The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 27 August 1978 at Zandvoort.
Report[]
Qualifying was as expected, Mario Andretti taking pole with Ronnie Peterson alongside in the all-Lotus front row, and Niki Lauda heading the second row. At the start, Andretti led with Peterson following, whereas Lauda was challenged by Jacques Laffite. The Lotus cars quickly built up a good gap, while Laffite challenged Lauda early on but then began to drop down the order with tyre issues. The race was quite uneventful, and Andretti went to take victory, with Peterson completing another Lotus 1-2 leaving Lauda to take third.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 75 | 1:41:04.23 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 |  Ronnie Peterson
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Lotus-Ford | 75 | +0.32 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 |  Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +12.21 secs | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |  John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +20.92 secs | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 75 | +21.5 secs | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 75 | +45.95 secs | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari | 75 | +1:00.52 | 4 | |
| 8 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 74 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 10 | 7 | James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
| 11 | 25 |  Hector Rebaque
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Lotus-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 12 | 20 |  Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford | 73 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 33 |  Bruno Giacomelli
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McLaren-Ford | 60 | Spun Off | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck
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Shadow-Ford | 56 | Transmission | 18 | |
| Ret | 31 | René Arnoux
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Martini-Ford | 40 | Chassis | 23 | |
| Ret | 37 | Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford | 40 | Engine | 26 | |
| DSQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla
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Surtees-Ford | 37 | Pushed at Start | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Renault | 35 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 30 | Brett Lunger
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McLaren-Ford | 35 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 32 |  Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford | 21 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 17 | Throttle | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Nelson Piquet
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McLaren-Ford | 16 | Transmission | 25 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 13 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford | 10 | Transmission | 16 | |
| Ret | 35 | Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNS | 18 | Rupert Keegan
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Surtees-Ford | Injury Broken Hand | |||
| DNQ | 17 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 |  Michael Bleekemolen
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ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass
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ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 23 | Harald Ertl
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Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 39 | Danny Ongais
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Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen
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Arrows-Ford |
Notes[]
- Lap Leaders: Mario Andretti 75 laps (1-75).
- Rupert Keegan would have qualified 25th but could not start due to driver injury. Arturo Merzario, who would have been a DNQ, moved up into the starting grid.
- This was Andretti's last GP win and the last GP won by an American driver.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1978 Austrian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1978 season |
Next race: 1978 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1977 Dutch Grand Prix |
Dutch Grand Prix | Next race: 1979 Dutch Grand Prix |
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