1978 - Grand Prix of Germany

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1978 - Grand Prix of Germany

Race Name - Grand Prix of Germany
Date - 7/30/1978
Race Track - Hockenheimring
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 45
Pole Winner Mario Andretti
Average Race Speed - 208.295 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 11

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	4	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76
4	10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	16	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	18	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	5	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
8	15	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
9	14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	19	Keke Rosberg	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	17	Harald Ertl	Sachs Racing	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	23	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	2	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	8	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	6	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	21	Nelson Piquet	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	20	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	11	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	12	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
20	3	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
21	9	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
22	22	Jochen Mass	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	24	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	13	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV