1978 Season • Historical Snapshot
🏁 ARCHIVED SEASON 1978 Season • 16 Races

1978 Formula 1 Season

🏆 Drivers' Champion
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus • 64 pts • 6 wins
🏆 Constructors' Champion
Team Lotus
86 pts • 8 wins
📈 Points Progression
0 32 63 95 126 Clinched (R15)
Mario Andretti (64 pts) Ronnie Peterson (51 pts) Carlos Reutemann (48 pts) Niki Lauda (44 pts) Patrick Depailler (34 pts) John Watson (25 pts) Chaser Max Points (Threshold)
🏆 1978 Final Drivers' Standings
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins
1 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 64 6
2 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 51 2
3 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 48 4
4 Niki Lauda Brabham 44 2
5 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 34 1
6 John Watson Brabham 25 0
7 Jody Scheckter Wolf 24 0
8 Jacques Laffite Ligier 19 0
9 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 17 1
10 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 17 0
11 Alan Jones Williams 11 0
12 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 11 0
13 James Hunt McLaren 8 0
14 Patrick Tambay McLaren 8 0
15 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 7 0
16 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 4 0
17 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 3 0
18 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 2 0
19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 1 0
20 Derek Daly Hesketh / Ensign 1 0
21 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 1 0
- Brett Lunger McLaren / Ensign 0 0
- Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 0 0
- Jochen Mass ATS 0 0
- Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS / Team Lotus 0 0
- René Arnoux Martini / Surtees 0 0
- Rolf Stommelen Arrows 0 0
- Nelson Piquet Ensign / McLaren / Brabham 0 0
- Keke Rosberg Theodore / ATS / Wolf 0 0
- Rupert Keegan Surtees 0 0
- Harald Ertl Ensign / ATS 0 0
- Jacky Ickx Ensign 0 0
- Bobby Rahal Wolf 0 0
- Arturo Merzario Merzario 0 0
- Michael Bleekemolen ATS 0 0
- Danny Ongais Ensign / Shadow 0 0
- Lamberto Leoni Ensign 0 0
- Eddie Cheever Theodore / Hesketh 0 0
🏆 1978 Final Constructors' Standings
Pos Constructor Pts Wins
1 Team Lotus 86 8
2 Ferrari 58 5
3 Brabham 53 2
4 Tyrrell 38 1
5 Wolf 24 0
6 Ligier 19 0
7 Fittipaldi 17 0
8 McLaren 15 0
9 Williams 11 0
10 Arrows 11 0
11 Shadow 6 0
12 Renault 3 0
13 Surtees 1 0
14 Ensign 1 0
- ATS 0 0
- Martini 0 0
- Merzario 0 0
- Theodore 0 0
- Hesketh 0 0
🏁 1978 Race-by-Race Results
Rnd Grand Prix Date Winner Constructor Podium
1 Argentine Grand Prix 1978-01-15 Mario Andretti Team Lotus
1. Mario Andretti 2. Niki Lauda 3. Patrick Depailler
2 Brazilian Grand Prix 1978-01-29 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
1. Carlos Reutemann 2. Emerson Fittipaldi 3. Niki Lauda
3 South African Grand Prix 1978-03-04 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus
1. Ronnie Peterson 2. Patrick Depailler 3. John Watson
4 United States Grand Prix West 1978-04-02 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
1. Carlos Reutemann 2. Mario Andretti 3. Patrick Depailler
5 Monaco Grand Prix 1978-05-07 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell
1. Patrick Depailler 2. Niki Lauda 3. Jody Scheckter
6 Belgian Grand Prix 1978-05-21 Mario Andretti Team Lotus
1. Mario Andretti 2. Ronnie Peterson 3. Carlos Reutemann
7 Spanish Grand Prix 1978-06-04 Mario Andretti Team Lotus
1. Mario Andretti 2. Ronnie Peterson 3. Jacques Laffite
8 Swedish Grand Prix 1978-06-17 Niki Lauda Brabham
1. Niki Lauda 2. Riccardo Patrese 3. Ronnie Peterson
9 French Grand Prix 1978-07-02 Mario Andretti Team Lotus
1. Mario Andretti 2. Ronnie Peterson 3. James Hunt
10 British Grand Prix 1978-07-16 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
1. Carlos Reutemann 2. Niki Lauda 3. John Watson
11 German Grand Prix 1978-07-30 Mario Andretti Team Lotus
1. Mario Andretti 2. Jody Scheckter 3. Jacques Laffite
12 Austrian Grand Prix 1978-08-13 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus
1. Ronnie Peterson 2. Patrick Depailler 3. Gilles Villeneuve
13 Dutch Grand Prix 1978-08-27 Mario Andretti Team Lotus
1. Mario Andretti 2. Ronnie Peterson 3. Niki Lauda
14 Italian Grand Prix 1978-09-10 Niki Lauda Brabham
1. Niki Lauda 2. John Watson 3. Carlos Reutemann
15 United States Grand Prix 1978-10-01 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
1. Carlos Reutemann 2. Alan Jones 3. Jody Scheckter
16 Canadian Grand Prix 1978-10-08 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
1. Gilles Villeneuve 2. Jody Scheckter 3. Carlos Reutemann