Round 11 · 30 July 1978
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring · Hockenheim, Germany
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
34 drivers
After Round 10
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
45
pts
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
36
pts
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
31
pts
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
31
pts
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
26
pts
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6
John Watson
Brabham
16
pts
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
10
pts
8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
8
pts
9
James Hunt
McLaren
8
pts
10
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
8
pts
11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
7
pts
12
Alan Jones
Williams
5
pts
13
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
5
pts
14
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
5
pts
15
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
4
pts
16
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
3
pts
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
2
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Martini
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
ATS
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
36 drivers
After Round 11
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
54
+9
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
—
36
+0
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
—
31
+0
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
—
31
+0
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
26
+0
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6
John Watson
Brabham
—
16
+0
7
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
↑3
14
+6
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
14
+4
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↑2
10
+3
10
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓2
8
+0
11
James Hunt
McLaren
↓2
8
+0
12
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↑2
7
+2
13
Alan Jones
Williams
↓1
5
+0
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
↓1
5
+0
15
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
—
4
+0
16
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
3
+0
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
—
2
+0
18
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
↑981
1
+1
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Martini
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
Ensign
NEW
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
Ensign
NEW
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:28:00.900 | 9 |
| 2 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | +15.350 | 6 |
| 3 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | +28.010 | 4 |
| 4 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | +36.880 | 3 |
| 5 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | +57.260 | 2 |
| 6 | REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 18 | +1:37.860 | 1 |
| 7 | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 5 | +1:39.530 | 0 |
| 8 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 15 | +1:56.870 | 0 |
| 9 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 3L | 0 |
| 11 | ERT Harald Ertl | Ensign | 17 | 4L | 0 |
| D | STO Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | — | 0 |
| D | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | MAS Jochen Mass | ATS | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — | 0 |