1978 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

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1978 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

Race Name - Grand Prix of the Netherlands
Date - 8/27/1978
Race Track - Circuit Park Zandvoort
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner Mario Andretti
Average Race Speed - 188.162 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 13

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	2	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	3	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
4	8	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
5	10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	5	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
7	4	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
8	6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76
9	14	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	7	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	20	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	15	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	19	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	18	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	23	Ren Arnoux	Automobiles Martini	Martini MK23	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	26	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	22	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	9	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
19	21	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	24	Keke Rosberg	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	11	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	25	Nelson Piquet	BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	12	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	16	Derek Daly	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	17	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
27	27	Rupert Keegan	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV