Race results
Race startJune 4, 1978 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:41:47.06 | 75 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +19.560 | 75 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +37.240 | 75 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +1:00.060 | 75 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | +1:05.930 | 75 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | +1 Lap | 74 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +1 Lap | 74 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1 Lap | 74 | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | +1 Lap | 74 | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | +2 Laps | 73 | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | 71 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +4 Laps | 71 | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +4 Laps | 71 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | DNF (Fuel pipe) | 67 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 64 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Throttle) | 62 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 57 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 56 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 51 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNF (Suspension) | 45 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Exhaust) | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 16 | 14 | 0 |