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Event: Grosser Preis von Deutschland			Date: 30.7.1978
Track: Motodrom Hockenheim (Germany), unknown length		Organiser: AvD
GP Germany
Formula 1 World Championship (round 11)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	45
2^nd	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	45
3^rd	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Equipe Ligier	45
4^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	45
5^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	45
6^th	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	45
7^th	2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	45
8^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	45
9^th	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	44
10^th	32	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR3 Ford	Theodore Racing	42
11^th	23	Harald Ertl	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	41

Disqualified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	42	Short cut to pits
7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	34	Short cut to pits

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	36	Gearbox
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams GP Engineering	31	Fuel vapourisation
22	Nelson Piquet	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	31	Engine
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	24	Fuel vapourisation
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	16	Puncture, accident
11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	14	Fuel vapourisation
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	11	Engine
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault	5	Engine
9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	1	Accident
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1	Accident
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	0	Accident

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team
18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario
30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	Did not pre-qualify
31	René Arnoux	Martini Mk.23 Ford	Automobiles Martini	Did not pre-qualify

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	1T	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing		Spare car
	4T	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell		Spare car
	5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus		Spare car
	10T	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team		Spare car
	11T	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		Spare car
	15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault		Spare car
	16T	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow		Spare car
	18T	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20 Ford	Team Surtees		Spare car
	32T	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR4 Ford	Theodore Racing		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
6T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car
7T		McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
20T		Wolf WR6 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	Spare car
23T		Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	Spare car
25T		Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	Spare car
26T		Ligier JS9 Matra	Equipe Ligier	Spare car
27T		Williams FW06 Ford	Williams GP Engineering	Spare car
35T		Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	Spare car

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