# 1978 Formula 1 season

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World Champion: **Mario Andretti** (Team Lotus, United States).

## Specs and regulations
- Engine: 3.0 L naturally aspirated or 1.5 L turbo
- Points: 9 points for a win (9-6-4-3-2-1)
- Races: 16

## Calendar and winners
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Circuit | Winner | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 1978-01-15 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1978-01-29 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix | 1978-03-04 | Kyalami | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West | 1978-04-02 | Long Beach | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 5 | Monaco Grand Prix | 1978-05-07 | Circuit de Monaco | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1978-05-21 | Zolder | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 7 | Spanish Grand Prix | 1978-06-04 | Jarama | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix | 1978-06-17 | Scandinavian Raceway | Niki Lauda | Brabham |
| 9 | French Grand Prix | 1978-07-02 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 10 | British Grand Prix | 1978-07-16 | Brands Hatch | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 11 | German Grand Prix | 1978-07-30 | Hockenheimring | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 12 | Austrian Grand Prix | 1978-08-13 | Red Bull Ring | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 13 | Dutch Grand Prix | 1978-08-27 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 14 | Italian Grand Prix | 1978-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Niki Lauda | Brabham |
| 15 | United States Grand Prix | 1978-10-01 | Watkins Glen | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 16 | Canadian Grand Prix | 1978-10-08 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |

## Drivers' standings (final)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Mario Andretti](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mario-andretti.md) | Team Lotus | 64 | 6 |
| 2 | [Ronnie Peterson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/peterson.md) | Team Lotus | 51 | 2 |
| 3 | [Carlos Reutemann](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/reutemann.md) | Ferrari | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | [Niki Lauda](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lauda.md) | Brabham | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | [Patrick Depailler](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/depailler.md) | Tyrrell | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | [John Watson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/watson.md) | Brabham | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | [Jody Scheckter](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/scheckter.md) | Wolf | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | [Jacques Laffite](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/laffite.md) | Ligier | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | [Gilles Villeneuve](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/gilles-villeneuve.md) | Ferrari | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | [Emerson Fittipaldi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/emerson-fittipaldi.md) | Fittipaldi | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | [Alan Jones](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jones.md) | Williams | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | [Riccardo Patrese](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/patrese.md) | Arrows | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | [James Hunt](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hunt.md) | McLaren | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | [Patrick Tambay](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/tambay.md) | McLaren | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | [Didier Pironi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/pironi.md) | Tyrrell | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | [Clay Regazzoni](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/regazzoni.md) | Shadow | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | [Jean-Pierre Jabouille](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jabouille.md) | Renault | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | [Hans-Joachim Stuck](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/stuck.md) | Shadow | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | [Vittorio Brambilla](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brambilla.md) | Surtees | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | [Derek Daly](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/daly.md) | Ensign | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | [Hector Rebaque](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/rebaque.md) | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Brett Lunger](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lunger.md) | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Bruno Giacomelli](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/giacomelli.md) | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jochen Mass](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mass.md) | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jean-Pierre Jarier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jarier.md) | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| - | [René Arnoux](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/arnoux.md) | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Rolf Stommelen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/stommelen.md) | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Nelson Piquet](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/piquet.md) | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Keke Rosberg](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/keke-rosberg.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Rupert Keegan](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/keegan.md) | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Harald Ertl](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ertl.md) | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jacky Ickx](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ickx.md) | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Bobby Rahal](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/rahal.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Arturo Merzario](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/merzario.md) | Merzario | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Michael Bleekemolen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/bleekemolen.md) | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Danny Ongais](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ongais.md) | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Lamberto Leoni](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/leoni.md) | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Eddie Cheever](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/cheever.md) | Hesketh | 0 | 0 |

## Constructors' standings (final)
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Team Lotus](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/team-lotus.md) | 86 | 8 |
| 2 | [Ferrari](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ferrari.md) | 58 | 5 |
| 3 | [Brabham](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brabham.md) | 53 | 2 |
| 4 | [Tyrrell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/tyrrell.md) | 38 | 1 |
| 5 | [Wolf](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/wolf.md) | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | [Ligier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ligier.md) | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | [Fittipaldi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/fittipaldi.md) | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | [McLaren](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mclaren.md) | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | [