Race results
Race startSeptember 10, 1978 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:07:04.54 | 40 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | +1.480 | 40 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +20.470 | 40 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +37.530 | 40 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +40.390 | 40 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +46.330 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +48.480 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +55.240 | 40 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | +1:06.830 | 40 | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | +1:09.110 | 40 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:16.570 | 40 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +1 Lap | 39 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1 Lap | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | +1 Lap | 39 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +7 Laps | 33 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | DNF (Distributor) | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | DNF (Engine) | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 23 | 0 |