1978 Dutch Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 13th of 16 races of the 1978 World Automobile Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XXV Grote Prijs van Nederland | |
| Date: | August 27, 1978 | |
| Place: | Zandvoort | |
| Course: | Circuit Park Zandvoort | |
| Length: | 316.95 km in 75 laps of 4.226 km
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| Weather: | cloudy and windy | |
| Spectator: | ~ 65,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Mario Andretti
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 lotus
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| Time: | 1: 16.36 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Niki Lauda
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Brabham
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| Time: | 1: 19.57 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
Mario Andretti
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lotus
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| Second: |
 Ronnie Peterson
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lotus
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| Third: |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham
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The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix took place in Zandvoort on August 27 and was the 13th race of the 1978 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
In order to be able to contest his home Grand Prix, Michael Bleekemolen bought into the cockpit of the second ATS alongside Jochen Mass with the support of his own sponsor . Moreover returned Danny Ongais the wheel of a private Shadow DN9 the team Interscope Racing for the last time in Formula 1 back. For the third time this season, Bruno Giacomelli received a third McLaren works car.
training
Due to the strong field of participants with 33 pilots, a pre-qualification was carried out. For Rolf Stommelen , Harald Ertl and Danny Ongais the race weekend ended prematurely. Four other pilots failed to qualify during regular training because there were only 26 starting places available for the race. However, since Rupert Keegan had an accident in the warm-up before the race and was injured, Arturo Merzario , who was actually not qualified, was allowed to move up.
The front row was again formed by the two Lotus factory drivers, with Mario Andretti being around six tenths of a second faster than Ronnie Peterson . With a lap time around a second slower than the pole setter, Niki Lauda qualified for third place in front of the two Ferrari team- mates Carlos Reutemann and Gilles Villeneuve . Jacques Laffite finished sixth on the grid.
run
While Andretti took the lead in front of Peterson and the well-started Laffite, Riccardo Patrese and Didier Pironi collided further down the field . A few other pilots were indirectly involved in the accident, as they had to abruptly try to avoid Patrese's vehicle, which was parked in the middle of the route.
The two Lotus pilots extended their lead. Meanwhile, Lauda was back in third place as Laffite fell behind him and behind Carlos Reutemann, John Watson , Emerson Fittipaldi and Gilles Villeneuve due to technical problems . This order then remained constant until Reutemann fell behind Watson and Fittipaldi on lap 38 due to tire problems.
Andretti and Peterson secured another Lotus double victory in front of the two Brabham from Lauda and Watson. Fittipaldi was fifth ahead of Villeneuve, who overtook his team-mate Reutemann on the 54th lap and thus secured the last championship point of the day.
With now 12 points behind Andretti, Peterson still had theoretical title chances, but due to his contractually regulated number two status, he was not allowed to dispute the title from the American. With a 28-point lead over Lauda, who was third in the World Cup, with three races still to go, in which a maximum of 27 points could be achieved, Andretti was virtually the 1978 World Champion.
Registration list
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Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 16.36 | 199.235 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Ronnie Peterson
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Lotus Ford
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1: 16.97 | 197.656 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 17.33 | 196.736 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
 Carlos Reutemann
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 Ferrari
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1: 17.34 | 196.711 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 17.54 | 196.203 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
 Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra
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1: 17.55 | 196.178 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 17.67 | 195.875 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 17.73 | 195.724 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 18.28 | 194.348 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
.svg){kind=small} Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 18.30 | 194.299 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
 Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 18.42 | 194.002 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 18.43 | 193.977 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 18.50 | 193.804 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 18.50 | 193.804 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 18.57 | 193.631 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
 Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 19.39 | 191.631 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 19.59 | 191.150 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
 Hans-Joachim Stuck
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Shadow Ford
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1: 19.62 | 191.078 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Bruno Giacomelli
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 19.83 | 190.575 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
 Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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1: 20.02 | 190.122 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
Brett Lunger
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 20.03 | 190.099 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Vittorio Brambilla
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Surtees-Ford
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1: 20.26 | 189.554 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
René Arnoux
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Martini Ford
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1: 20.31 | 189.436 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
 Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 20.47 | 189.059 km / h | 24 |
| 25th |
Rupert Keegan
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Surtees-Ford
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1: 20.52 | 188.942 km / h | DNS |
| 26th |
Nelson Piquet
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 20.64 | 188.661 km / h | 25th |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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1: 20.64 | 188.661 km / h | 26th |
| DNQ |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Shadow Ford
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1: 20.69 | 188.544 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
 Michael Bleekemolen
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ATS Ford
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1: 21.33 | 187.060 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Jochen Mass
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ATS Ford
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1: 21.82 | 185.940 km / h | - |
| DNPQ |
Harald Ertl
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 21.00 | 187.822 km / h | - |
| DNPQ |
Danny Ongais
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Shadow Ford
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1: 21.41 | 186.876 km / h | - |
| DNPQ |
Rolf Stommelen
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Arrows Ford
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1: 22.24 | 184.990 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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75 | 0 | 1: 41.04.23 | 1 | 1: 19.65 | |
| 2 |
Ronnie Peterson
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Lotus Ford
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75 | 0 | + 0.32 | 2 | 1: 19.67 | |
| 3 |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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75 | 0 | + 12.21 | 3 | 1: 19.57 | |
| 4th |
John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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75 | 0 | + 20.92 | 8th | 1: 20.27 | |
| 5 |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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75 | 0 | + 21.50 | 10 | 1: 20.18 | |
| 6th |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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75 | 0 | + 45.95 | 5 | 1: 20.59 | |
| 7th |
Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari
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75 | 0 | +1: 00.52 | 4th | 1: 20.85 | |
| 8th |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra
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74 | 0 | + 1 lap | 6th | 1: 20.91 | |
| 9 |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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74 | 0 | + 1 lap | 14th | 1: 21.01 | |
| 10 |
James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford
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74 | 0 | + 1 lap | 7th | 1: 21.29 | |
| 11 |
Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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74 | 0 | + 1 lap | 20th | 1: 21.56 | |
| 12 |
Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford
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73 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 15th | 1: 22.09 | |
| - |
Bruno Giacomelli
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McLaren-Ford
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60 | 0 | DNF | 19th | 1: 20.94 | Lathe operator |
| - |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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Shadow Ford
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56 | 0 | DNF | 18th | 1: 21.47 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
René Arnoux
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Martini Ford
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40 | 0 | DNF | 23 | 1: 22.29 | broken rear wing |
| - |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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40 | 0 | DNF | 26th | 1: 23.32 | Engine failure |
| - |
Vittorio Brambilla
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Surtees-Ford
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37 | 0 | DSQ | 22nd | 1: 22.49 | disqualified |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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35 | 0 | DNF | 9 | 1: 20.73 | Engine failure |
| - |
Brett Lunger
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McLaren-Ford
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35 | 0 | DNF | 21st | 1: 22.00 | Engine failure |
| - |
Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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21st | 0 | DNF | 24 | 1: 22.48 | defective throttle valve |
| - |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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17th | 0 | DNF | 11 | 1: 20.88 | defective throttle cable |
| - |
Nelson Piquet
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McLaren-Ford
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16 | 0 | DNF | 25th | 1: 22.30 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford
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13 | 0 | DNF | 12 | 1: 21.61 | Engine failure |
| - |
Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford
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10 | 0 | DNF | 16 | 1: 22.25 | broken PTO shaft |
| - |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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0 | 0 | DNF | 13 | - | collision |
| - |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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0 | 0 | DNF | 17th | - | collision |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 17, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on August 17, 2012)
- ↑ “World Cup stands” ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 17, 2012)
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