Round 6 · 21 May 1978
Belgian Grand Prix
Zolder · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
31 drivers
After Round 5
1
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
23
pts
2
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
18
pts
3
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
18
pts
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
16
pts
5
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
14
pts
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6
John Watson
Brabham
7
pts
7
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
6
pts
8
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
4
pts
9
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
4
pts
10
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
4
pts
11
Alan Jones
Williams
3
pts
12
James Hunt
McLaren
3
pts
13
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
2
pts
14
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
2
pts
15
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
1
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
33 drivers
After Round 6
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
↑2
27
+9
2
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
↓1
23
+0
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
↓1
22
+4
4
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
↑1
20
+6
5
Niki Lauda
Brabham
↓1
16
+0
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6
John Watson
Brabham
—
7
+0
7
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
6
+0
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↑1
6
+2
9
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↑1
5
+1
10
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
↓2
4
+0
11
Alan Jones
Williams
—
3
+0
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↑987
3
+3
13
James Hunt
McLaren
↓1
3
+0
14
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
↓1
2
+0
15
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓1
2
+0
16
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
↓1
1
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Martini
NEW
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:39:52.020 | 9 |
| 2 | PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | +9.900 | 6 |
| 3 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | +24.340 | 4 |
| 4 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | +47.040 | 3 |
| 5 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | LUN Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 21 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | ARN René Arnoux | Martini | 19 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | MAS Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 22 | 6L | 0 |
| 13 | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | 7L | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | STO Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — | 0 |