1978 / ANDRETTI
A scrolling recap of 1978 in six acts. The champion, the constructor, the bump chart, and the race-by-race podiums.
The points reel out, race after race.
Every line is a driver's running championship total. The heaviest three at the top are the ones who mattered. Mario Andretti closed the year on 64 points, a 13-point gap over P2.
Two-car teams, one trophy.
The constructors' championship is a different game — both cars score. A team can win it with consistent doubles even when neither driver leads the standings. Lotus ended on 86 points.
DATA
| POS | CONSTRUCTOR | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | LOTUS | 86 |
| P2 | FERRARI | 58 |
| P3 | BRABHAM | 53 |
| P4 | TYRRELL | 38 |
| P5 | WOLF | 24 |
| P6 | LIGIER | 19 |
| P7 | FITTIPALDI | 17 |
| P8 | MCLAREN | 15 |
| P9 | WILLIAMS | 11 |
| P10 | ARROWS | 11 |
| P11 | SHADOW | 6 |
| P12 | RENAULT | 3 |
| P13 | SURTEES | 1 |
| P13 | ENSIGN | 1 |
Position by position, week to week.
Cumulative points hide where the order actually changed. The bump chart ranks every driver after each race — every crossing of lines is somebody passing somebody in the table.
13 drivers stood on a podium.
6 different drivers won a race. Tap any chip to pin a driver's appearances across the calendar — the matching tiles light up. Empty bars mean a race where the chosen driver missed the top three.