Round 11 of 16 · Hockenheim · 30 July 1978, Sunday
German Grand Prix
Key highlights
Andretti
pole position
45
laps
11
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:28:00.90 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +15.35 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +28.01 | 4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +36.88 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +57.26 | 2 |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +1:37.86 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | +1:39.53 | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:56.87 | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | Engine | |
| DSQ | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DSQ | James Hunt | McLaren | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | Engine | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | ATS | Accident | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNQ | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | René Arnoux | Martini | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify