1978 F1 Championship Standings

See all 1978 F1 results for each race, driver and team.

Here you can find the 1978 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

1978 F1 Championship Overview

1978 F1 World Championship

NO	Grand Prix	Date	Winner	Team	Laps	Time
1	1978 Argentine F1 GP	January 15	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	52	01:37:04.470
2	1978 Brazilian F1 GP	January 29	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	63	01:49:59.860
3	1978 South African F1 GP	March 4	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	78	01:42:15.767
4	1978 USA West F1 GP	April 2	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	80	01:52:01.301
5	1978 Monaco F1 GP	May 7	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	75	01:55:14.660
6	1978 Belgian F1 GP	May 21	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	70	01:39:52.020
7	1978 Spanish F1 GP	June 4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	75	01:41:47.060
8	1978 Swedish F1 GP	June 17	Niki Lauda	Brabham	70	01:41:00.606
9	1978 French F1 GP	July 2	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	54	01:38:51.920
10	1978 British F1 GP	July 16	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	76	01:42:12.390
11	1978 German F1 GP	July 30	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	45	01:28:00.900
12	1978 Austrian F1 GP	August 13	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	54	01:41:21.570
13	1978 Dutch F1 GP	August 27	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	75	01:41:04.230
14	1978 Italian F1 GP	September 10	Niki Lauda	Brabham	40	01:07:04.540
15	1978 USA F1 GP	October 1	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	59	01:40:48.800
16	1978 Canadian F1 GP	October 8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	70	01:57:49.196

1978 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

P	Driver	Pts	ARG	BRA	SOU	USW	MON	BEL	SPA	SWE	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	USA	CAN
1	Mario Andretti	64	1	4	7*	2	11	1	1*	DNF	1	DNF	1	DNF	1	6*	DNF	10
2	Ronnie Peterson	51	5	DNF	1	4	DNF	2*	2	3	2	DNF	DNF*	1*	2	DNF
3	Carlos Reutemann	48	7	1*	DNF	1	8	3	DNF	10	18*	1	DNF	DSQ	7	3	1	3
4	Niki Lauda	44	2	3	DNF	DNF	2*	DNF	DNF	1*	DNF	2*	DNF	DNF	3*	1	DNF	DNF
5	Patrick Depailler	34	3	DNF	2	3	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	DNF	2	DNF	11	DNF	5
6	John Watson	25	DNF	8	3	DNF	4	DNF	5	DNF	4	3	7	7	4	2	DNF	DNF
7	Jody Scheckter	24	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	4	DNF	6	DNF	2	DNF	12	12	3	2
8	Jacques Laffite	19	16	9	5	5	DNF	5	3	7	7	10	3	5	8	4	11	DNF
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	17	9	2	DNF	8	9	DNF	DNF	6	DNF	DNF	4	4	5	8	5	DNF
10	Gilles Villeneuve	17	8*	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	10	9	12	DNF	8	3	6	7	DNF	1
11	Riccardo Patrese	11		10	DNF	6	6	DNF	DNF	2	8	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF		4
12	Alan Jones	11	DNF	11	4	7*	DNF	10	8	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	2	9*
13	Patrick Tambay	8	6	DNF	DNF	12	7		DNF	4	9	6	DNF	DNF	9	5	6	8
14	James Hunt	8	4	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6	8	3	DNF	DSQ	DNF	10	DNF	7	DNF
15	Didier Pironi	7	14	6	6	DNF	5	6	12	DNF	10	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	7
16	Clay Regazzoni	4	15	5	DNQ	10	DNQ	DNF	15	5	DNF	DNF	DNQ	NC	DNQ	NC	14	DNQ
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	3			DNF	DNF	10	NC	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	12
18	Hans Joachim Stuck	2	17	DNF	DNQ	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	11	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
19	Derek Daly	1				DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ			DNQ	DNF		DSQ	DNF	10	8	6
20	Hector Rebaque	1	DNQ	DNF	10	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNF	12	DNQ	DNF	6	DNF	11	DNQ	DNF	DNQ
21	Vittorio Brambilla	1	18	DNQ	12	DNF	DNQ	13	7	DNF	17	9	DNF	6	DSQ	DNF
22	Divina Galica	0	DNQ	DNQ
23	Jacky Ickx	0					DNF	12	DNF	DNQ
24	Brett Lunger	0	13	DNF	11	DNQ	DNPQ	7	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	8	DNPQ	8	DNF	DNF	13
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	12	DNS	8	11	DNQ						DNQ				15*	DNF
26	Jochen Mass	0	11	7	DNF	DNF	DNQ	11	9	13	13	NC	DNF	DNQ	DNQ
27	Alberto Colombo	0						DNQ	DNQ							DNPQ
28	Keke Rosberg	0			DNF	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	15	16	DNF	10	NC	DNF	DNPQ	DNF	NC
29	Lamberto Leoni	0	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNQ
30	Danny Ongais	0	DNF	DNF		DNPQ									DNPQ
31	Emilio de Villota	0							DNQ
32	René Arnoux	0			DNQ		DNPQ	9			14		DNPQ	9	DNF		9	DNF
33	Bobby Rahal	0															12	DNF
34	Rolf Stommelen	0			9	9	DNF	DNF	14	14	15	DNQ	DSQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	16	DNPQ
35	Bruno Giacomelli	0						8			DNF	7			DNF	14
36	Rupert Keegan	0	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNQ	11	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNS
37	Nelson Piquet	0											DNF	DNF	DNF	9		11
38	Michael Bleekemolen	0													DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNPQ
39	Harald Ertl	0											11	DNF	DNPQ	DNQ
40	Arturo Merzario	0	DNF	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	NC	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ
41	Geoff Lees	0										DNQ
42	Carlo Gimax Franchi	0														DNQ
43	Hans Binder	0												DNQ
44	Beppe Gabbiani	0															DNQ	DNQ
45	Eddie Cheever	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNF
46	Tony Trimmer	0										DNQ

1978 F1 Drivers Statistics Table

Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	RET	PTS
Mario Andretti	16	6	1	0	7	8	870	3	4	64
Carlos Reutemann	16	4	0	3	7	2	931	2	4	48
Niki Lauda	16	2	3	2	7	1	667	4	9	44
Patrick Depailler	16	1	2	2	5	0	723	0	8	34
Gilles Villeneuve	16	1	0	1	2	0	833	1	6	17
John Watson	16	0	1	2	3	1	752	0	6	25
Jody Scheckter	16	0	2	2	4	0	784	0	7	24
Jacques Laffite	16	0	0	2	2	0	944	0	4	19
Emerson Fittipaldi	16	0	1	0	1	0	755	0	6	17
Alan Jones	16	0	1	0	1	0	771	2	7	11
James Hunt	16	0	0	1	1	0	577	0	10	8
Didier Pironi	16	0	0	0	0	0	725	0	6	7
Clay Regazzoni	16	0	0	0	0	0	560	0	9	4
Hans Joachim Stuck	16	0	0	0	0	0	488	0	12	2
Hector Rebaque	16	0	0	0	0	0	344	0	12	1
Arturo Merzario	16	0	0	0	0	0	259	0	15	0
Patrick Tambay	15	0	0	0	0	0	803	0	6	8
Brett Lunger	15	0	0	0	0	0	472	0	9	0
Ronnie Peterson	14	2	4	1	7	3	721	3	5	51
Riccardo Patrese	14	0	1	0	1	0	641	0	7	11
Jean-Pierre Jabouille	14	0	0	0	0	0	555	0	9	3
Vittorio Brambilla	14	0	0	0	0	0	561	0	8	1
Keke Rosberg	14	0	0	0	0	0	380	0	9	0
Rolf Stommelen	14	0	0	0	0	0	507	0	8	0
Rupert Keegan	13	0	0	0	0	0	182	0	12	0
Jochen Mass	13	0	0	0	0	0	497	0	6	0
Derek Daly	10	0	0	0	0	0	249	0	7	1
René Arnoux	9	0	0	0	0	0	308	0	5	0
Jean-Pierre Jarier	8	0	0	0	0	1	307	1	5	0
Harald Ertl	5	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	5	0
Nelson Piquet	5	0	0	0	0	0	160	0	3	0
Bruno Giacomelli	5	0	0	0	0	0	271	0	2	0
Lamberto Leoni	4	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	4	0
Danny Ongais	4	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	4	0
Michael Bleekemolen	4	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	4	0
Jacky Ickx	4	0	0	0	0	0	155	0	3	0
Alberto Colombo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Eddie Cheever	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	3	0
Beppe Gabbiani	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Bobby Rahal	2	0	0	0	0	0	74	0	1	0
Divina Galica	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Emilio de Villota	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Geoff Lees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hans Binder	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Trimmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carlo Gimax Franchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

1978 Formula 1 Constructors Championship Table

P	Team	ARG	BRA	SOU	USW	MON	BEL	SPA	SWE	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	USA	CAN	Pts
1	Team Lotus	1	4	1	2	11	1	1	3	1	DNF	1	1	1	6	15	10	86
2	Ferrari	7	1	DNF	1	8	3	10	9	12	1	8	3	6	3	1	1	58
3	Brabham	2	3	3	DNF	2	DNF	5	1	4	2	7	7	3	1	DNF	11	53
4	Tyrrell	3	6	2	3	1	6	12	DNF	10	4	5	2	DNF	11	10	5	38
5	Wolf	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	4	DNF	6	DNF	2	NC	12	12	3	2	24
6	Ligier	16	9	5	5	DNF	5	3	7	7	10	3	5	8	4	11	DNF	19
7	Fittipaldi	9	2	DNF	8	9	DNF	DNF	6	DNF	DNF	4	4	5	8	5	DNF	17
8	McLaren	4	DNF	11	12	7	7	6	4	3	6	DSQ	8	9	5	6	8	15
9	Arrows		10	9	6	6	DNF	14	2	8	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	16	4	11
10	Williams	DNF	11	4	7	DNF	10	8	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	2	9	11
11	Shadow	15	5	DNQ	10	DNF	DNF	15	5	11	5	DNF	NC	DNF	NC	14	DNF	6
12	Renault			DNF	DNF	10	NC	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	12	3
13	Surtees	18	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	13	7	DNF	17	9	DNF	6	DSQ	DNF	DNQ	DNF	1
14	Ensign	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	12	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	11	DSQ	DNF	10	8	6	1
15	Martini			DNQ		DNPQ	9			14		DNPQ	9	DNF		9		0
16	Merzario	DNF	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	NC	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	0
17	Hesketh	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ											0
18	Theodore	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ										0
19	ATS	11	7	8	11	DNQ	11	9	13	13	NC	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	NC	0