Position
1Points
64
Wins
6
Nationality
American
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Race Archive
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
LOTMario Andretti
64 points
Constructors' champion
LOTTeam Lotus
86 points
Classified drivers
38
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
19
Total constructors in standings
Head to head · 1978
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Standings
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Position
1Points
64
Wins
6
Nationality
American
Position
2Points
51
Wins
2
Nationality
Swedish
Position
3Points
48
Wins
4
Nationality
Argentine
Position
4Points
44
Wins
2
Nationality
Austrian
Position
5Points
34
Wins
1
Nationality
French
Position
6Points
25
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
7Points
24
Wins
0
Nationality
South African
Position
8Points
19
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
9Points
17
Wins
1
Nationality
Canadian
Position
10Points
17
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
11Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
Australian
Position
12Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
13Points
8
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
14Points
8
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
15Points
7
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
16Points
4
Wins
0
Nationality
Swiss
Position
17Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
18Points
2
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
19Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
20Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Irish
Position
21Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Mexican
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Finnish
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Austrian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Belgian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Dutch
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Nationality | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOT | Team Lotus | American | 64 | 6 |
| 2 | LOT | Team Lotus | Swedish | 51 | 2 |
| 3 | FER | Ferrari | Argentine | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | BRA Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | Austrian | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | TYR | Tyrrell | French | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | BRA John Watson WAT | Brabham | British | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | WLF | Wolf | South African | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | LIG | Ligier | French | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | FER | Ferrari | Canadian | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | FIT | Fittipaldi | Brazilian | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | WIL Alan Jones JON | Williams | Australian | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | ARR | Arrows | Italian | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | MCL James Hunt HUN | McLaren | British | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | MCL | McLaren | French | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | TYR | Tyrrell | French | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | SHA | Shadow | Swiss | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | REN | Renault | French | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | SHA | Shadow | German | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | SUR | Surtees | Italian | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | HES Derek Daly DAL | Hesketh, Ensign | Irish | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | LOT | Team Lotus | Mexican | 1 | 0 |
| — | MCL Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren, Ensign | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | MCL | McLaren | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS Jochen Mass MAS | ATS | German | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS | ATS, Team Lotus | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | MAR René Arnoux ARN | Martini, Surtees | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | ARR | Arrows | German | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS | Ensign, McLaren, Brabham | Brazilian | 0 | 0 |
| — | THE Keke Rosberg ROS | Theodore, ATS, Wolf | Finnish | 0 | 0 |
| — | SUR | Surtees | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Harald Ertl ERT | Ensign, ATS | Austrian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign | Belgian | 0 | 0 |
| — | WLF Bobby Rahal RAH | Wolf | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | MER | Merzario | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS | ATS | Dutch | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Danny Ongais ONG | Ensign, Shadow | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS | Ensign | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | THE | Theodore, Hesketh | American | 0 | 0 |
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