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Event: Grand Prix van Nederland			Date: 27.8.1978
Track: Circuit van Zandvoort (Netherlands), 4.226 kms		Organiser: unknown
GP Netherlands
Formula 1 World Championship (round 13)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	75	316.950 kms
2^nd	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	75
3^rd	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	75
4^th	2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	75
5^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	75
6^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari SEFAC	75
7^th	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari SEFAC	75
8^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	74
9^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	74
10^th	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	74
11^th	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	74
12^th	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR6 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	73

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason
33	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	60		Spun, stalled
16T	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	56		Differential
31	René Arnoux	Martini Mk.23 Ford	Automobiles Martini	40		Wing mounting
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	40		Engine
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	37		DQ: push start
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	35		Piston
30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	35		Engine
32	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR4 Ford	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	21		Throttle, accident
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	17		Throttle cable
29	Nelson Piquet	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	16		Drive shaft
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	13		Engine
22	Derek Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	10		Drive shaft
35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	0		Collision with Pironi
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	0		Collision with Patrese

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	Accident in warm up

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow
9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing
10	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing
23	Ertl / Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	Did not pre-qualify
36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Did not pre-qualify
39	Danny Ongais	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	Did not pre-qualify

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Equipe Ligier Gitanes			Spare car
	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow			Used spare car
	1T	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing			Spare car
	5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus			Spare car
	9T	Jochen Mass	ATS D1 Ford	ATS Racing			Spare car
	11T	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari SEFAC			Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive			Spare car
	15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf			Spare car
	19T	Keegan / Brambilla	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees			Spare car
	20T	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing			Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Engineering			Spare car
	32T	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR3 Ford	Theodore Racing Hong Kong			Spare car
	37T	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario			Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
4T		Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	Spare car
6T	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car
7T		McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car

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