McLaren1978

McLaren's 1978 Formula 1 season saw the team compete in 16 Grand Prix races with 5 drivers, scoring 16 championship points. They achieved 1 podium finish.

Races

Wins

Podiums

Points

Drivers

Race Results

Rd	Race	Driver	Grid	Pos	Points	Status
1	Argentine Grand Prix	James Hunt	6	P4	3	Finished
	Argentine Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	9	P6	1	Finished
	Argentine Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	24	P13	0	+1 Lap
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	5	DNF	0	Spun off
	Brazilian Grand Prix	James Hunt	2	DNF	0	Spun off
	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	13	DNF	0	Overheating
3	South African Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	20	P11	0	+2 Laps
	South African Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	4	DNF	0	Accident
	South African Grand Prix	James Hunt	3	DNF	0	Engine
4	United States Grand Prix West	Patrick Tambay	11	P12	0	Accident
	United States Grand Prix West	James Hunt	7	DNF	0	Accident
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	11	P7	0	+1 Lap
	Monaco Grand Prix	James Hunt	6	DNF	0	Handling
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	24	P7	0	+1 Lap
	Belgian Grand Prix	Bruno Giacomelli	21	P8	0	+1 Lap
	Belgian Grand Prix	James Hunt	6	DNF	0	Accident
7	Spanish Grand Prix	James Hunt	4	P6	1	+1 Lap
	Spanish Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	14	DNF	0	Spun off
8	Swedish Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	15	P4	3	+1 Lap
	Swedish Grand Prix	James Hunt	14	P8	0	+1 Lap
9	French Grand Prix	James Hunt	4	P3	4	Finished
	French Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	6	P9	0	Finished
	French Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	24	DNF	0	Engine
	French Grand Prix	Bruno Giacomelli	22	DNF	0	Engine
10	British Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	20	P6	1	+1 Lap
	British Grand Prix	Bruno Giacomelli	16	P7	0	+1 Lap
	British Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	24	P8	0	+1 Lap
	British Grand Prix	James Hunt	14	DNF	0	Accident
11	German Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	11	DNF	0	Accident
	German Grand Prix	James Hunt	8	DNF	0	Disqualified
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	17	P8	0	+2 Laps
	Austrian Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	14	DNF	0	Accident
	Austrian Grand Prix	James Hunt	8	DNF	0	Accident
	Austrian Grand Prix	Nelson Piquet	20	DNF	0	Accident
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	14	P9	0	+1 Lap
	Dutch Grand Prix	James Hunt	7	P10	0	+1 Lap
	Dutch Grand Prix	Bruno Giacomelli	19	DNF	0	Spun off
	Dutch Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	21	DNF	0	Engine
	Dutch Grand Prix	Nelson Piquet	25	DNF	0	Transmission
14	Italian Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	19	P5	2	Finished
	Italian Grand Prix	Nelson Piquet	24	P9	0	Finished
	Italian Grand Prix	Bruno Giacomelli	20	P14	0	+1 Lap
	Italian Grand Prix	James Hunt	10	DNF	0	Distributor
	Italian Grand Prix	Brett Lunger	21	DNF	0	Accident
15	United States Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	18	P6	1	Finished
	United States Grand Prix	James Hunt	6	P7	0	+1 Lap
16	Canadian Grand Prix	Patrick Tambay	17	P8	0	Finished
	Canadian Grand Prix	James Hunt	19	DNF	0	Spun off

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