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Formula 1 season

1978

16 championship rounds

World Drivers' Championship

Driver standings

38 classified

1 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 64 points · 6 wins

2 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 51 points · 2 wins

3 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 48 points · 4 wins

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4 Niki Lauda Brabham 44 points · 2 wins

5 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 34 points · 1 wins

6 John Watson Brabham 25 points · 0 wins

7 Jody Scheckter Wolf 24 points · 0 wins

8 Jacques Laffite Ligier 19 points · 0 wins

9 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 17 points · 1 wins

10 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 17 points · 0 wins

11 Alan Jones Williams 11 points · 0 wins

12 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 11 points · 0 wins

13 James Hunt McLaren 8 points · 0 wins

14 Patrick Tambay McLaren 8 points · 0 wins

15 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 7 points · 0 wins

16 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 4 points · 0 wins

17 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 3 points · 0 wins

18 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 2 points · 0 wins

19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 1 points · 0 wins

20 Derek Daly Ensign 1 points · 0 wins

21 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 1 points · 0 wins

- Brett Lunger Ensign 0 points · 0 wins

- Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 0 points · 0 wins

- Jochen Mass ATS 0 points · 0 wins

- Jean-Pierre Jarier Team Lotus 0 points · 0 wins

- René Arnoux Surtees 0 points · 0 wins

- Rolf Stommelen Arrows 0 points · 0 wins

- Nelson Piquet Brabham 0 points · 0 wins

- Keke Rosberg Wolf 0 points · 0 wins

- Rupert Keegan Surtees 0 points · 0 wins

- Harald Ertl ATS 0 points · 0 wins

- Jacky Ickx Ensign 0 points · 0 wins

- Bobby Rahal Wolf 0 points · 0 wins

- Arturo Merzario Merzario 0 points · 0 wins

- Michael Bleekemolen ATS 0 points · 0 wins

- Danny Ongais Shadow 0 points · 0 wins

- Lamberto Leoni Ensign 0 points · 0 wins

- Eddie Cheever Hesketh 0 points · 0 wins

World Constructors' Championship

Team standings

19 classified

1 Team Lotus British 86 points · 8 wins

2 Ferrari Italian 58 points · 5 wins

3 Brabham British 53 points · 2 wins

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4 Tyrrell British 38 points · 1 wins

5 Wolf Canadian 24 points · 0 wins

6 Ligier French 19 points · 0 wins

7 Fittipaldi Brazilian 17 points · 0 wins

8 McLaren British 15 points · 0 wins

9 Williams British 11 points · 0 wins

10 Arrows British 11 points · 0 wins

11 Shadow British 6 points · 0 wins

12 Renault French 3 points · 0 wins

13 Surtees British 1 points · 0 wins

14 Ensign British 1 points · 0 wins

- ATS Italian 0 points · 0 wins

- Martini French 0 points · 0 wins

- Merzario Italian 0 points · 0 wins

- Theodore Hong Kong 0 points · 0 wins

- Hesketh British 0 points · 0 wins

Championship calendar

Race results

16 rounds

01 Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 January 1978 → 02 Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29 January 1978 → 03 South African Grand Prix Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa 4 March 1978 → 04 United States Grand Prix West Long Beach · California, USA 2 April 1978 → 05 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo, Monaco 7 May 1978 → 06 Belgian Grand Prix Zolder · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 21 May 1978 → 07 Spanish Grand Prix Jarama · Madrid, Spain 4 June 1978 → 08 Swedish Grand Prix Scandinavian Raceway · Anderstorp, Sweden 17 June 1978 → 09 French Grand Prix Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France 2 July 1978 → 10 British Grand Prix Brands Hatch · Kent, UK 16 July 1978 → 11 German Grand Prix Hockenheimring · Hockenheim, Germany 30 July 1978 → 12 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring · Spielberg, Austria 13 August 1978 → 13 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort · Zandvoort, Netherlands 27 August 1978 → 14 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Monza, Italy 10 September 1978 → 15 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen · New York State, USA 1 October 1978 → 16 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Montreal, Canada 8 October 1978 →