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1978 Netherlands Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Zandvoort circuit. Full information

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1978 Netherlands Grand Prix

1978 Netherlands Grand Prix is 310th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Zandvoort circuit. Mario Andretti won the pole position and this race. Ronnie Peterson and Niki Lauda also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 75 laps (317 km).

Previous race: 1978 Austria Grand Prix
Next race: 1978 Italy Grand Prix
Race Start: 27th August 1978

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1978 Netherlands Grand Prix

71st victory for the Lotus team
12th victory for the Mario Andretti
17th podium for the Mario Andretti
26th podium for the Ronnie Peterson
38th podium for the Niki Lauda

Mario Andretti - Winner of the 1978 Netherlands Grand Prix

1978 Netherlands Grand Prix

Lotus 79 #5 - 1978 Netherlands Grand Prix winner

1978 Netherlands Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79, #5	9.00	1h 41m 04.23s ( 188.156 km/h )	75	John Player Team Lotus
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79, #6	6.00	1h 41m 04.55s ( +00.32s )	75	John Player Team Lotus
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46A, #1	4.00	1h 41m 16.44s ( +12.21s )	75	Parmalat Racing Team
4	John Watson	Brabham BT46A, #2	3.00	1h 41m 25.15s ( +20.92s )	75	Parmalat Racing Team
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5A, #14	2.00	1h 41m 25.73s ( +21.50s )	75	Fittipaldi Automotive
6	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T3, #12	1.00	1h 41m 50.18s ( +45.95s )	75	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T3, #11	0	1h 42m 04.73s ( +1m 00.50s )	75	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9, #26	0		74	Ligier Gitanes
9	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26, #8	0		74	Marlboro Team McLaren
10	James Hunt	McLaren M26, #7	0		74	Marlboro Team McLaren
11	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78, #25	0		74	Team Rebaque
12	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR6, #20	0		73	Walter Wolf Racing
ab	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren M26, #33	0	Spin	60	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9, #16	0	Differential	56	Shadow Racing Team
ab	René Arnoux	Martini MK23, #31	0	Wing	40	Automobiles Martini
ab	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1, #37	0	Engine	40	Team Merzario
dsq	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20, #19	0	Push start	37	Beta Team Surtees
ab	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01, #15	0	Engine	35	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26, #30	0	Engine	35	Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications
ab	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR4, #32	0	Accident	21	Theodore Racing Hong Kong
ab	Alan Jones	Williams FW06, #27	0	Throttle	17	Williams Grand Prix Engineering
ab	Nelson Piquet	McLaren M23, #29	0	Transmission	16	BS Fabrications
ab	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008, #4	0	Engine	13	Elf Team Tyrrell
ab	Derek Daly	Ensign N177, #22	0	Clutch	10	Team Tissot Ensign
ab	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1, #35	0	Collision	0	Arrows Racing Team
npq	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows A1, #36	0			Arrows Racing Team
npq	Danny Ongais	Shadow DN9, #39	0			Interscope Racing
npq	Harald Ertl	Ensign N177, #23	0			Sachs Racing
np	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20, #18	0	Injury		Durex Team Surtees
nq	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9, #17	0			Shadow Racing Team
nq	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS HS1, #10	0			F&S Properties/ATS Racing Team
nq	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1, #9	0			ATS Racing Team
ab	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008, #3	0	Collision	0	Elf Team Tyrrell

Qualifying Results for the 1978 Netherlands Grand Prix on the Zandvoort circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79, #5	1'16''36	John Player Team Lotus
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79, #6	1'16''97	John Player Team Lotus
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46A, #1	1'17''33	Parmalat Racing Team
4	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T3, #11	1'17''34	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T3, #12	1'17''54	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9, #26	1'17''55	Ligier Gitanes
7	James Hunt	McLaren M26, #7	1'17''67	Marlboro Team McLaren
8	John Watson	Brabham BT46A, #2	1'17''73	Parmalat Racing Team
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01, #15	1'18''28	Equipe Renault Elf
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5A, #14	1'18''30	Fittipaldi Automotive
11	Alan Jones	Williams FW06, #27	1'18''42	Williams Grand Prix Engineering
12	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008, #4	1'18''43	Elf Team Tyrrell
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1, #35	1'18''50	Arrows Racing Team
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26, #8	1'18''50	Marlboro Team McLaren
15	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR6, #20	1'18''57	Walter Wolf Racing
16	Derek Daly	Ensign N177, #22	1'19''39	Team Tissot Ensign
17	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008, #3	1'19''59	Elf Team Tyrrell
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9, #16	1'19''62	Shadow Racing Team
19	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren M26, #33	1'19''83	Marlboro Team McLaren
20	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78, #25	1'20''02	Team Rebaque
21	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26, #30	1'20''03	Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20, #19	1'20''26	Beta Team Surtees
23	René Arnoux	Martini MK23, #31	1'20''31	Automobiles Martini
24	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR4, #32	1'20''47	Theodore Racing Hong Kong
25	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20, #18	1'20''52	Durex Team Surtees
26	Nelson Piquet	McLaren M23, #29	1'20''64	BS Fabrications
27	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1, #37	1'20''64	Team Merzario
28	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9, #17	1'20''69	Shadow Racing Team
29	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS HS1, #10	1'21''33	F&S Properties/ATS Racing Team
30	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1, #9	1'21''82	ATS Racing Team
31	Harald Ertl	Ensign N177, #23	1'21''00	Sachs Racing
32	Danny Ongais	Shadow DN9, #39	1'21''41	Interscope Racing
33	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows A1, #36	1'22''24	Arrows Racing Team