1978 GERMAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
30 Jul 1978
Hockenheimring, Germany
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:51.900 |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 1:51.990 |
| 3 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:52.290 |
| 4 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 1:52.680 |
| 5 | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:52.840 |
| 6 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:53.500 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:53.540 |
| 8 | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:53.540 |
| 9 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:53.610 |
| 10 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:54.030 |
| 11 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 1:54.040 |
| 12 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 1:54.170 |
| 13 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:54.320 |
| 14 | 35 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:54.340 |
| 15 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:54.400 |
| 16 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:54.630 |
| 17 | 36 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:55.180 |
| 18 | 25 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 1:55.570 |
| 19 | 32 | Keke RosbergROS | Wolf Ford | 1:55.570 |
| 20 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 1:55.860 |
| 21 | 22 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Ensign Ford | 1:56.150 |
| 22 | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 1:56.210 |
| 23 | 23 | Harald ErtlERT | Ensign Ford | 1:56.250 |
| 24 | 16 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Shadow Ford | 1:56.450 |