THE FORMULA 1 ARCHIVE

Formula 1 1978 Season

DRIVERS’ CHAMPION

Mario Andretti ↗

64 points · 6 wins

CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPION

Explore the 1978 Formula 1 season, including race results, driver standings, constructor standings and Grand Prix information.

RACES ON RECORD1616 scheduled

DRIVERS46

DIFFERENT WINNERS6

CONSTRUCTORS19

Season calendar and winners
Round	Grand Prix / Circuit	Date	Country	Winner
01	Argentine Grand Prix ↗Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	15 Jan	Argentina	Mario Andretti
02	Brazilian Grand Prix ↗Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	29 Jan	Brazil	Carlos Reutemann
03	South African Grand Prix ↗Kyalami	4 Mar	South Africa	Ronnie Peterson
04	United States Grand Prix West ↗Long Beach	2 Apr	USA	Carlos Reutemann
05	Monaco Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Monaco	7 May	Monaco	Patrick Depailler
06	Belgian Grand Prix ↗Zolder	21 May	Belgium	Mario Andretti
07	Spanish Grand Prix ↗Jarama	4 Jun	Spain	Mario Andretti
08	Swedish Grand Prix ↗Scandinavian Raceway	17 Jun	Sweden	Niki Lauda
09	French Grand Prix ↗Circuit Paul Ricard	2 Jul	France	Mario Andretti
10	British Grand Prix ↗Brands Hatch	16 Jul	UK	Carlos Reutemann
11	German Grand Prix ↗Hockenheimring	30 Jul	Germany	Mario Andretti
12	Austrian Grand Prix ↗Red Bull Ring	13 Aug	Austria	Ronnie Peterson
13	Dutch Grand Prix ↗Circuit Park Zandvoort	27 Aug	Netherlands	Mario Andretti
14	Italian Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	10 Sept	Italy	Niki Lauda
15	United States Grand Prix ↗Watkins Glen	1 Oct	USA	Carlos Reutemann
16	Canadian Grand Prix ↗Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	8 Oct	Canada	Gilles Villeneuve

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

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