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Dutch Grand Prix

Zandvoort, 27 Aug 1978

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Mario Andretti Lotus 79 [4 JPS22] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus
75 1h 41m 04.23s
2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 79 [2 JPS20] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus
75 1h 41m 04.55s
3 Niki Lauda Brabham BT46 [7] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#1 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team
75 1h 41m 16.44s
4 John Watson Brabham BT46 [5] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#2 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team
75 1h 41m 25.15s
5 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#14 Fittipaldi Automotive
75 1h 41m 25.73s
6 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T3 [034] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
75 1h 41m 50.18s
7 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T3 [036] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
75 1h 42m 04.75s
8 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS9 [01] - Matra MS76 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes
74
9 Patrick Tambay McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#8 Marlboro Team McLaren
74
10 James Hunt McLaren M26 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Marlboro Team McLaren
74
11 Héctor Rebaque Lotus 78 [4 JPS18] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Team Rebaque
74
12 Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing
73
R Bruno Giacomelli McLaren M26 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8
#33 Marlboro Team McLaren
60 accident
R Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow DN9 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Shadow Racing Team
56 transmission
R Arturo Merzario Merzario A1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#37 Team Merzario
40 engine
R René Arnoux Martini MK23 [001] - Cosworth DFV V8
#31 Automobiles Martini
40 rear wing mounting
R Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS20 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Beta Team Surtees
37 disqualified (push start)
R Brett Lunger McLaren M26 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Liggett Group with BS Fabrications
36 engine
R Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F1) 1.5-litre Renault [RS 02] - EF1 turbo v6
#15 Equipe Renault Elf
35 engine
R Keke Rosberg Wolf [WR4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong
21 accident
R Alan Jones Williams FW06 [001] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27 Williams Grand Prix Engineering
17 throttle linkage
R Nelson Piquet McLaren M23 [11] - Cosworth DFV V8
#29 BS Fabrications
16 driveshaft
R Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 008 [3-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell
13 engine
R Derek Daly Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22 Team Tissot Ensign
10 driveshaft
R Didier Pironi Tyrrell 008 [2-3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell
0 accident
R Riccardo Patrese Arrows A1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#35 Arrows Racing Team
0 accident
DNSC Rupert Keegan Surtees TS20 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Durex Team Surtees
Did not start (crashed)
DNQ Jochen Mass ATS HS1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 ATS Racing Team
Did not qualify
DNQ Michael Bleekemolen ATS HS1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 F&S Properties ATS Racing Team
Did not qualify
DNQ Clay Regazzoni Shadow DN9 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team
Did not qualify
DNPQ Harald Ertl Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23 Sachs Racing
Did not pre-qualify
DNPQ Rolf Stommelen Arrows A1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#36 Arrows Racing Team
Did not pre-qualify
DNPQ Danny Ongais Shadow DN9 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#39 Interscope Racing
Did not pre-qualify
T Niki Lauda Brabham BT46 [6] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#1 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team
(Only used in practice)
T Mario Andretti Lotus 79 [1 JPS19] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5T John Player Team Lotus
(Only used in practice)
T Jochen Mass ATS D1 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 ATS Racing Team
(Only used in practice)
T Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T3 [035] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
(Only used in practice)
T Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5A [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#14 Fittipaldi Automotive
(Only used in practice)
T Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F1) 1.5-litre Renault [RS 03] - EF1 turbo v6
#15 Equipe Renault Elf
(Only used in practice)
T Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow DN9 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Shadow Racing Team
(Only used in practice)
T Rupert Keegan Surtees TS20 [03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Durex Team Surtees
(Only used in practice)
T Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS20 [03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Beta Team Surtees
(Only used in practice)
T Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing
(Only used in practice)
T Derek Daly Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22T Team Tissot Ensign
(Only used in practice)
T Jacques Laffite Ligier JS9 [02] - Matra MS76 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes
(Only used in practice)
T Keke Rosberg Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong
(Only used in practice)
T Riccardo Patrese Arrows A1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#35T Arrows Racing Team
(Only used in practice)
T Arturo Merzario Merzario A1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#37 Team Merzario
(Only used in practice)
T/C Alan Jones Williams FW06 [002] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27T Williams Grand Prix Engineering
(Crashed in practice)
T/S Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 008 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Ronnie Peterson Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S James Hunt McLaren M26 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Marlboro Team McLaren
(Spare - not used in practice)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Mario Andretti (F1) 3-litre Lotus 79 [4 JPS22] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 16.36s
2 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 79 [2 JPS20] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 16.97s
3 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT46 [7] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 17.33s
4 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T3 [036] - Ferrari f12 1m 17.34s
5 Gilles Villeneuve (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T3 [034] - Ferrari f12 1m 17.54s
6 Jacques Laffite (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS9 [01] - Matra MS76 V12 1m 17.55s
7 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 17.67s
8 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT46 [5] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 17.73s
9 Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F1) 1.5-litre Renault [RS 02] - Renault EF1 turbo v6 1m 18.28s
10 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi F5A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 18.30s
11 Alan Jones (F1) 3-litre Williams FW06 [001] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 18.42s
12 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 008 [3-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 18.43s
13 Riccardo Patrese (F1) 3-litre Arrows A1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 18.50s
14 Patrick Tambay (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 18.50s
15 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Wolf [WR6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 18.57s
16 Derek Daly (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.39s
17 Didier Pironi (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 008 [2-3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.59s
18 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN9 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.62s
19 Bruno Giacomelli (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.83s
20 Héctor Rebaque (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [4 JPS18] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.02s
21 Brett Lunger (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.03s
22 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS20 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.26s
23 René Arnoux (F1) 3-litre Martini MK23 [001] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.31s
24 Keke Rosberg (F1) 3-litre Wolf [WR4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.47s
25 Rupert Keegan * (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS20 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.52s
26 Nelson Piquet (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [11] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.64s
27 Arturo Merzario (F1) 3-litre Merzario A1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.64s
28 Clay Regazzoni * (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN9 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.69s
29 Michael Bleekemolen * (F1) 3-litre ATS HS1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.33s
30 Jochen Mass * (F1) 3-litre ATS HS1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.82s
- Harald Ertl * (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.00s
- Danny Ongais * (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN9 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.41s
- Rolf Stommelen * (F1) 3-litre Arrows A1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.34s
 
* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.