The 1978 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 7 January 1978. The race had 20 starters.
It was the 24th New Zealand Grand Prix. The race was won by future Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg for the second time in succession in the Chevron B39. The rest of the podium was completed by Australian Larry Perkins and American Danny Sullivan.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No. Driver Team Car Time Gap 1 0 Dave McMillan Team McMillan Ford/Citizen Watches/Pan Am/Segedin Speed & Spares Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Hart 1:04.1 2 1 Keke Rosberg Fred Opert Racing Chevron B39 / Ford BDA Titan 1:04.3 + 0.2 s 3 3 Larry Perkins Scuderia Veloce Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Swindon 1:04.6 + 0.5 s 4 2 Bobby Rahal Fred Opert Racing Chevron B39 / Ford BDA Morris 1:05.0 + 0.9 s 5 11 Ken Smith La Valise Travel Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Nicholson 1:05.0 + 0.9 s 6 4 Danny Sullivan March Cars March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson 1:05.0 + 0.9 s 7 9 Brett Riley Applied Power March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson 1:05.0 + 0.9 s 8 8 Andrew Miedecke A Miedecke March 763/76B / Ford BDA Dewhurst 1:05.1 + 1.0 s 9 10 Richard Melville Southplant Tool Hire March 76B / Ford BDA Hooker 1:05.1 + 1.0 s 10 19 Steve Millen Martini Team Schollum Chevron B42 / Ford BDA Hart 1:05.4 + 1.3 s 11 18 David Oxton Vacation Hotels Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Hart 1:05.4 + 1.3 s 12 22 Ross Stone R P Stone Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA Nicholson 1:06.3 + 2.2 s 13 17 Robbie Francevic Team Typhoon Modus M3 / Ford BDA Hooker 1:06.3 + 2.2 s 14 5 Ian Grob Alan Docking Racing March 763/77B / Ford BDA Swindon 1:07.1 + 3.0 s 15 7 Pierre Dieudonné Dr Joe Ehrlich Ehrlich RP3 / Ford BDA Nicholson 1:07.3 + 3.2 s 16 16 Norm Lankshear Farmers Co-op Fielding Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Nicholson 1:07.7 + 3.6 s 17 15 Eric Morgan Medley Bourbon/Golden Breed Shirts/Shell Chevron B29 / Ford BDA BMS 1:07.9 + 3.8 s 18 99 Reg Cook Cook Motor Racing 722 / Ford BDA CMR 1:08.4 + 4.3 s 19 66 Graeme Crawford Paul England Pty. Ltd Birrana 273 / Ford BDA England 1:08.8 + 4.7 s 20 Dave Saunders D Saunders March 722 / Ford BDA 1:09.2 + 5.1 s
Race Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time 1 1 Keke Rosberg Fred Opert Racing Chevron B39 / Ford BDA Titan 30 32min 49.8sec 2 3 Larry Perkins Scuderia Veloce Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Swindon 30 + 1.7 s 3 4 Danny Sullivan March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson 30 + 18.1 s 4 10 Richard Melville March 76B / Ford BDA Hooker 30 + 18.5 s 5 11 Ken Smith La Valise Travel March 76B / Ford BDA Nicholson 30 + 38.1 s 6 18 David Oxton Vacation Hotels Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Hart 30 + 40.0 s 7 22 Ross Stone Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA Nicholson 30 8 17 Robbie Francevic Modus M3 / Ford BDA Hooker 30 9 5 Ian Grob Sphere Drake Racing March 763/77B / Ford BDA Swindon 30 10 7 Pierre Dieudonné Ehrlich RP3 / Ford BDA Nicholson 29 + 1 Lap 11 19 Steve Millen Martini Team Schollum Chevron B42 / Ford BDA Hart 29 + 1 Lap 12 16 Norm Lankshear FCDC Fielding Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Hart 29 + 1 Lap 13 66 Graeme Crawford Paul England Pty. Ltd Birrana 273 / Ford BDA England 29 + 1 Lap 14 Dave Saunders March 722 / Ford BDA 27 + 3 Laps 15 0 Dave McMillan Team McMillan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Hart 22 + 8 Laps Ret 8 Andrew Miedecke March 763/76B / Ford BDA Dewhurst 15 Loose Battery Ret 2 Bobby Rahal Fred Opert Racing Chevron B39 / Ford BDA Morris 8 Valve Ret 9 Brett Riley March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson 7 Loose Battery Ret 15 Eric Morgan Chevron B29 / Ford BDA BMS 6 Gear Selector Ret 99 Reg Cook March 742 / Ford BDA CMR 2 Misfire DNS 17 Steve Emson Modus M3 / Ford BDA Nicholson Did Not Start DNS 20 Hugh Owen Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Nicholson Did Not Start DNS 65 Peter Larner Paul England Pty. Ltd Dolphin / Ford BDA England Did Not Start DNA Howard Wood Lyncar 009 / Ford BDA Did Not Start Source(s):
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