1978 Season

Races

Champion

Danny Ongais

Constructor

Martini

1977 1979

Race Calendar

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	Reutemann	Villeneuve	Fittipaldi	Scheckter
R1Argentine Grand Prix	0	0	0	0
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	9	0	6	0
R3South African Grand Prix	9	0	—	0
R4United States Grand Prix West	18	0	—	0
R5Monaco Grand Prix	18	0	—	—
R6Belgian Grand Prix	22	—	—	—
R7Spanish Grand Prix	22	—	—	—
R8Swedish Grand Prix	22	—	—	—
R9French Grand Prix	22	—	—	—
R10British Grand Prix	31	—	—	—
R11German Grand Prix	31	—	—	—
R12Austrian Grand Prix	31	—	—	—
R13Dutch Grand Prix	31	—	—	—
R14Italian Grand Prix	35	—	—	—
R15United States Grand Prix	44	—	—	—
R16Canadian Grand Prix	48	—	—	—

Driver Championship Standings

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Danny Ongais	American	0	0
0	Lamberto Leoni	Italian	0	0
0	Eddie Cheever	American	0	0
0	Brett Lunger	American	0	0
0	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	0
0	Jochen Mass	German	0	0
0	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	0
0	René Arnoux	French	0	0
0	Rolf Stommelen	German	0	0
0	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	0	0
0	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	0
0	Rupert Keegan	British	0	0
0	Harald Ertl	Austrian	0	0
0	Jacky Ickx	Belgian	0	0
0	Bobby Rahal	American	0	0
0	Arturo Merzario	Italian	0	0
0	Michael Bleekemolen	Dutch	0	0
1	Mario Andretti	American	6	64
1	Mario Andretti	American	6	64
2	Ronnie Peterson	Swedish	2	51
2	Ronnie Peterson	Swedish	2	51
3	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	4	48
3	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	4	48
4	Niki Lauda	Austrian	2	44
4	Niki Lauda	Austrian	2	44
5	Patrick Depailler	French	1	34
5	Patrick Depailler	French	1	34
6	John Watson	British	0	25
6	John Watson	British	0	25
7	Jody Scheckter	South African	0	24
7	Jody Scheckter	South African	0	24
8	Jacques Laffite	French	0	19
8	Jacques Laffite	French	0	19
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	1	17
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	1	17
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	17
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	17
11	Alan Jones	Australian	0	11
11	Alan Jones	Australian	0	11
12	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	11
12	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	11
13	James Hunt	British	0	8
13	James Hunt	British	0	8
14	Patrick Tambay	French	0	8
14	Patrick Tambay	French	0	8
15	Didier Pironi	French	0	7
15	Didier Pironi	French	0	7
16	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	0	4
16	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	0	4
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	0	3
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	0	3
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	German	0	2
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	German	0	2
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	1
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	1
20	Derek Daly	Irish	0	1
20	Derek Daly	Irish	0	1
21	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	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

Constructor Championship Standings

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