Round 13 · 27 August 1978
1978 Dutch Grand Prix: results
Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix, round 13 of the championship, held on 27 August 1978 at Circuit Park Zandvoort (Netherlands), starting from position 1. Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) and Niki Lauda (Brabham) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:41:04.230 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | +0.320 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | +12.210 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 8 | +20.920 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | +21.500 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +45.950 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | +60.520 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 19 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | — | — | Transmission |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Martini | 23 | — | — | Chassis |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 22 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 24 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | — | — | Throttle |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 25 | — | — | Transmission |
| 23 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 16 | — | — | Transmission |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Accident |
| 27 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | Withdrew |