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Race Archive
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Head to head · 1978
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
TEAMario Andretti
64 points
Constructors' champion
TEATeam Lotus
86 points
Classified drivers
38
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
19
Total constructors in standings
Standings
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Position
1Driver
Mario Andretti
Constructor
Team Lotus
Points
64
Wins
6
Nationality
American
Position
2Driver
Ronnie Peterson
Constructor
Team Lotus
Points
51
Wins
2
Nationality
Swedish
Position
3Driver
Carlos Reutemann
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 312T2 / 312T3
Points
48
Wins
4
Nationality
Argentine
Position
4Driver
Niki Lauda
Constructor
Brabham
Car · BT45C / BT46 / BT46B / BT46C
Points
44
Wins
2
Nationality
Austrian
Position
5Driver
Patrick Depailler
Constructor
Tyrrell
Car · 008
Points
34
Wins
1
Nationality
French
Position
6Driver
John Watson
Constructor
Brabham
Car · BT45C / BT46 / BT46B / BT46C
Points
25
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
7Driver
Jody Scheckter
Constructor
Wolf
Car · WR3 / WR4 / WR1 / WR5 / WR6
Points
24
Wins
0
Nationality
South African
Position
8Driver
Jacques Laffite
Constructor
Ligier
Car · JS7 / JS7/9 / JS9
Points
19
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
9Driver
Gilles Villeneuve
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 312T2 / 312T3
Points
17
Wins
1
Nationality
Canadian
Position
10Driver
Emerson Fittipaldi
Constructor
Fittipaldi
Car · F5A
Points
17
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
11Driver
Alan Jones
Constructor
Williams
Car · FW06
Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
Australian
Position
12Driver
Riccardo Patrese
Constructor
Arrows
Car · FA1 / A1
Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
13Driver
James Hunt
Constructor
McLaren
Car · M23 / M26
Points
8
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
14Driver
Patrick Tambay
Constructor
McLaren
Car · M23 / M26
Points
8
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
15Driver
Didier Pironi
Constructor
Tyrrell
Car · 008
Points
7
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
16Driver
Clay Regazzoni
Constructor
Shadow
Car · DN9 / DN8
Points
4
Wins
0
Nationality
Swiss
Position
17Driver
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Constructor
Renault
Car · RS01
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
18Driver
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Constructor
Shadow
Car · DN9 / DN8
Points
2
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
19Driver
Vittorio Brambilla
Constructor
Surtees
Car · TS19 / TS20
Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
20Driver
Derek Daly
Constructor
Hesketh, Ensign
Car · 308E, N175 / N177
Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Irish
Position
21Driver
Hector Rebaque
Constructor
Team Lotus
Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Mexican
Position
—Driver
Brett Lunger
Constructor
McLaren, Ensign
Car · M23 / M26, N175 / N177
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Bruno Giacomelli
Constructor
McLaren
Car · M23 / M26
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Jochen Mass
Constructor
ATS
Car · HS1 / D1
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
—Driver
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Constructor
ATS, Team Lotus
Car · HS1 / D1
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Driver
René Arnoux
Constructor
Martini, Surtees
Car · MK23, TS19 / TS20
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Driver
Rolf Stommelen
Constructor
Arrows
Car · FA1 / A1
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
—Driver
Nelson Piquet
Constructor
Ensign, McLaren, Brabham
Car · N175 / N177, M23 / M26, BT45C / BT46 / BT46B / BT46C
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
—Driver
Keke Rosberg
Constructor
Theodore, ATS, Wolf
Car · TR1, HS1 / D1, WR3 / WR4 / WR1 / WR5 / WR6
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Finnish
Position
—Driver
Rupert Keegan
Constructor
Surtees
Car · TS19 / TS20
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Harald Ertl
Constructor
Ensign, ATS
Car · N175 / N177, HS1 / D1
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Austrian
Position
—Driver
Jacky Ickx
Constructor
Ensign
Car · N175 / N177
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Belgian
Position
—Driver
Bobby Rahal
Constructor
Wolf
Car · WR3 / WR4 / WR1 / WR5 / WR6
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Arturo Merzario
Constructor
Merzario
Car · A1
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Michael Bleekemolen
Constructor
ATS
Car · HS1 / D1
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Dutch
Position
—Driver
Danny Ongais
Constructor
Ensign, Shadow
Car · N175 / N177, DN9 / DN8
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Lamberto Leoni
Constructor
Ensign
Car · N175 / N177
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Eddie Cheever
Constructor
Theodore, Hesketh
Car · TR1, 308E
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Nationality | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEA | Team Lotus | American | 64 | 6 |
| 2 | TEA | Team Lotus | Swedish | 51 | 2 |
| 3 | FER | Ferrari 312T2 / 312T3 | Argentine | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | BRA Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham BT45C / BT46 / BT46B / BT46C | Austrian | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | TYR | Tyrrell 008 | French | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | BRA John Watson WAT | Brabham BT45C / BT46 / BT46B / BT46C | British | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | WLF | Wolf WR3 / WR4 / WR1 / WR5 / WR6 | South African | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | LIG | Ligier JS7 / JS7/9 / JS9 | French | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | FER | Ferrari 312T2 / 312T3 | Canadian | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | FIT | Fittipaldi F5A | Brazilian | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | WIL Alan Jones JON | Williams FW06 | Australian | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | ARR | Arrows FA1 / A1 | Italian | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | MCL James Hunt HUN | McLaren M23 / M26 | British | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | MCL | McLaren M23 / M26 | French | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | TYR | Tyrrell 008 | French | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | SHA | Shadow DN9 / DN8 | Swiss | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | REN | Renault RS01 | French | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | SHA | Shadow DN9 / DN8 | German | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | SUR | Surtees TS19 / TS20 | Italian | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | HES Derek Daly DAL | Hesketh, Ensign 308E, N175 / N177 | Irish | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | TEA | Team Lotus | Mexican | 1 | 0 |
| — | MCL Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren, Ensign M23 / M26, N175 / N177 | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | MCL | McLaren M23 / M26 | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS Jochen Mass MAS | ATS HS1 / D1 | German | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS | ATS, Team Lotus HS1 / D1 | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | MAR René Arnoux ARN | Martini, Surtees MK23, TS19 / TS20 | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | ARR | Arrows FA1 / A1 | German | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS | Ensign, McLaren, Brabham N175 / N177, M23 / M26, BT45C / BT46 / BT46B / BT46C | Brazilian | 0 | 0 |
| — | THE Keke Rosberg ROS | Theodore, ATS, Wolf TR1, HS1 / D1, WR3 / WR4 / WR1 / WR5 / WR6 | Finnish | 0 | 0 |
| — | SUR | Surtees TS19 / TS20 | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Harald Ertl ERT | Ensign, ATS N175 / N177, HS1 / D1 | Austrian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign N175 / N177 | Belgian | 0 | 0 |
| — | WLF Bobby Rahal RAH | Wolf WR3 / WR4 / WR1 / WR5 / WR6 | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | MER | Merzario A1 | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS | ATS HS1 / D1 | Dutch | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Danny Ongais ONG | Ensign, Shadow N175 / N177, DN9 / DN8 | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS | Ensign N175 / N177 | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | THE | Theodore, Hesketh TR1, 308E | American | 0 | 0 |