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

Race	Date	Winner	Team	Laps	Time
1978 Argentine F1 GP	January 15	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	52	01:37:04.470
1978 Brazilian F1 GP	January 29	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	63	01:49:59.860
1978 South African F1 GP	March 4	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	78	01:42:15.767
1978 USA West F1 GP	April 2	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	80	01:52:01.301
1978 Monaco F1 GP	May 7	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	75	01:55:14.660
1978 Belgian F1 GP	May 21	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	70	01:39:52.020
1978 Spanish F1 GP	June 4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	75	01:41:47.060
1978 Swedish F1 GP	June 17	Niki Lauda	Brabham	70	01:41:00.606
1978 French F1 GP	July 2	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	54	01:38:51.920
1978 British F1 GP	July 16	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	76	01:42:12.390
1978 German F1 GP	July 30	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	45	01:28:00.900
1978 Austrian F1 GP	August 13	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	54	01:41:21.570
1978 Dutch F1 GP	August 27	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	75	01:41:04.230
1978 Italian F1 GP	September 10	Niki Lauda	Brabham	40	01:07:04.540
1978 USA F1 GP	October 1	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	59	01:40:48.800
1978 Canadian F1 GP	October 8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	70	01:57:49.196

1978 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

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

1978 F1 Drivers Statistics Table

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

1978 Formula 1 Constructors Championship Table

Pos	Team	ARG	BRA	SOU	USW	MON	BEL	SPA	SWE	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	US	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