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Formula One 1978
F1 1978 World Championship
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Formula One 1978

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Summary

Driver's champion: Mario Andretti

Constructor's champion: Lotus

1978 F1 Entries drivers and teams

TeamDriverRace entriesVictoriesPodiumsPolesFastesLaps
Arrows Riccardo Patrese 14 1
Rolf Stommelen 14
ATS Alberto Colombo 3
Hans Binder 1
Jean-Pierre Jarier 8 1 1
Jochen Mass 13
Michael Bleekemolen 4
Brabham John Watson 16 3 1
Niki Lauda 16 2 7 1 4
Ensign Bernard de Dryver 1
Danny Ongais 4
Geoff Lees 1
Harald Ertl 5
Jacky Ickx 4
Lamberto Leoni 4
Nelson Piquet 5
Ferrari Carlos Reutemann 16 4 7 2 2
Gilles Villeneuve 16 1 2 1
Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi 16 1
Hesketh Derek Daly 10
Divina Galica 2
Ligier Jacques Laffite 16 2
Lotus Hector Rebaque 16
Mario Andretti 16 6 7 8 3
Ronnie Peterson 14 2 7 3 3
March Patrick Neve 1
Martini Rene Arnoux 9
McLaren Brett Lunger 15
Bruno Giacomelli 5
Emilio de Villota 1
James Hunt 16 1
Patrick Tambay 15
Tony Trimmer 1
Merzario Arturo Merzario 16
Renault Jean-Pierre Jabouille 14
Shadow Clay Regazzoni 16
Hans-Joachim Stuck 16
Surtees Beppe Gabbiani 2
Brian Henton 1
Carlo Franchi 1
Rupert Keegan 13
Vittorio Brambilla 14
Theodore Eddie Cheever 3
Keke Rosberg 13
Tyrrell Didier Pironi 16
Patrick Depailler 16 1 5
Williams Alan Jones 16 1 2
Wolf Bobby Rahal 2
Jody Scheckter 16 4

Formula1 Calendar

Date Grand Prix Laps Distance Country
15 Jan Buenos Aires 52 5.968 Argentina
29 Jan Rio de Janeiro 63 5.031 Brazil
04 Mar Kyalami 78 4.104 South Africa
02 Apr Long Beach 80 3.271325 USA
07 May Monte Carlo 75 3.312 Monaco
21 May Zolder 70 4.262 Belgium
04 Jun Jarama 75 3.404 Spain
17 Jun Anderstorp 70 4.031 Sweden
02 Jul Paul Ricard 54 5.81 France
16 Jul Brands Hatch 76 4.20682894 Great Britain
30 Jul Hockenheim 45 6.789 Germany
13 Aug Osterreichring 54 5.942 Austria
27 Aug Zandvoort 75 4.226 Netherlands
10 Sep Monza 52 5.8 Italy
01 Oct Watkins Glen 59 5.43476271 USA
08 Oct Montreal 70 4.5 Canada

1978 Formula 1 Standings

Driver standing

PosDriverPointsPercentage
1 Mario Andretti 64
2 Ronnie Peterson 51
3 Carlos Reutemann 48
4 Niki Lauda 44
5 Patrick Depailler 34
6 John Watson 25
7 Jody Scheckter 24
8 Jacques Laffite 19
9 Gilles Villeneuve 17
10 Emerson Fittipaldi 17
11 Alan Jones 11
12 Riccardo Patrese 11
13 James Hunt 8
14 Patrick Tambay 8
15 Didier Pironi 7
16 Clay Regazzoni 4
17 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 3
18 Hans-Joachim Stuck 2
19 Vittorio Brambilla 1
19 Hector Rebaque 1
19 Derek Daly 1

1978 drivers points by position

Team standing

PosTeamPointsPercentage
1 Lotus 86
2 Ferrari 58
3 Brabham 53
4 Tyrrell 38
5 Wolf 24
6 Ligier 19
7 Fittipaldi 17
8 McLaren 15
9 Williams 11
10 Arrows 11
11 Shadow 6
12 Renault 3
13 Surtees 1
14 Ensign 1

1978 teams points by position