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|Country = Netherlands
|Country = Netherlands
|Grand Prix = Dutch
|Grand Prix = Dutch
|Official name =
|Official name = XXVI [[Dutch Grand Prix|Grote Prijs van Nederland]]
|Date = 27 August
|Date = 27 August
|Year = 1978
|Year = 1978
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|Location = [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|Zandvoort]]
|Location = [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|Zandvoort]]
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 2.642
|Course_mi = 2.626
|Course_km = 4.252
|Course_km = 4.226
|Distance_laps = 75
|Distance_laps = 75
|Distance_mi = 198.15
|Distance_mi = 196.95
|Distance_km = 318.9
|Distance_km = 316.95
|Weather = Dry
|Weather = Dry
|Pole_Driver = [[Mario Andretti]]
|Pole_Driver = [[Mario Andretti]]
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|Third_Country = Austria
|Third_Country = Austria
|Third_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
|Third_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1978|NED}}
}}
}}


The '''1978 Dutch Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|Zandvoort]] on 27 August 1978. It was the 13th race of the [[1978 Formula One season]].
The '''1978 Dutch Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|Zandvoort]] on 27 August 1978. It was the 13th race of the [[1978 Formula One season]]. It was the final career victory for [[Mario Andretti]], who went on to win the championship after [[Ronnie Peterson|Ronnie Peterson's]] fatal crash at [[1978 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]]. It is also the last 1-2 finish for the original [[Team Lotus|Lotus team]], and also, the last win for an [[Formula One drivers from the United States|American Formula One driver]], as of the {{f1|2024}} Season.


==Report==
==Report==
[[File:Start accident at 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg|left|thumb|[[Riccardo Patrese|Patrese]] and [[Didier Pironi|Pironi]]'s collision at the race start]]
For the fourth consecutive race, the [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]es came 1–2 in qualifying with [[Mario Andretti]] ahead of [[Ronnie Peterson]]. [[Niki Lauda]] was third in the [[Brabham]], ahead of the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]s of [[Carlos Reutemann]] and [[Gilles Villeneuve]]. The top ten was completed by [[Jacques Laffite]] in the [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]], [[James Hunt]] in the [[McLaren]], [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] in the second Brabham, [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]] in the [[Renault in Formula One#1978|Renault]], and [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] in the [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]].
For the fourth consecutive race, the [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]es came 1–2 in qualifying with [[Mario Andretti]] ahead of [[Ronnie Peterson]]. [[Niki Lauda]] was third in the [[Brabham]], ahead of the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]s of [[Carlos Reutemann]] and [[Gilles Villeneuve]]. The top ten was completed by [[Jacques Laffite]] in the [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]], [[James Hunt]] in the [[McLaren]], [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] in the second Brabham, [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]] in the [[Renault in Formula One#1978|Renault]], and [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] in the [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]].


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This fourth 1–2 finish of the season for Lotus meant that, with three races left to run, only Andretti or Peterson could take the Drivers' Championship. It would go to Andretti in the next race at [[1978 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]], when Peterson crashed fatally.
This fourth 1–2 finish of the season for Lotus meant that, with three races left to run, only Andretti or Peterson could take the Drivers' Championship. It would go to Andretti in the next race at [[1978 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]], when Peterson crashed fatally.


[[File:Andretti and Peterson at 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|Andretti (front) and Peterson at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix]]
[[File:Grand Prix Zandvoort Mario Andretti op kop met daar achter Ronnie Petterson, Bestanddeelnr 929-8743.jpg|thumb|Andretti (front) and Peterson at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix]]
== Classification ==
== Classification ==

=== Pre-qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 33
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:19.59
| align="center"| —
|-
! 2
| 30
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Brett Lunger]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.01
| +0.42
|-
! 3
| 37
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| [[Merzario]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.32
| +0.73
|-
! 4
| 32
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.46
| +0.87
|-
! 5
| 29
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.52
| +0.93
|-
! 6
| 31
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[Automobiles Martini|Martini]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.52
| +0.93
|-
! 7
| 25
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:20.95
| +1.36
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 8
| 23
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Harald Ertl]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:21.00
| +1.41
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 9
| 39
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Danny Ongais]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:21.41
| +1.82
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 10
| 36
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:22.24
| +2.65
|}
<nowiki/>*<nowiki/>Positions in red indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify.

===Qualifying===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Pos.
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time/Gap
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:16.36
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +0.61
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| [[Brabham]]–[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| +0.97
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| +0.98
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| +1.18
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]–[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]
| +1.19
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Hunt]]
| [[McLaren]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +1.31
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]
| [[Brabham]]–[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| +1.37
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| +1.92
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +1.94
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
| [[Williams Racing|Williams]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +2.06
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +2.07
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +2.14
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| [[McLaren]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +2.14
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +2.21
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Derek Daly]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.03
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.23
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.26
|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
| [[McLaren]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.47
|-
! 20
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.66
|-
! 21
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brett Lunger]]
| [[McLaren]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.67
|-
! 22
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
| [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.90
|-
! 23
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[Automobiles Martini|Martini]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +3.95
|-
! 24
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +4.11
|-
! 25
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rupert Keegan]]
| [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +4.16
|-
! 26
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| [[McLaren]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +4.28
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 27
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| [[Merzario]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +4.28
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 28
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +4.33
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 29
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael Bleekemolen]]
| [[ATS Wheels|ATS]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +4.97
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 30
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| [[ATS Wheels|ATS]]–[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| +5.46
|-
!colspan=4| Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/1978/dutch-grand-prix/classification/qualifying|title = Formula One 1978 Dutch Grand Prix Classification &#124; Motorsport Stats}}</ref>
|}
<nowiki/>*<nowiki/>Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.

=== Race ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
|-
! 1
! 1
| 5
| 5
| {{flagicon|US}} '''[[Mario Andretti]]'''
| {{flagicon|US}} '''[[Mario Andretti]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 75
| 75
| 1:41:04.23
| 1:41:04.23
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| 6
| 6
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Ronnie Peterson]]'''
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Ronnie Peterson]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 75
| 75
| + 0.32
| + 0.32
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| {{flagicon|Austria}} '''[[Niki Lauda]]'''
| {{flagicon|Austria}} '''[[Niki Lauda]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 75
| 75
| + 12.21
| + 12.21
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| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]'''
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 75
| 75
| + 20.92
| + 20.92
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| 14
| 14
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} '''[[Emerson Fittipaldi]]'''
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} '''[[Emerson Fittipaldi]]'''
| '''[[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]'''
| '''[[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 75
| 75
| + 21.50
| + 21.50
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| {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Gilles Villeneuve]]'''
| {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Gilles Villeneuve]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| {{Michelin}}
| 75
| 75
| + 45.95
| + 45.95
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| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| {{Michelin}}
| 75
| 75
| + 1:00.52
| + 1:00.52
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 74
| 74
| + 1 Lap
| + 1 Lap
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| 8
| 8
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 74
| 74
| + 1 Lap
| + 1 Lap
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| 7
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Hunt]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Hunt]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 74
| 74
| + 1 Lap
| + 1 Lap
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| 25
| 25
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 74
| 74
| + 1 Lap
| + 1 Lap
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| 20
| 20
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 73
| 73
| + 2 Laps
| + 2 Laps
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| 33
| 33
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 60
| 60
| Spun Off
| Spun Off
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| 16
| 16
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 56
| 56
| Transmission
| Transmission
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| 31
| 31
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[Automobiles Martini|Martini]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Automobiles Martini|Martini]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 40
| 40
| Chassis
| Chassis
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| 37
| 37
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| [[Merzario]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Merzario]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 40
| 40
| Engine
| Engine
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| 19
| 19
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 37
| 37
| Pushed at Start
| Pushed At Start
| 22
| 22
|
|
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]]
| {{Michelin}}
| 35
| 35
| Engine
| Engine
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| 30
| 30
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Brett Lunger]]
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Brett Lunger]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 35
| 35
| Engine
| Engine
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| 32
| 32
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 21
| 21
| Accident
| Accident
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| 27
| 27
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
| [[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 17
| 17
| Throttle
| Throttle
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| 29
| 29
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 16
| 16
| Transmission
| Transmission
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| 4
| 4
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 13
| 13
| Engine
| Engine
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| 22
| 22
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]]
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 10
| 10
| Transmission
| Transmission
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| 35
| 35
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 0
| 0
| Accident
| Accident
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| 3
| 3
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 0
| 0
| Accident
| Accident
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| 18
| 18
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rupert Keegan]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rupert Keegan]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
| Injury
| Injury
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| 17
| 17
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
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| 10
| 10
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Michael Bleekemolen]]
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Michael Bleekemolen]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
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| 9
| 9
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
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| 23
| 23
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Harald Ertl]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Harald Ertl]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
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| 39
| 39
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Danny Ongais]]
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Danny Ongais]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
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| 36
| 36
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
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|
|-
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/421/ |title=1978 Dutch Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |accessdate=23 December 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035228/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/421/ |archivedate=3 September 2014}}</ref>}}
!colspan="9"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/421/ |title=1978 Dutch Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035228/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/421/ |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1978-dutch-grand-prix/|title=1978 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=27 August 1978 |access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>}}
|}
|}


== Championship standings after the race ==
== Notes ==
* Lap leaders: [[Mario Andretti]] 75 laps (1–75).
* [[Rupert Keegan]] qualified 25th, but was unable to start after crashing his [[Surtees]] in the Sunday warm-up and injuring his hand. This promoted non-qualifier [[Arturo Merzario]] to the starting grid.
* This was Andretti's last GP win and, as of 2018, the last Grand Prix to have been won by an American driver.
* This was also the last race in which Lotus came 1–2 in qualifying until the [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix]], and the last to date in which the team came 1–2 in the race.
* This was also the final podium, points, and race finish for [[Ronnie Peterson]] before he was killed at the [[1978 Italian Grand Prix|next race]].

