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  • Dutch Grand Prix
  • Andretti all but secures title with sixth win

  • August 27, 1978: Mario Andretti overcame near exhaustion to win the Dutch Grand Prix, his sixth win of the campaign and a result which meant the drivers' title was almost certainly his

  • Austrian Grand Prix
  • Peterson cuts lead as Andretti crashes out

  • August 13, 1978: Ronnie Peterson won the Austrian Grand Prix after a chaotic start caused by a sudden downpour just as the race was about to get underway

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