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.

JacquesLaffite

VS.

MarioAndretti

6RACE HEAD-TO-HEAD10
QUALIFYING HEAD-TO-HEAD
P8CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONP1
19CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS64
2PODIUMS7
0WINS6
10.1AVERAGE GRID2.3
8.2AVERAGE FINISH8.1
4DID 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 PrixLaffite QAndretti QLaffite raceAndretti raceLaffite ptsAndretti pts
ArgentineP16EngineP109
BrazilianP9P403
South AfricanP5P720
United States Grand Prix WestP5P226
MonacoP19GearboxP1100
BelgianP5AccidentP129
SpanishP3P149
SwedishP7P17Engine00
FrenchP7P109
BritishP10P21Engine00
GermanP3P149
AustrianP5P26Accident20
DutchP8P109
ItalianP4P631
United StatesP11P20Engine00
CanadianP14TransmissionP1000

Season form.

CLASSIFIED FINISH
P1P7P14P20P26R1R5R9R12R16Jacques Laffite · Round 1 (Argentine Grand Prix) · P16Jacques Laffite · Round 2 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P9Jacques Laffite · Round 3 (South African Grand Prix) · P5Jacques Laffite · Round 4 (United States Grand Prix West) · P5Jacques Laffite · Round 5 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P19Jacques Laffite · Round 6 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P5Jacques Laffite · Round 7 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P3Jacques Laffite · Round 8 (Swedish Grand Prix) · P7Jacques Laffite · Round 9 (French Grand Prix) · P7Jacques Laffite · Round 10 (British Grand Prix) · P10Jacques Laffite · Round 11 (German Grand Prix) · P3Jacques Laffite · Round 12 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P5Jacques Laffite · Round 13 (Dutch Grand Prix) · P8Jacques Laffite · Round 14 (Italian Grand Prix) · P4Jacques Laffite · Round 15 (United States Grand Prix) · P11Jacques Laffite · Round 16 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P14Mario 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

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Race finishing positions
RoundJacques LaffiteMario Andretti
Round 1P16P1
Round 2P9P4
Round 3P5P7
Round 4P5P2
Round 5P19P11
Round 6P5P1
Round 7P3P1
Round 8P7P17
Round 9P7P1
Round 10P10P21
Round 11P3P1
Round 12P5P26
Round 13P8P1
Round 14P4P6
Round 15P11P20
Round 16P14P10

The points between them.

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