TOP DRIVERS OF THE 1978 SEASON

2
Second Place Driver

Ronnie Peterson

1
First Place Driver

Mario Andretti

3
Third Place Driver

Carlos Reutemann

Statistics

Drivers

  • Most Wins
    Mario Andretti(6)
  • Most Podiums
    Carlos Reutemann (7)
  • Most Poles
    Mario Andretti (8)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Jacques Laffite (12)
  • Most DNFs
    Hans-Joachim Stuck (10)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Constructors

  • Most Wins
    Team Lotus(8)
  • Most Podiums
    Team Lotus (14)
  • Most Poles
    Team Lotus (12)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Team Lotus (22)
  • Most DNFs
    McLaren (22)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Drivers Championship Standings

Pos Driver Constructor Points Wins
1
American Mario Andretti
British Team Lotus
64.0 6
2
Swedish Ronnie Peterson
British Team Lotus
51.0 2
3
Argentine Carlos Reutemann
Italian Ferrari
48.0 4
4
Austrian Niki Lauda
British Brabham
44.0 2
5
French Patrick Depailler
British Tyrrell
34.0 1
6
British John Watson
British Brabham
25.0 0
7
South African Jody Scheckter
Canadian Wolf
24.0 0
8
French Jacques Laffite
French Ligier
19.0 0
9
Canadian Gilles Villeneuve
Italian Ferrari
17.0 1
10
Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazilian Fittipaldi
17.0 0
11
Australian Alan Jones
British Williams
11.0 0
12
Italian Riccardo Patrese
British Arrows
11.0 0
13
British James Hunt
British McLaren
8.0 0
14
French Patrick Tambay
British McLaren
8.0 0
15
French Didier Pironi
British Tyrrell
7.0 0
16
Swiss Clay Regazzoni
British Shadow
4.0 0
17
French Jean-Pierre Jabouille
French Renault
3.0 0
18
German Hans-Joachim Stuck
British Shadow
2.0 0
19
Italian Vittorio Brambilla
British Surtees
1.0 0
20
Irish Derek Daly
British Hesketh
1.0 0
21
Mexican Hector Rebaque
British Team Lotus
1.0 0
22
American Brett Lunger
British McLaren
0.0 0
23
Italian Bruno Giacomelli
British McLaren
0.0 0
24
German Jochen Mass
Italian ATS
0.0 0
25
French Jean-Pierre Jarier
Italian ATS
0.0 0
26
French René Arnoux
French Martini
0.0 0
27
German Rolf Stommelen
British Arrows
0.0 0
28
Brazilian Nelson Piquet
British Ensign
0.0 0
29
Finnish Keke Rosberg
Hong Kong Theodore
0.0 0
30
British Rupert Keegan
British Surtees
0.0 0
31
Austrian Harald Ertl
British Ensign
0.0 0
32
Belgian Jacky Ickx
British Ensign
0.0 0
33
American Bobby Rahal
Canadian Wolf
0.0 0
34
Italian Arturo Merzario
Italian Merzario
0.0 0
35
Dutch Michael Bleekemolen
Italian ATS
0.0 0
36
American Danny Ongais
British Ensign
0.0 0
37
Italian Lamberto Leoni
British Ensign
0.0 0
38
Italian Beppe Gabbiani
British Surtees
0.0 0
39
American Eddie Cheever
Hong Kong Theodore
0.0 0
40
British Divina Galica
British Hesketh
0.0 0
41
Spanish Emilio de Villota
British McLaren
0.0 0
42
Italian Alberto Colombo
Italian ATS
0.0 0
43
Italian Carlo Franchi
British Surtees
0.0 0
44
British Geoff Lees
British Ensign
0.0 0
45
Austrian Hans Binder
Italian ATS
0.0 0
46
British Tony Trimmer
British McLaren
0.0 0

Constructors Championship Standings

Pos Constructor Points Wins
1
British Team Lotus
86.0 8
2
Italian Ferrari
58.0 5
3
British Brabham
53.0 2
4
British Tyrrell
38.0 1
5
Canadian Wolf
24.0 0
6
French Ligier
19.0 0
7
Brazilian Fittipaldi
17.0 0
8
British McLaren
15.0 0
9
British Williams
11.0 0
10
British Arrows
11.0 0
11
British Shadow
6.0 0
12
French Renault
3.0 0
13
British Surtees
1.0 0
14
British Ensign
1.0 0
15
Italian ATS
0.0 0
16
French Martini
0.0 0
17
Italian Merzario
0.0 0
18
Hong Kong Theodore
0.0 0
19
British Hesketh
0.0 0

Driver Points Distribution

Constructor Points Distribution

Driver Points Evolution

Constructor Points Evolution

Argentine Grand Prix

Argentine Grand Prix

Jan. 15, 1978

Brazilian Grand Prix

Brazilian Grand Prix

Jan. 29, 1978

South African Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix

March 4, 1978

Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

May 7, 1978

Belgian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix

May 21, 1978

Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

June 4, 1978

Swedish Grand Prix

Swedish Grand Prix

June 17, 1978

French Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

July 2, 1978

British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

July 16, 1978

German Grand Prix

German Grand Prix

July 30, 1978

Austrian Grand Prix

Austrian Grand Prix

Aug. 13, 1978

Dutch Grand Prix

Dutch Grand Prix

Aug. 27, 1978

Italian Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Sept. 10, 1978

Canadian Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix

Oct. 8, 1978