1978 season/ Round 11
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany. Sun, 30 Jul 1978. 45 laps.
Germany- Winner
- LOANDTeam Lotus
- Pole
- LOANDTeam Lotus
- Fastest lap
- LOPET1:55.620
Weekend
Race
- Jody ScheckterWOWolf+15.3502
- Mario AndrettiLOTeam Lotus1:28:00.9001
- Jacques LaffiteLILigier+28.0103
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
LOREB
+12 places, P18 to P6
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
–
No pit stop data
Fastest lap
LOPET
1:55.620, lap 26
DNFs
13
STO, PET, HUN, JON, PIQ, BRA, TAM, REU, LAU, JAB, MAS, STU, DEP
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 1 | 1:28:00.900 | 9 |
| 2 | WOSCH | WOWolf | 4+2 | +15.350 | 6 |
| 3 | LILAF | LILigier | 7+4 | +28.010 | 4 |
| 4 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 10+6 | +36.880 | 3 |
| 5 | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 16+11 | +57.260 | 2 |
| 6 | LOREB | LOTeam Lotus | 18+12 | +1:37.860 | 1 |
| 7 | BRWAT | BRBrabham | 5-2 | +1:39.530 | |
| 8 |  VIL | Ferrari | 15+7 | +1:56.870 | |
| 9 | ARPAT | ARArrows | 14+5 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | WOROS | WOWolf | 19+9 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | ENERT | ENEnsign | 17+6 | Engine | |
| DSQ | ARSTO | ARArrows | 23 | Disqualified | |
| DNF | LOPET | LOTeam Lotus | 2 | Gearbox | |
| DSQ |  HUN | McLaren | 8 | Disqualified | |
| DNF |  JON | Williams | 6 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | ENPIQ | ENEnsign | 21 | Engine | |
| DNF | SUBRA | SUSurtees | 20 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | TAM | McLaren | 11 | Accident | |
| DNF | REU | Ferrari | 12 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | BRLAU | BRBrabham | 3 | Engine | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 9 | Engine | |
| DNF | ATMAS | ATATS | 22 | Accident | |
| DNF | SHSTU | SHShadow | 24 | Accident | |
| DNF | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 13 | Accident |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LORonnie Peterson | 1:55.620 |