Race results
Race startJuly 30, 1978 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:28:00.9 | 45 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +15.350 | 45 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +28.010 | 45 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +36.880 | 45 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +57.260 | 45 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +1:37.860 | 45 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | +1:39.530 | 45 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:56.870 | 45 | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | 44 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +3 Laps | 42 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 41 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | DSQ | 42 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | DSQ | 34 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Fuel system) | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | DNF (Fuel system) | 24 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | DNF (Fuel system) | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | DNF (Accident) | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 13 | 0 |