| «1978-11» | Germany Grand Prix - XL Grosser Preis von Deutschland |
| 1978-07-30 | Hockenheim - Hockenheimring - 45 laps × 6.789 km : 305.505 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.900 | 218.413 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.990 | +00.090 (+0.080%) | +00.090 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:52.290 | +00.390 (+0.349%) | +00.300 |
| 4 | 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.680 | +00.780 (+0.697%) | +00.390 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:52.840 | +00.940 (+0.840%) | +00.160 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.500 | +01.600 (+1.430%) | +00.660 |
| 7 | 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:53.540 | +01.640 (+1.466%) | +00.040 |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.540 | +01.640 (+1.466%) | +00.000 |
| 9 | 9 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:53.610 | +01.710 (+1.528%) | +00.070 |
| 10 | 10 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.030 | +02.130 (+1.903%) | +00.420 |
| 11 | 11 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.040 | +02.140 (+1.912%) | +00.010 |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:54.170 | +02.270 (+2.029%) | +00.130 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.320 | +02.420 (+2.163%) | +00.150 |
| 14 | 14 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.340 | +02.440 (+2.181%) | +00.020 |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:54.400 | +02.500 (+2.234%) | +00.060 |
| 16 | 16 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.630 | +02.730 (+2.440%) | +00.230 |
| 17 | 17 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:55.180 | +03.280 (+2.931%) | +00.550 |
| 18 | 18 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:55.570 | +03.670 (+3.280%) | +00.390 |
| 19 | 19 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:55.570 | +03.670 (+3.280%) | +00.000 |
| 20 | 20 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:55.860 | +03.960 (+3.539%) | +00.290 |
| 21 | 21 | 22 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:56.150 | +04.250 (+3.798%) | +00.290 |
| 22 | 22 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:56.210 | +04.310 (+3.852%) | +00.060 |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:56.250 | +04.350 (+3.887%) | +00.040 |
| 24 | 24 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:56.450 | +04.550 (+4.066%) | +00.200 |
| 25 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:56.570 | +04.670 (+4.173%) | +00.120 | |
| 26 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:57.400 | +05.500 (+4.915%) | +00.830 | |
| 27 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:57.860 | +05.960 (+5.326%) | +00.460 | |
| 28 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:58.310 | +06.410 (+5.728%) | +00.450 | |
| 29 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini • Ford Cosworth | 02:12.250 | +20.350 (+18.186%) | +13.940 | |
| 30 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 02:12.450 | +20.550 (+18.365%) | +00.200 |