==Championship standings after the race==
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1978 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 13 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season
Race details
Date 27 August 1978
Official name XXVI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Zandvoort
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.226 km (2.626 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 316.95 km (196.95 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Ford
Time 1:16.36
Fastest lap
Driver Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Time 1:19.57 on lap 57
Podium
First
Lotus-Ford
Second
Lotus-Ford
Third
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Lap leaders

The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 27 August 1978. It was the 13th race of the 1978 Formula One season. It was the final career victory for Mario Andretti, who went on to win the championship after Ronnie Peterson's fatal crash at Monza. It is also the last 1-2 finish for the original Lotus team, and also, the last win for an American Formula One driver, as of the 2024 Season.

Report

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Patrese and Pironi's collision at the race start

For the fourth consecutive race, the Lotuses came 1–2 in qualifying with Mario Andretti ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Niki Lauda was third in the Brabham, ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Reutemann and Gilles Villeneuve. The top ten was completed by Jacques Laffite in the Ligier, James Hunt in the McLaren, John Watson in the second Brabham, Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault, and Emerson Fittipaldi in the Fittipaldi.

At the start of the race, Andretti led from Peterson with Laffite charging up to third, while at the second corner Didier Pironi's Tyrrell collided with Riccardo Patrese's Arrows. Thereafter, the race was relatively uneventful, Peterson dutifully following Andretti while Laffite fell back down the order, enabling Lauda to reclaim third. At the end, Andretti was just over three-tenths of a second ahead of Peterson, with Lauda a further 12 seconds back; the minor points went to Watson, Fittipaldi and Villeneuve.

This fourth 1–2 finish of the season for Lotus meant that, with three races left to run, only Andretti or Peterson could take the Drivers' Championship. It would go to Andretti in the next race at Monza, when Peterson crashed fatally.

Andretti (front) and Peterson at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix

Classification

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Pre-qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 33 Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford 1:19.59 —
2 30 United States Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 1:20.01 +0.42
3 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:20.32 +0.73
4 32 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford 1:20.46 +0.87
5 29 Brazil Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford 1:20.52 +0.93
6 31 France René Arnoux Martini-Ford 1:20.52 +0.93
7 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:20.95 +1.36
8 23 Austria Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford 1:21.00 +1.41
9 39 United States Danny Ongais Shadow-Ford 1:21.41 +1.82
10 36 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford 1:22.24 +2.65

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify.

Qualifying

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Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap
1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford 1:16.36
2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford +0.61
3 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham–Alfa Romeo +0.97
4 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +0.98
5 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +1.18
6 France Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +1.19
7 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren–Ford +1.31
8 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.37
9 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault +1.92
10 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +1.94
11 Australia Alan Jones Williams–Ford +2.06
12 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +2.07
13 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows–Ford +2.14
14 France Patrick Tambay McLaren–Ford +2.14
15 South Africa Jody Scheckter Wolf–Ford +2.21
16 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Ensign–Ford +3.03
17 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell–Ford +3.23
18 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow–Ford +3.26
19 Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren–Ford +3.47
20 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus–Ford +3.66
21 United States Brett Lunger McLaren–Ford +3.67
22 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees–Ford +3.90
23 France René Arnoux Martini–Ford +3.95
24 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf–Ford +4.11
25 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Surtees–Ford +4.16
26 Brazil Nelson Piquet McLaren–Ford +4.28
27 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario–Ford +4.28
28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow–Ford +4.33
29 Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen ATS–Ford +4.97
30 West Germany Jochen Mass ATS–Ford +5.46
Source:[1]

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 75 1:41:04.23 1 9
2 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford G 75 + 0.32 2 6
3 1 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 75 + 12.21 3 4
4 2 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 75 + 20.92 8 3
5 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 75 + 21.50 10 2
6 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 75 + 45.95 5 1
7 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari M 75 + 1:00.52 4
8 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra G 74 + 1 Lap 6
9 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 74 + 1 Lap 14
10 7 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford G 74 + 1 Lap 7
11 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 74 + 1 Lap 20
12 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford G 73 + 2 Laps 15
Ret 33 Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford G 60 Spun Off 19
Ret 16 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford G 56 Transmission 18
Ret 31 France René Arnoux Martini-Ford G 40 Chassis 23
Ret 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G 40 Engine 26
DSQ 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford G 37 Pushed At Start 22
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 35 Engine 9
Ret 30 United States Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford G 35 Engine 21
Ret 32 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford G 21 Accident 24
Ret 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 17 Throttle 11
Ret 29 Brazil Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford G 16 Transmission 25
Ret 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford G 13 Engine 12
Ret 22 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford G 10 Transmission 16
Ret 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 0 Accident 13
Ret 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 0 Accident 17
DNS 18 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford G Injury
DNQ 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford G
DNQ 10 Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen ATS-Ford G
DNQ 9 West Germany Jochen Mass ATS-Ford G
DNPQ 23 Austria Harald Ertl Ensign-Ford G
DNPQ 39 United States Danny Ongais Shadow-Ford G
DNPQ 36 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford G
Source:[2][3]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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References

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  1. ^ "Formula One 1978 Dutch Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
  2. ^ "1978 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "1978 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 27 August 1978. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Netherlands 1978 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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