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1978 Standings

Driver and Constructor Championships

1978 season summary

Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 World Drivers' Championship with 64 points and 6 race wins. Team Lotus took the Constructors' Championship with 86 points across the season's 16 Grands Prix.

Podium

P2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
51 pts
P1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
64 pts
P3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
48 pts

Driver Championship

PosDriverTeamWinsGapPoints
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus6โ€”64
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus2โˆ’1351
3

1978 Season Calendar

RGrand PrixCircuitCountryDatePoleWinnerQuali
1Argentine Grand Prix
Autรณdromo Juan y Oscar Gรกlvez
Argentina1978-01-15--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
2Brazilian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Autรณdromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 1978 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with 64 points and 6 race wins.
Which team won the 1978 F1 Constructors' Championship?
Team Lotus won the 1978 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship with 86 points.
Who finished second in the 1978 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) finished second in the 1978 Drivers' Championship with 51 points.
How many races were in the 1978 F1 season?
The 1978 Formula 1 World Championship featured 16 Grands Prix.
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
4
โˆ’16
48
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham2โˆ’2044
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell1โˆ’3034
6
John Watson
Brabhamโ€”โˆ’3925
7
Jody Scheckter
Wolfโ€”โˆ’4024
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligierโ€”โˆ’4519
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari1โˆ’4717
10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldiโ€”โˆ’4717
11
Alan Jones
Williamsโ€”โˆ’5311
12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrowsโ€”โˆ’5311
13
James Hunt
McLarenโ€”โˆ’568
14
Patrick Tambay
McLarenโ€”โˆ’568
15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrellโ€”โˆ’577
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadowโ€”โˆ’604
17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renaultโ€”โˆ’613
18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadowโ€”โˆ’622
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surteesโ€”โˆ’631
20
Derek Daly
Heskethโ€”โˆ’631
21
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotusโ€”โˆ’631
0
Brett Lunger
McLarenโ€”โˆ’640
0
Bruno Giacomelli
McLarenโ€”โˆ’640
0
Jochen Mass
ATSโ€”โˆ’640
0
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATSโ€”โˆ’640
0
Renรฉ Arnoux
Martiniโ€”โˆ’640
0
Rolf Stommelen
Arrowsโ€”โˆ’640
0
Nelson Piquet
Ensignโ€”โˆ’640
0
Keke Rosberg
Theodoreโ€”โˆ’640
0
Rupert Keegan
Surteesโ€”โˆ’640

Constructor Championship

PosTeamWinsGapPoints
1
team_lotus
Team Lotus
8โ€”86
2
ferrari
Ferrari
5โˆ’2858
3
brabham
Brabham
2โˆ’3353
4
tyrrell
Tyrrell
1โˆ’4838
5
wolf
Wolf
โ€”โˆ’6224
6
ligier
Ligier
โ€”โˆ’6719
7
fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
โ€”โˆ’6917
8
mclaren
McLaren
โ€”โˆ’7115
9
williams
Williams
โ€”โˆ’7511
10
arrows
Arrows
โ€”โˆ’7511
11
shadow
Shadow
โ€”โˆ’806
12
renault
Renault
โ€”โˆ’833
13
surtees
Surtees
โ€”โˆ’851
14
ensign
Ensign
โ€”โˆ’851
0
ats
ATS
โ€”โˆ’860
0
martini
Martini
โ€”โˆ’860
0
merzario
Merzario
โ€”โˆ’860
0
theodore
Theodore
โ€”โˆ’860
0
hesketh
Hesketh
โ€”โˆ’860
Brazil
1978-01-29
-
-
Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
3South African Grand Prix
Kyalami
South Africa1978-03-04--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
4United States Grand Prix West๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Long Beach
USA1978-04-02--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
5Monaco Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ
Circuit de Monaco
Monaco1978-05-07--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
6Belgian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Zolder
Belgium1978-05-21--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
7Spanish Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Jarama
Spain1978-06-04--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
8Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway
Sweden1978-06-17--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
9French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
France1978-07-02--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
10British Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Brands Hatch
UK1978-07-16--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
11German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
Germany1978-07-30--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
12Austrian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Red Bull Ring
Austria1978-08-13--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
13Dutch Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Circuit Park Zandvoort
Netherlands1978-08-27--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
14Italian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Italy1978-09-10--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
15United States Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Watkins Glen
USA1978-10-01--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
16Canadian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Canada1978-10-08--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’