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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 - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 27 August 1978
Start time14:00
EventDutch GP
CircuitZandvoort
Event FormatRace of 75 laps
Race14 of 17
Championship race310
Circuit
Laps75
Circuit Perimeter4226 m
Race Distance4226 × 75 = 316.950 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherDry
Participants
Entries33
Qualifiers27
Finishers12
Championship Debutants
Wolf WR4 (Car Model),
Wolf WR6 (Car Model), 		   F&S Properties/ATS Racing Team (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 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 
up
4  Patrick Depailler 32 
down
5  Carlos Reutemann 31 
down
6  John Watson 19 
7  Jacques Laffite 16 
8  Emerson Fittipaldi 15 
up
9  Jody Scheckter 14 
down
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 
up
4 Tyrrell / Ford 36 
down
5 Ligier / Matra 16 
6 Fittipaldi / Ford 15 
up
7 Wolf / Ford 14 
down
8 McLaren / Ford 12 
9 Arrows / Ford 8 
10 Shadow / Ford 6 
11 Williams / Ford 5 
12 Surtees / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 5Car 1
EntrantJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team LotusParmalat Racing Team
Driver Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Niki Lauda
CarLotus 79Lotus 79Brabham BT46
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12
Time1:41'04.231'16.361'19.57
Speed188.156 km/h199.235 km/h191.198 km/h


Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

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