06 / 1978 / THE CHAMPIONSHIP

The bigger picture.

SEASON

Explore 1978 Formula 1 championship, results and season statistics.

Drivers.

AFTER ROUND 16

Drivers championship
Pos	Driver	Points	Wins	Gap
1	Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus	64	6	—
2	Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus	51	2	−13
3	Carlos ReutemannFerrari	48	4	−16
4	Niki LaudaBrabham	44	2	−20
5	Patrick DepaillerTyrrell	34	1	−30
6	John WatsonBrabham	25	0	−39
7	Jody ScheckterWolf	24	0	−40
8	Jacques LaffiteLigier	19	0	−45
9	Gilles VilleneuveFerrari	17	1	−47
10	Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi	17	0	−47
11	Alan JonesWilliams	11	0	−53
12	Riccardo PatreseArrows	11	0	−53
13	James HuntMcLaren	8	0	−56
14	Patrick TambayMcLaren	8	0	−56
15	Didier PironiTyrrell	7	0	−57
16	Clay RegazzoniShadow	4	0	−60
17	Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault	3	0	−61
18	Hans-Joachim StuckShadow	2	0	−62
19	Vittorio BrambillaSurtees	1	0	−63
20	Derek DalyHesketh / Ensign	1	0	−63
21	Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus	1	0	−63
	Brett LungerMcLaren / Ensign	0	0	−64
	Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren	0	0	−64
	Jochen MassATS	0	0	−64
	Jean-Pierre JarierATS / Team Lotus	0	0	−64
	René ArnouxMartini / Surtees	0	0	−64
	Rolf StommelenArrows	0	0	−64
	Nelson PiquetEnsign / McLaren / Brabham	0	0	−64
	Keke RosbergTheodore / ATS / Wolf	0	0	−64
	Rupert KeeganSurtees	0	0	−64
	Harald ErtlEnsign / ATS	0	0	−64
	Jacky IckxEnsign	0	0	−64
	Bobby RahalWolf	0	0	−64
	Arturo MerzarioMerzario	0	0	−64
	Michael BleekemolenATS	0	0	−64
	Danny OngaisEnsign / Shadow	0	0	−64
	Lamberto LeoniEnsign	0	0	−64
	Eddie CheeverTheodore / Hesketh	0	0	−64

AFTER ROUND 16

Constructors championship
Pos	Constructor	Points	Wins	Gap
1	Team Lotus	86	8	—
2	Ferrari	58	5	−28
3	Brabham	53	2	−33
4	Tyrrell	38	1	−48
5	Wolf	24	0	−62
6	Ligier	19	0	−67
7	Fittipaldi	17	0	−69
8	McLaren	15	0	−71
9	Williams	11	0	−75
10	Arrows	11	0	−75
11	Shadow	6	0	−80
12	Renault	3	0	−83
13	Surtees	1	0	−85
14	Ensign	1	0	−85
	ATS	0	0	−86
	Martini	0	0	−86
	Merzario	0	0	−86
	Theodore	0	0	−86
	Hesketh	0	0	−86

POINTS / ROUND

Official championship totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.