The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was Round 13 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Zandvoort circuit in Holland on Sunday, 27 August 1978. Mario Andretti started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
1978 Dutch Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 75 | 1:41:04.230 | 1:41:04.230 | - | - | 1:19.650 | 188.160 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +0.320 | 1:41:04.550 | +0.320 | +0.320 | 1:19.670 | 188.150 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 75 | +12.210 | 1:41:16.440 | +12.210 | +11.890 | 1:19.570 | 57 | 187.780 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 75 | +20.920 | 1:41:25.150 | +20.920 | +8.710 | 1:20.270 | 187.510 | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +21.500 | 1:41:25.730 | +21.500 | +0.580 | 1:20.180 | 187.490 | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 75 | +45.950 | 1:41:50.180 | +45.950 | +24.450 | 1:20.590 | 186.740 | 5 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Michelin | 75 | +1:00.520 | 1:42:04.750 | +1:00.520 | +14.570 | 1:20.850 | 186.300 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.910 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.010 | 14 | |||||
| 10 | 7 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.290 | 7 | |||||
| 11 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.560 | 20 | |||||
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.090 | 15 | ||||
| DNF | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 60 | Spun Off | 1:20.940 | 19 | ||||||
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 56 | Transmission | 1:21.470 | 18 | ||||||
| DNF | 31 | René Arnoux | France | Martini Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Chassis | 1:22.290 | 23 | ||||||
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 1:23.320 | 27 | ||||||
| DSQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Disqualified | 1:22.490 | 22 | ||||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 35 | Engine | 1:20.730 | 9 | ||||||
| DNF | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 35 | Engine | 1:22.000 | 21 | ||||||
| DNF | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Accident | 1:22.480 | 24 | ||||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Throttle | 1:20.880 | 11 | ||||||
| DNF | 29 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Transmission | 1:22.300 | 26 | ||||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Engine | 1:21.610 | 12 | ||||||
| DNF | 22 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Transmission | 1:22.250 | 16 | ||||||
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 13 | ||||||||
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 17 | ||||||||
| DNS | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Michael Bleekemolen | Netherlands | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 23 | Harald Ertl | Austria | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 39 | Danny Ongais | United States | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear |