	Alan Jones	Williams	1:53.500 · ford
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:53.540 · matra
8	James Hunt	McLaren	1:53.540 · ford
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:53.610 · renault
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:54.030 · ford
11	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:54.040 · ford
12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:54.170 · ferrari
13	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:54.320 · ford
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:54.340 · ford
15	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:54.400 · ferrari
16	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:54.630 · ford
17	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	1:55.180 · ford
18	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:55.570 · ford
19	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	1:55.570 · ford
20	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:55.860 · ford
21	Nelson Piquet	Ensign	1:56.150 · ford
22	Jochen Mass	ATS	1:56.210 · ford
23	Harald Ertl	Ensign	1:56.250 · ford
24	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:56.450 · ford
25	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	1:56.570 · ford
26	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	1:57.400 · ford
27	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	1:57.860 · ford
28	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:58.310 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:51.900 · ford
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:51.990 · ford
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:52.290 · alfa-romeo
4	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:52.680 · ford
5	John Watson	Brabham	1:52.840 · alfa-romeo
6	Alan Jones	Williams	1:53.500 · ford
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:53.540 · matra
8	James Hunt	McLaren	1:53.540 · ford
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:53.610 · renault
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:54.030 · ford
11	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:54.040 · ford
12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:54.170 · ferrari
13	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:54.320 · ford
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:54.340 · ford
15	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:54.400 · ferrari
16	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:54.630 · ford
17	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	1:55.180 · ford
18	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:55.570 · ford
19	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	1:55.570 · ford
20	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:55.860 · ford
21	Nelson Piquet	Ensign	1:56.150 · ford
22	Jochen Mass	ATS	1:56.210 · ford
23	Harald Ertl	Ensign	1:56.250 · ford
24	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:56.450 · 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	54
2	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	36
3	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	31
4	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	31
5	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
7	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
8	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
10	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
12	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
13	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
14	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
15	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
16	Gilles Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Héctor Rebaque	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1