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.

NelsonPiquet

VS.

MarioAndretti

1RACE HEAD-TO-HEAD4
QUALIFYING HEAD-TO-HEAD
-CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONP1
0CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS64
0PODIUMS7
0WINS6
20.8AVERAGE GRID2.3
16.4AVERAGE FINISH8.1
3DID 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 PrixPiquet QAndretti QPiquet raceAndretti racePiquet ptsAndretti pts
ArgentineP19
BrazilianP43
South AfricanP70
United States Grand Prix WestP26
MonacoP110
BelgianP19
SpanishP19
SwedishP17Engine0
FrenchP19
BritishP21Engine0
GermanP16EngineP109
AustrianP24AccidentP26Accident00
DutchP22TransmissionP109
ItalianP9P601
United StatesP20Engine0
CanadianP11P1000

Season form.

CLASSIFIED FINISH
P1P7P14P20P26R1R5R9R12R16Nelson Piquet · Round 11 (German Grand Prix) · P16Nelson Piquet · Round 12 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P24Nelson Piquet · Round 13 (Dutch Grand Prix) · P22Nelson Piquet · Round 14 (Italian Grand Prix) · P9Nelson Piquet · Round 16 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P11Mario 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
RoundNelson PiquetMario Andretti
Round 1P1
Round 2P4
Round 3P7
Round 4P2
Round 5P11
Round 6P1
Round 7P1
Round 8P17
Round 9P1
Round 10P21
Round 11P16P1
Round 12P24P26
Round 13P22P1
Round 14P9P6
Round 15P20
Round 16P11P10

The points between them.

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