- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, and Niki Lauda
- Race date
- August 27, 1978
- Pole
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Classified drivers
- 33
- Circuit
- Circuit Park Zandvoort
The decisive result
Mario Andretti finished first for Team Lotus. Ronnie Peterson is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Niki Lauda 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Héctor Rebaque from P20 to P11 (+9), Emerson Fittipaldi from P10 to P5 (+5), and Patrick Tambay from P14 to P9 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mario Andretti started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 4 Engine, 3 Accident, and 3 DNPQ. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.570 on lap 57. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.