1978 Formula 1

16 of 16 Grands Prix run. Mario Andretti won the drivers’ championship with 64 points and 6 wins; Team Lotus took the constructors’ table with 86.

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Grands Prix16

Race winners6

Drivers classified38published standings

Constructors19

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Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	Winner	Constructor	Grid P1	Fastest lap
1	1978-01-15	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	Mario Andretti	1:49.760 · Gilles Villeneuve
2	1978-01-29	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Ronnie Peterson	1:43.070 · Carlos Reutemann
3	1978-03-04	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	Niki Lauda	1:17.090 · Mario Andretti
4	1978-04-02	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Carlos Reutemann	1:22.215 · Alan Jones
5	1978-05-07	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Carlos Reutemann	1:28.650 · Niki Lauda
6	1978-05-21	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	Mario Andretti	1:23.130 · Ronnie Peterson
7	1978-06-04	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	Mario Andretti	1:20.060 · Mario Andretti
8	1978-06-17	Swedish Grand Prix	Scandinavian Raceway	Niki Lauda	Brabham	Mario Andretti	1:24.836 · Niki Lauda
9	1978-07-02	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	John Watson	1:48.560 · Carlos Reutemann
10	1978-07-16	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Ronnie Peterson	1:18.600 · Niki Lauda
11	1978-07-30	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	Mario Andretti	1:55.620 · Ronnie Peterson
12	1978-08-13	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	Ronnie Peterson	1:43.120 · Ronnie Peterson
13	1978-08-27	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	Mario Andretti	1:19.570 · Niki Lauda
14	1978-09-10	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Niki Lauda	Brabham	Mario Andretti	1:38.230 · Mario Andretti
15	1978-10-01	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Mario Andretti	1:39.557 · Jean-Pierre Jarier
16	1978-10-08	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:38.072 · Alan Jones

Drivers’ standings published

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Wins
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	64	6
2	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	51	2
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	48	4
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham	44	2
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	34	1
6	John Watson	Brabham	25	0
7	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	24	0
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	19	0
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	17	1
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	17	0
11	Alan Jones	Williams	11	0
12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	11	0
13	James Hunt	McLaren	8	0
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	8	0
15	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	7	0
16	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	4	0
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	3	0
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	2	0
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1	0
20	Derek Daly	Hesketh / Ensign	1	0
21	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	1	0
-	Brett Lunger	McLaren / Ensign	0	0
-	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	0	0
-	Jochen Mass	ATS	0	0
-	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS / Team Lotus	0	0
-	René Arnoux	Martini / Surtees	0	0
-	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	0	0
-	Nelson Piquet	Ensign / McLaren / Brabham	0	0
-	Keke Rosberg	Theodore / ATS / Wolf	0	0
-	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	0	0
-	Harald Ertl	Ensign / ATS	0	0
-	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	0	0
-	Bobby Rahal	Wolf	0	0
-	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	0
-	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	0	0
-	Danny Ongais	Ensign / Shadow	0	0
-	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	0	0
-	Eddie Cheever	Theodore / Hesketh	0	0

Constructors’ standings

Pos	Constructor	Points	Wins
1	Team Lotus	86	8
2	Ferrari	58	5
3	Brabham	53	2
4	Tyrrell	38	1
5	Wolf	24	0
6	Ligier	19	0
7	Fittipaldi	17	0
8	McLaren	15	0
9	Williams	11	0
10	Arrows	11	0
11	Shadow	6	0
12	Renault	3	0
13	Surtees	1	0
14	Ensign	1	0
-	ATS	0	0
-	Martini	0	0
-	Merzario	0	0
-	Theodore	0	0
-	Hesketh	0	0