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1978 Austrian GP
1977 Dutch GP
1978 Dutch GP
1978 Italian GP
1979 Dutch GP
XXV
Grote Prijs van Nederland
Overview -
Entry List
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Laps Led
Details
Date
Sunday 27 August 1978
Start time
14:00
Event
Dutch GP
Circuit
Zandvoort
Event Format
Race of 75 laps
Race
14 of
17
Championship race
310
Circuit
Laps
75
Circuit Perimeter
4226 m
Race Distance
4226 × 75 = 316.950 km
Grid Format
2-2-2-2
Pole Position
Right
First Corner
Right
Track Direction
Clockwise
Weather
Weather
Dry
Participants
Entries
33
Qualifiers
27
Finishers
12
Championship Debutants
Wolf WR4
(
Car Model
),
Wolf WR6
(
Car Model
),
F&S Properties/ATS Racing Team
(
Entrant
)
Milestones
Car 3
- 200th Race Entry (
Car Number
)
ATS
- 25th Race Entry (
Car Manufacturer
)
Parmalat Racing Team
- 25th Race Entry (
Entrant
)
Rupert Keegan
- 25th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Team Merzario
- 20th Race Entry (
Entrant
)
Valvoline
- 75th Race Entry (
Lubricant Manufacturer
)
Walter Wolf Racing
- 50th Race Entry (
Entrant
)
Records Broken
1.
Most Race Wins in a Season
–
Lotus
(
8
),
2.
Most 12th Place Qualifications in a Season
–
Patrick Depailler
(
5
)
Records Extended
1.
Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores
–
Ferrari
(
382
),
2.
Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores
–
Ferrari
(
250
),
3.
Most 6th Place Finishes
–
Ferrari
(
48
),
4.
Most 11th Place Finishes
–
Lotus
(
22
),
5.
Most Race Entries
–
Lotus
(
811
),
6.
Most 4th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
77
),
7.
Most 5th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
74
),
8.
Most 18th Place Qualifications
–
Hans-Joachim Stuck
(
9
),
9.
Most 3rd Place Qualifications in a Season
–
Niki Lauda
(
7
)
Championships
1
Mario Andretti
63
2
Ronnie Peterson
51
3
Niki Lauda
35
4
Patrick Depailler
32
5
Carlos Reutemann
31
6
John Watson
19
7
Jacques Laffite
16
8
Emerson Fittipaldi
15
9
Jody Scheckter
14
10
Riccardo Patrese
8
11
James Hunt
8
12
Gilles Villeneuve
8
13
Didier Pironi
7
14
Patrick Tambay
5
15
Alan Jones
5
16
Clay Regazzoni
4
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck
2
18
Vittorio Brambilla
1
Hector Rebaque
1
1
Lotus
/
Ford
85
2
Brabham
/
Alfa Romeo
44
3
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
36
4
Tyrrell
/
Ford
36
5
Ligier
/
Matra
16
6
Fittipaldi
/
Ford
15
7
Wolf
/
Ford
14
8
McLaren
/
Ford
12
9
Arrows
/
Ford
8
10
Shadow
/
Ford
6
11
Williams
/
Ford
5
12
Surtees
/
Ford
1
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 5
Car 5
Car 1
Entrant
John Player Team Lotus
John Player Team Lotus
Parmalat Racing Team
Driver
Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Car
Lotus
79
Lotus
79
Brabham
BT46
Engine
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
Time
1:41'04.23
1'16.36
1'19.57
Speed
188.156 km/h
199.235 km/h
191.198 km/h
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