1978.11-Germania
XL Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Hockenheim, 30 luglio 1978
45 giri x 6.789 km – 305.505 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 2 | John WATSON | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS01 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR5 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Nelson PIQUET | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 23 | Harald ERTL | Sachs Racing | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS9 | Matra | MS78 V12 3.0 |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | Liggett Group/BS Fabrications | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 31 | René ARNOUX | Automobiles Martini | Martini | MK23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Wolf | WR3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 36 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”90 |
| 2 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”99 |
| 3 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’52”29 |
| 4 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’52”68 |
| 5 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’52”84 |
| 6 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’53”50 |
| 7 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’53”54 |
| 8 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’53”54 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 1’53”61 |
| 10 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1’54”03 |
| 11 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’54”04 |
| 12 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’54”17 |
| 13 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’54”32 |
| 14 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’54”34 |
| 15 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’54”40 |
| 16 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’54”63 |
| 17 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’55”18 |
| 18 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’55”57 |
| 19 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’55”57 |
| 20 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’55”86 |
| 21 | Nelson PIQUET | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’56”15 |
| 22 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’56”21 |
| 23 | Harald ERTL | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’56”25 |
| 24 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’56”45 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 25 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’56”57 |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’57”40 |
| 27 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’57”86 |
| 28 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 1’58”31 |
| Non prequalificato | ||||
| 29 | René ARNOUX | Martini | Ford Cosworth | 2’12”25 |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 2’12”45 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 28m 00.90s ( 208.263 km/h ) |
| 2 | 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 45 | ( +15.35s ) |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 45 | ( +28.01s ) |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 45 | ( +36.88s ) |
| 5 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 45 | ( +57.26s ) |
| 6 | 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 45 | ( +1m 37.86s ) |
| 7 | 2 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 45 | ( +1m 39.53s ) |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 45 | ( +1m 56.87s ) |
| 9 | 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 44 | |
| 10 | 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 42 | |
| dsq | 36 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 42 | |
| 11 | 23 | Harald ERTL | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 41 | |
| ab | 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 36 | |
| dsq | 7 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 34 | |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 31 | |
| ab | 22 | Nelson PIQUET | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 31 | |
| ab | 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 24 | |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 16 | |
| ab | 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 14 | |
| ab | 1 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 11 | |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 5 | |
| ab | 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1 | |
| ab | 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1 | |
| ab | 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’55”62 | 26 | 211.386 |
Debutto di Nelson Piquet con la Ensign, Rebaque sesto con la Lotus 78 é l’ultimo pilota a conquistare punti con una monoposto iscritta privatamente. Rosberg corre con la vecchia Wolf iscritta dal Theodore Racing Hong Kong.

