1978 Season

Races

Champion

Mario Andretti

Constructor

Team Lotus

The 1978 Formula 1 World Championship featured 16 Grand Prix races across the season. Mario Andretti of American claimed the Drivers' Championship with 64 points and 6 race victories. Ronnie Peterson finished as runner-up, 13 points behind. Team Lotus won the Constructors' Championship with 86 points. The season saw 6 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, Carlos Reutemann.

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What races were in the 1978 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1978-01-15	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	1978-01-29	Carlos Reutemann(Ferrari)
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	1978-03-04	Ronnie Peterson(Team Lotus)
4	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	1978-04-02	Carlos Reutemann(Ferrari)
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1978-05-07	Patrick Depailler(Tyrrell)
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	1978-05-21	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	1978-06-04	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
8	Swedish Grand Prix	Scandinavian Raceway	1978-06-17	Niki Lauda(Brabham)
9	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	1978-07-02	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
10	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	1978-07-16	Carlos Reutemann(Ferrari)
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1978-07-30	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1978-08-13	Ronnie Peterson(Team Lotus)
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1978-08-27	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1978-09-10	Niki Lauda(Brabham)
15	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	1978-10-01	Carlos Reutemann(Ferrari)
16	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1978-10-08	Gilles Villeneuve(Ferrari)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Andretti	Lauda	Depailler	Reutemann	Peterson
R1Argentine Grand Prix	9	6	4	—	2
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	12	10	4	9	—
R3South African Grand Prix	12	10	10	9	11
R4United States Grand Prix West	18	10	14	18	14
R5Monaco Grand Prix	18	16	23	18	14
R6Belgian Grand Prix	27	16	23	22	20
R7Spanish Grand Prix	36	16	23	22	26
R8Swedish Grand Prix	36	25	23	22	30
R9French Grand Prix	45	25	23	22	36
R10British Grand Prix	45	31	26	31	36
R11German Grand Prix	54	31	26	31	36
R12Austrian Grand Prix	54	31	32	31	45
R13Dutch Grand Prix	63	35	32	31	51
R14Italian Grand Prix	64	44	32	35	51
R15United States Grand Prix	64	44	32	44	51
R16Canadian Grand Prix	64	44	34	48	51

Who won the 1978 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Mario Andretti	American	6	64
2	Ronnie Peterson	Swedish	2	51
3	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	4	48
4	Niki Lauda	Austrian	2	44
5	Patrick Depailler	French	1	34
6	John Watson	British	0	25
7	Jody Scheckter	South African	0	24
8	Jacques Laffite	French	0	19
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	1	17
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	17
11	Alan Jones	Australian	0	11
12	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	11
13	James Hunt	British	0	8
14	Patrick Tambay	French	0	8
15	Didier Pironi	French	0	7
16	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	0	4
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	0	3
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	German	0	2
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	1
20	Derek Daly	Irish	0	1
21	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	1
22	Brett Lunger	American	0	0
23	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	0
24	Jochen Mass	German	0	0
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	0
26	René Arnoux	French	0	0
27	Rolf Stommelen	German	0	0
28	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	0	0
29	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	0
30	Rupert Keegan	British	0	0
31	Harald Ertl	Austrian	0	0
32	Jacky Ickx	Belgian	0	0
33	Bobby Rahal	American	0	0
34	Arturo Merzario	Italian	0	0
35	Michael Bleekemolen	Dutch	0	0
36	Danny Ongais	American	0	0
37	Lamberto Leoni	Italian	0	0
38	Beppe Gabbiani	Italian	0	0
39	Eddie Cheever	American	0	0
40	Divina Galica	British	0	0
41	Emilio de Villota	Spanish	0	0
42	Alberto Colombo	Italian	0	0
43	Carlo Franchi	Italian	0	0
44	Geoff Lees	British	0	0
45	Hans Binder	Austrian	0	0
46	Tony Trimmer	British	0	0

Who won the 1978 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Team Lotus	British	8	86
2	Ferrari	Italian	5	58
3	Brabham	British	2	53
4	Tyrrell	British	1	38
5	Wolf	Canadian	0	24
6	Ligier	French	0	19
7	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	17
8	McLaren	British	0	15
9	Williams	British	0	11
10	Arrows	British	0	11
11	Shadow	British	0	6
12	Renault	French	0	3
13	Surtees	British	0	1
14	Ensign	British	0	1
15	ATS	Italian	0	0
16	Martini	French	0	0
17	Merzario	Italian	0	0
18	Theodore	Hong Kong	0	0
19	Hesketh	British	0	0