1978 Formula One season

The 1978 Formula One season crowned as champion Mario Andretti.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	23x15px Argentine Grand Prix	January 15	Oscar Gálvez	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
2	23x15px Brazilian Grand Prix	January 29	Jacarepaguá	23x15px Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Report
3	23x15px South African Grand Prix	March 4	Kyalami	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
4	United States Grand Prix West	April 2	Long Beach	23x15px Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Report
5	Monaco Grand Prix	May 7	Monaco	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	May 21	Zolder	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
7	23x15px Spanish Grand Prix	June 4	Jarama	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
8	Swedish Grand Prix	June 17	Scandinavian Raceway	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Report
9	French Grand Prix	July 2	Paul Ricard	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
10	British Grand Prix	July 16	Brands Hatch	23x15px Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Report
11	German Grand Prix	July 30	Hockenheimring	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 13	Österreichring	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
13	Dutch Grand Prix	August 27	Zandvoort	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	September 10	Monza	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	October 1	Watkins Glen	23x15px Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Report
16	Canadian Grand Prix	October 8	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Report

1978 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos	Driver	ARG 23x15px	BRA 23x15px	RSA 23x15px	USW	MON	BEL	ESP 23x15px	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	1	4	7	2	11	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	6	Ret	10	64
2	Ronnie Peterson	5	Ret	1	4	Ret	2	2	3	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	Ret			51
3	23x15px Carlos Reutemann	7	1	Ret	1	8	3	Ret	10	18	1	Ret	DSQ	7	3	1	3	48
4	Niki Lauda	2	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	3	1	Ret	Ret	44
5	Patrick Depailler	3	Ret	2	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	2	Ret	11	Ret	5	34
6	John Watson	Ret	8	3	Ret	4	Ret	5	Ret	4	3	7	7	4	2	Ret	Ret	25
7	23x15px Jody Scheckter	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	4	Ret	6	Ret	2	Ret	12	12	3	2	24
8	Jacques Laffite	16	9	5	5	Ret	5	3	7	7	10	3	5	8	4	11	Ret	19
9	Gilles Villeneuve	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	10	9	12	Ret	8	3	6	7	Ret	1	17
10	23x15px Emerson Fittipaldi	9	2	Ret	8	9	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	4	4	5	8	5	Ret	17
11	Alan Jones	Ret	11	4	7	Ret	10	8	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	2	9	11
12	Riccardo Patrese		10	Ret	6	6	Ret	Ret	2	8	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret		4	11
13	James Hunt	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	8	3	Ret	DSQ	Ret	10	Ret	7	Ret	8
14	Patrick Tambay	6	Ret	Ret	12	7		Ret	4	9	6	Ret	Ret	9	5	6	8	8
15	Didier Pironi	14	6	6	Ret	5	6	12	Ret	10	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	7	7
16	Clay Regazzoni	15	5	DNQ	10	DNQ	Ret	15	5	Ret	Ret	DNQ	NC	DNQ	NC	14	DNQ	4
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille			Ret	Ret	10	NC	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	12	3
18	Hans Joachim Stuck	17	Ret	DNQ	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
19	Vittorio Brambilla	18	DNQ	12	Ret	DNQ	13	7	Ret	17	9	Ret	6	DSQ	Ret			1
20	Derek Daly				DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ			DNQ	Ret		DSQ	Ret	10	8	6	1
21	Hector Rebaque	DNQ	Ret	10	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	12	DNQ	Ret	6	Ret	11	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	1
22	Brett Lunger	13	Ret	11	DNQ	DNPQ	7	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	8	DNPQ	8	Ret	Ret	13		0
23	Bruno Giacomelli						8			Ret	7			Ret	14			0
24	Jochen Mass	11	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	11	9	13	13	NC	Ret	DNQ	DNQ				0
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	12	DNS	8	11	DNQ						DNQ				15	Ret	0
26	René Arnoux			DNQ		DNPQ	9			14		DNPQ	9	Ret		9	Ret	0
27	Rolf Stommelen			9	9	Ret	Ret	14	14	15	DNQ	DSQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	16	DNPQ	0
28	23x15px Nelson Piquet											Ret	Ret	Ret	9		11	0
29	Keke Rosberg			Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	15	16	Ret	10	NC	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	NC	0
30	Rupert Keegan	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNQ	11	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNS				0
31	Harald Ertl											11	Ret	DNPQ	DNQ			0
32	Jacky Ickx					Ret	12	Ret	DNQ									0
33	Bobby Rahal															12	Ret	0
—	Arturo Merzario	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	NC	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	0
—	Lamberto Leoni	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ													0
—	Danny Ongais	Ret	Ret		DNPQ									DNPQ				0
—	Michael Bleekemolen													DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	0
—	Eddie Cheever	DNQ	DNQ	Ret														0
—	Alberto Colombo						DNQ	DNQ							DNPQ			0
—	Divina Galica	DNQ	DNQ															0
—	Beppe Gabbiani															DNQ	DNQ	0
—	23x15px Emilio de Villota							DNQ										0
—	Geoff Lees										DNQ							0
—	Tony Trimmer										DNQ							0
—	Hans Binder												DNQ					0
—	Gimax														DNQ			0
Pos	Driver	ARG 23x15px	BRA 23x15px	RSA 23x15px	USW	MON	BEL	ESP 23x15px	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	Pts

1978 Formula One Season Media

American Mario Andretti won the Drivers' Championship, driving for John Player Team Lotus.
Peterson at 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg

Swede Ronnie Peterson posthumously finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship to Lotus teammate Andretti. He had a fatal crash at the Italian Grand Prix.
Reutemann and Williams at 1981 Dutch Grand Prix crop.jpg

Argentinian Carlos Reutemann finished third for Ferrari.
Grand Prix Zandvoort Mario Andretti op kop met daar achter Ronnie Petterson, Bestanddeelnr 929-8743.jpg

JPS-Lotus was awarded the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
Carlos Reutemann Walkins Glen Ferrari 1978.jpg

Ferrari placed second in the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
Lauda at 1978 Dutch Grand Prix (cropped).jpg

Brabham-Alfa placed third in the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.