1978 Dutch Grand Prix

F1 Netherlands Dutch XXVI Grote Prijs van Nederland 27 August 1978 Circuit Park Zandvoort-1973.svg 13 16 Zandvoort Permanent racing facility 2.626 4.226 75 196.95 316.95 Dry Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford 1:16.36 Niki Lauda Austria Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:19.57 57 Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford Ronnie Peterson Sweden Lotus-Ford Niki Lauda Austria Brabham-Alfa Romeo NED The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 27 August 1978. It was the 13th race of the 1978 Formula One season. It was the final career victory for Mario Andretti, who went on to win the championship after Ronnie Peterson's fatal crash at Monza. It is also the last 1-2 finish for the original Lotus team, and also, the last win for an American Formula One driver, as of the 2025 season. Report left|thumb|Patrese and Pironi's collision at the race start For the fourth consecutive race, the Lotuses came 1–2 in qualifying with Mario Andretti ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Niki Lauda was third in the Brabham, ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Reutemann and Gilles Villeneuve. The top ten was completed by Jacques Laffite in the Ligier, James Hunt in the McLaren, John Watson in the second Brabham, Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault, and Emerson Fittipaldi in the Fittipaldi. At the start of the race, Andretti led from Peterson with Laffite charging up to third, while at the second corner Didier Pironi's Tyrrell collided with Riccardo Patrese's Arrows. Thereafter, the race was relatively uneventful, Peterson dutifully following Andretti while Laffite fell back down the order, enabling Lauda to reclaim third. At the end, Andretti was just over three-tenths of a second ahead of Peterson, with Lauda a further 12 seconds back; the minor points went to Watson, Fittipaldi and Villeneuve. This fourth 1–2 finish of the season for Lotus meant that, with three races left to run, only Andretti or Peterson could take the Drivers' Championship. It would go to Andretti in the next race at Monza, when Peterson crashed fatally. thumb|Andretti (front) and Peterson at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix Classification Pre-qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 33 Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford 1:19.59 — 2 30 US Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 1:20.01 +0.42 3 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:20.32 +0.73 4 32 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford 1:20.46 +0.87 5 29 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford 1:20.52 +0.93 6 31 France René Arnoux Martini-Ford 1:20.52 +0.93 7 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:20.95 +1.36 8 23 Austria Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford 1:21.00 +1.41 9 39 US Danny Ongais Shadow-Ford 1:21.41 +1.82 10 36 FRG Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford 1:22.24 +2.65 *Positions in red indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify. Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 USA Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford 1:16.36 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford +0.61 3 AUT Niki Lauda Brabham–Alfa Romeo +0.97 4 ARG Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +0.98 5 CAN Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +1.18 6 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +1.19 7 GBR James Hunt McLaren–Ford +1.31 8 GBR John Watson Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.37 9 FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault +1.92 10 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +1.94 11 AUS Alan Jones Williams–Ford +2.06 12 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +2.07 13 ITA Riccardo Patrese Arrows–Ford +2.14 14 FRA Patrick Tambay McLaren–Ford +2.14 15 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf–Ford +2.21 16 IRL Derek Daly Ensign–Ford +3.03 17 FRA Didier Pironi Tyrrell–Ford +3.23 18 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow–Ford +3.26 19 ITA Bruno Giacomelli McLaren–Ford +3.47 20 MEX Héctor Rebaque Lotus–Ford +3.66 21 USA Brett Lunger McLaren–Ford +3.67 22 ITA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees–Ford +3.90 23 FRA René Arnoux Martini–Ford +3.95 24 FIN Keke Rosberg Wolf–Ford +4.11 25 GBR Rupert Keegan Surtees–Ford +4.16 26 BRA Nelson Piquet McLaren–Ford +4.28 27 ITA Arturo Merzario Merzario–Ford +4.28 28 SUI Clay Regazzoni Shadow–Ford +4.33 29 NED Michael Bleekemolen ATS–Ford +4.97 30 FRG Jochen Mass ATS–Ford +5.46 Source:https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/1978/dutch-grand-prix/classification/qualifying Formula One 1978 Dutch Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats *Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 75 1:41:04.23 1 9 2 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Goodyear 75 +0.32 2 6 3 1 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 75 +12.21 3 4 4 2 UK John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 75 +20.92 8 3 5 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 75 +21.50 10 2 6 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 75 +45.95 5 1 7 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Michelin 75 +1:00.52 4 8 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Goodyear 74 +1 lap 6 9 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 74 +1 lap 14 10 7 UK James Hunt McLaren-Ford Goodyear 74 +1 lap 7 11 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear 74 +1 lap 20 12 20 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Goodyear 73 +2 laps 15 Ret Retired 33 Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford Goodyear 60 Spun off 19 Ret Retired 16 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford Goodyear 56 Transmission 18 Ret Retired 31 France René Arnoux Martini-Ford Goodyear 40 Chassis 23 Ret Retired 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear 40 Engine 26 DSQ Disqualified 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford Goodyear 37 Pushed at start 22 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 35 Engine 9 Ret Retired 30 US Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford Goodyear 35 Engine 21 Ret Retired 32 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford Goodyear 21 Accident 24 Ret Retired 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 17 Throttle 11 Ret Retired 29 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford Goodyear 16 Transmission 25 Ret Retired 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 13 Engine 12 Ret Retired 22 Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford Goodyear 10 Transmission 16 Ret Retired 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 0 Accident 13 Ret Retired 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 0 Accident 17 DNS Did not start 18 UK Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford Goodyear Injury DNQ Did not qualify 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 10 Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen ATS-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 9 FRG Jochen Mass ATS-Ford Goodyear DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 23 Austria Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford Goodyear DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 39 US Danny Ongais Shadow-Ford Goodyear DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 36 FRG Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/421/ 1978 Dutch Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035228/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/421/ 3 September 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1978-dutch-grand-prix/ 1978 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 27 August 1978 3 November 2021 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 USA Mario Andretti* 63 10px 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson* 51 10px 2 3 AUT Niki Lauda 35 10px 1 4 FRA Patrick Depailler 32 10px 1 5 ARG Carlos Reutemann 31Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1978/pays-bas/championnat.aspx Netherlands 1978 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 85 10px 2 UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo 44 10px 1 3 ITA Ferrari 36 10px 1 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 36 10px 5 FRA Ligier-Matra 16Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Bold text indicates the 1978 World Constructors' Champion. Competitors marked in bold and with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References 30em Dutch Grand Prix 1978 1978 Austrian Grand Prix 1978 Italian Grand Prix 1977 Dutch Grand Prix 1979 Dutch Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix Category:Dutch Grand Prix Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix