's decision to limit the number of accept entries to thirty meant that there was no need to schedule a pre-qualifying session ahead of the race weekend.Friday morning saw the field greeted to a huge crowd around the Andretti, rather surprisingly, could not match the Swede's pace, ultimately settling for a 1:17.36.Into the second Friday session and Team Lotus were noticeable for the absence, with only one Lotus 79 on display, albeit not for very long.Unfortunately their work would go to waste, for Andretti would rip off one of the sideskirts leaving the pits in the final minutes of the session, caused by a man-hole cover.Saturday morning's "untimed" session would see Lotus re-establish their dominance at the head of the field, although Peterson briefly tried out the spare Lotus 79, which had been fitted with Lotus' experimental, and rather temperamental, gearbox.Indeed, Andretti would have to settle for second, ending the afternoon with a 1:17.06 to leave him a quarter of a second off his teammate.The full qualifying results for the 1978 British Grand Prix are outlined below: The race would see Lotus return to their position of dominance at the head of the field, claiming their third one-two in four races..

The 75-lap race was won by Frenchman Patrick Depailler, driving a Tyrrell-Ford.It was Depailler's first Formula One victory in his 69th Grand Prix. Indeed, Andretti had started the weekend strongly, managing to wrestle However, things would not go Andretti's way at the start, for Peterson shot past his title rival to sweep into the lead, with the pair blasting clear of third placed Lauda.The two Loti were already out of reach at the end of the first lap, Andretti pushing Peterson on in his attempts to take the lead.By the end of lap five Peterson finally allowed Andretti to pass, knowing that he would likely inherit the win if the American hit trouble.Further retirements would thin the field as the race wore on, meaning Scheckter eventually moved back into third in spite of his early issues.That left Andretti to nurse his car around to claim another dominant victory, and double his lead over Peterson at the head of the Championship.Into the entry list itself and a 30 strong field had been submitted to compete at the Hockenheimring, prompting the need for a pre-qualifying session.Elsewhere, there were a few changes in terms of driver line-ups since the battle of In contrast, Team Lotus themselves arrived with no revisions to their cars, with both The aforementioned Williams had a new cockpit top-surface for Into the Championship and despite failing to score at all at Lotus' home race it was still Andretti whom led the charge, nine points ahead of his nearest challenger. Scopri dove è finito il tuo pilota preferito nei risultati e chi ha vinto la gara. Raceday proved to be as hot as the two qualifying days, prompting a lot of experimentation during the warm-up to increase cooling performance.Regardless, Reutemann would get into his grid slot for the start, using the un-cooled spare Ferrari, as Come the end of the first lap it was clear that the Loti were working together, for Andretti made no attempt to pass Peterson as the entered the Stadium section for the first time.Onto the second lap and the two Loti duly established themselves as the team to beat, with Peterson and Andretti still running nose-to-tail as they escaped the attentions of Lauda.Away from the lead group and there were some more dramas at the back of the field early on, The early stages would see the two Loti continue to pull away out front, leaving all of the focus on the train of cars encompassing the top half of the field.Watson would soon drift down the order as gearbox trouble befell the #2 Brabham, meaning Hunt headed the main battle pack in fifth after ten laps.Scheckter soon barged his way through to lead the Hunt train, aided by the disappearance of Hunt disappeared around the back of the circuit just before half distance.With that the race became one of attrition, highlighted when Jones disappeared into the pits with a severe fuel system issue, a terminal case of the "vapours".Indeed, with just ten laps to go Peterson dropped dramatically off the back of Andretti, who had stopped pushing hard long before half-distance.With that the race was run, with Andretti easing his pace even more during the final laps to preserve his gearbox, cruising home to claim his fifth victory of the season.The full results for the 1978 German Grand Prix are outlined below: