F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
05 / 1978 / DRIVER COMPARE

Two sides of a season.

Explore 1978 Formula 1 driver comparison, results and season statistics.

JamesHunt

VS.

MarioAndretti

3RACE HEAD-TO-HEAD12
QUALIFYING HEAD-TO-HEAD
P13CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONP1
8CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS64
1PODIUMS7
0WINS6
7.8AVERAGE GRID2.3
14.3AVERAGE FINISH8.1
9DID NOT FINISH4

Head-to-head counts shared sessions with valid classified positions. Race comparisons exclude non-starters and disqualifications; retirements are ranked by official classification. Race ties: 0. Qualifying ties: 0. Missing qualifying records are excluded.

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. — = not available. Classification codes are shown as supplied by Jolpica. View full standings ↗

Weekend by weekend.

Grand Prix head to head
Grand PrixHunt QAndretti QHunt raceAndretti raceHunt ptsAndretti pts
ArgentineP4P139
BrazilianP15Spun offP403
South AfricanP26EngineP700
United States Grand Prix WestP22AccidentP206
MonacoP14HandlingP1100
BelgianP23AccidentP109
SpanishP6P119
SwedishP8P17Engine00
FrenchP3P149
BritishP25AccidentP21Engine00
GermanP14DisqualifiedP109
AustrianP19AccidentP26Accident00
DutchP10P109
ItalianP17DistributorP601
United StatesP7P20Engine00
CanadianP15Spun offP1000

Season form.

CLASSIFIED FINISH
P1P7P14P20P26R1R5R9R12R16James Hunt · Round 1 (Argentine Grand Prix) · P4James Hunt · Round 2 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P15James Hunt · Round 3 (South African Grand Prix) · P26James Hunt · Round 4 (United States Grand Prix West) · P22James Hunt · Round 5 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P14James Hunt · Round 6 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P23James Hunt · Round 7 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P6James Hunt · Round 8 (Swedish Grand Prix) · P8James Hunt · Round 9 (French Grand Prix) · P3James Hunt · Round 10 (British Grand Prix) · P25James Hunt · Round 11 (German Grand Prix) · P14James Hunt · Round 12 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P19James Hunt · Round 13 (Dutch Grand Prix) · P10James Hunt · Round 14 (Italian Grand Prix) · P17James Hunt · Round 15 (United States Grand Prix) · P7James Hunt · Round 16 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P15Mario Andretti · Round 1 (Argentine Grand Prix) · P1Mario Andretti · Round 2 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P4Mario Andretti · Round 3 (South African Grand Prix) · P7Mario Andretti · Round 4 (United States Grand Prix West) · P2Mario Andretti · Round 5 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P11Mario Andretti · Round 6 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P1Mario Andretti · Round 7 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P1Mario Andretti · Round 8 (Swedish Grand Prix) · P17Mario Andretti · Round 9 (French Grand Prix) · P1Mario Andretti · Round 10 (British Grand Prix) · P21Mario Andretti · Round 11 (German Grand Prix) · P1Mario Andretti · Round 12 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P26Mario Andretti · Round 13 (Dutch Grand Prix) · P1Mario Andretti · Round 14 (Italian Grand Prix) · P6Mario Andretti · Round 15 (United States Grand Prix) · P20Mario Andretti · Round 16 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P10

Lower position numbers are higher on the chart. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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Race finishing positions
RoundJames HuntMario Andretti
Round 1P4P1
Round 2P15P4
Round 3P26P7
Round 4P22P2
Round 5P14P11
Round 6P23P1
Round 7P6P1
Round 8P8P17
Round 9P3P1
Round 10P25P21
Round 11P14P1
Round 12P19P26
Round 13P10P1
Round 14P17P6
Round 15P7P20
Round 16P15P10

The points between them.

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