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INDEX / SEASON / 1978

1978

ROUNDS 16
DRIVERS 21
STATUS 16 ROUNDS COMPLETE
CHAMPION Mario Andretti · 64 pts
CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPION Lotus–Ford
CHART · 01 · BUMP

Championship rank by round

Official championship position after each round. Tap a trace or use the keyboard-accessible driver controls to isolate it.

Official driver standings positions by round for the top 15 drivers in 1978.
DRIVER TRACES · TAP TO ISOLATE
P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15R01R02R04R06R08R10R12R14R16P01 AND 64P02 PET 51P03 REU 48P04 LAU 44P05 DEP 34P06 WAT 25P07 SCH 24P08 LAF 19P09 VIL 17P10 FIT 17P11 JON 11P12 PAT 11P13 HUN 8P14 TAM 8P15 PIR 7
DATA TABLE · OFFICIAL RANK BY ROUND
Official championship rank by driver and round for 1978
DRIVERR01R02R03R04R05R06R07R08R09R10R11R12R13R14R15R16
Mario AndrettiP1P1P1P2P3P1P1P1P1P1P1P1P1P1P1P1
Ronnie PetersonP5P7P2P3P5P4P2P2P2P2P2P2P2P2P2P2
Carlos ReutemannP3P5P1P2P3P4P5P5P3P3P4P5P4P3P3
Niki LaudaP2P2P3P5P4P5P5P3P3P4P4P5P3P3P4P4
Patrick DepaillerP3P5P3P4P1P2P3P4P4P5P5P3P4P5P5P5
John WatsonP7P7P6P6P7P7P6P6P6P6P6P6P6P6
Jody ScheckterP8P10P8P10P9P9P7P8P9P9P8P7
Jacques LaffiteP10P8P9P8P6P6P7P7P8P7P7P7P7P8
Gilles VilleneuveP11P12P15P16P16P16P12P11P11P12P9
Emerson FittipaldiP4P6P6P7P7P9P9P11P11P9P9P8P8P9P10
Alan JonesP8P9P11P11P12P15P12P12P13P14P14P15P10P11
Riccardo PatreseP13P14P15P15P8P8P8P10P10P10P10P11P12
James HuntP4P6P8P9P11P11P11P12P9P9P11P11P11P11P12P13
Patrick TambayP6P9P13P13P15P16P16P12P14P13P14P15P15P13P14P14
Didier PironiP9P12P12P10P9P10P11P13P14P12P13P13P14P15P15
CHART · 02 · CONSTRUCTORS

Constructor championship totals

One bar per constructor, sorted by final points. Fills use each team's livery colour.

Constructor championship points for the 1978 Formula 1 season, ordered by standing.

DATA
Constructor championship standings for 1978
POSCONSTRUCTORPTS
P1LOTUS–FORD86
P2FERRARI58
P3BRABHAM–ALFA ROMEO53
P4TYRRELL–FORD38
P5WOLF–FORD24
P6LIGIER–MATRA19
P7FITTIPALDI–FORD17
P8MCLAREN–FORD15
P9WILLIAMS–FORD11
P10ARROWS–FORD11
P11SHADOW–FORD6
P12RENAULT3
P13SURTEES–FORD1
P13ENSIGN–FORD1
CHART · 03 · PODIUM GRID

Race-by-race podiums

P1 · P2 · P3 per round. Hover a name above to highlight where that driver landed across the season.

PODIUM DRIVERS
R01 ARGENTIN
1 ANDRETTI
2 LAUDA
3 DEPAILLER
R02 BRAZIL
1 REUTEMANN
2 FITTIPALDI
3 LAUDA
R03 SOUTH AF
1 PETERSON
2 DEPAILLER
3 WATSON
R04 UNITED S
1 REUTEMANN
2 ANDRETTI
3 DEPAILLER
R05 MONACO
1 DEPAILLER
2 LAUDA
3 SCHECKTER
R06 BELGIUM
1 ANDRETTI
2 PETERSON
3 REUTEMANN
R07 SPAIN
1 ANDRETTI
2 PETERSON
3 LAFFITE
R08 SWEDEN
1 LAUDA
2 PATRESE
3 PETERSON
R09 FRANCE
1 ANDRETTI
2 PETERSON
3 HUNT
R10 GREAT BR
1 REUTEMANN
2 LAUDA
3 WATSON
R11 GERMANY
1 ANDRETTI
2 SCHECKTER
3 LAFFITE
R12 AUSTRIA
1 PETERSON
2 DEPAILLER
3 VILLENEUVE
R13 NETHERLA
1 ANDRETTI
2 PETERSON
3 LAUDA
R14 ITALY
1 LAUDA
2 WATSON
3 REUTEMANN
R15 UNITED S
1 REUTEMANN
2 JONES
3 SCHECKTER
R16 CANADA
1 VILLENEUVE
2 SCHECKTER
3 REUTEMANN
DATA TABLE · RACE PODIUMS
Race-by-race podium finishers for 1978
ROUNDRACEP1P2P3
R01 · Gran Premio de Argentina 1978Gran Premio de Argentina 1978ANDRETTILAUDADEPAILLER
R02 · Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1978Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1978REUTEMANNFITTIPALDILAUDA
R03 · The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa 1978The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa 1978PETERSONDEPAILLERWATSON
R04 · 1978 Long Beach Grand Prix1978 Long Beach Grand PrixREUTEMANNANDRETTIDEPAILLER
R05 · Grand Prix de Monaco 1978Grand Prix de Monaco 1978DEPAILLERLAUDASCHECKTER
R06 · 1978 Belgian Grand Prix1978 Belgian Grand PrixANDRETTIPETERSONREUTEMANN
R07 · Gran Premio de España 1978Gran Premio de España 1978ANDRETTIPETERSONLAFFITE
R08 · Sveriges Grand Prix 1978Sveriges Grand Prix 1978LAUDAPATRESEPETERSON
R09 · Grand Prix de France 1978Grand Prix de France 1978ANDRETTIPETERSONHUNT
R10 · 1978 John Player British Grand Prix1978 John Player British Grand PrixREUTEMANNLAUDAWATSON
R11 · Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1978Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1978ANDRETTISCHECKTERLAFFITE
R12 · Grosser Preis von Österreich 1978Grosser Preis von Österreich 1978PETERSONDEPAILLERVILLENEUVE
R13 · Grote Prijs van Nederland 1978Grote Prijs van Nederland 1978ANDRETTIPETERSONLAUDA
R14 · Gran Premio d'Italia 1978Gran Premio d'Italia 1978LAUDAWATSONREUTEMANN
R15 · 1978 Toyota United States Grand Prix1978 Toyota United States Grand PrixREUTEMANNJONESSCHECKTER
R16 · Grand Prix du Canada 1978Grand Prix du Canada 1978VILLENEUVESCHECKTERREUTEMANN
FINAL STANDINGS

Drivers

16 ROUNDS COMPLETE

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