Hockenheim 1978 Formula One Race
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | GRID | POI/RET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:28:00.900 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | -00:15.350 | 4 | 6.00 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | -00:28.010 | 7 | 4.00 | |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | -00:36.880 | 10 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | -00:57.260 | 16 | 2.00 | |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | -01:37.860 | 18 | 1.00 | |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | -01:39.530 | 5 | ----- | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | -01:56.870 | 15 | ----- | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | -1 lap | 14 | ----- | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | -3 laps | 19 | ----- | |
| 11 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | -4 laps | 23 | engine | |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson |  |
Lotus | 36 laps | 2 | Gearbox |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 31 laps | 6 | Fuel Vaporisation | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 31 laps | 21 | engine | |
| 15 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 24 laps | 20 | Fuel Vaporisation | |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 16 laps | 11 | accident | |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 14 laps | 12 | Fuel Vaporisation | |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 11 laps | 30 | engine | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 5 laps | 9 | engine | |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1 lap | 24 | accident | |
| 21 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 1 lap | 22 | accident | |
| 22 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 laps | 13 | accident | |
| 23 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 42 laps DQ | 17 | Wrong Route To Pits | |
| 24 | James Hunt | McLaren | 35 laps DQ | 8 | Wrong Route To Pits | |
| 25 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 27 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 28 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 29 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 30 | Rene Arnoux | Martini | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
Fastest Lap
Ronnie Peterson 1:55.620
First time in points for
Hector Rebaque - will have 5 more
First grand prix for
Nelson Piquet - will have 206 more
Aniversary on this race:
This was the 120th race for Ronnie Peterson - will have 3 more
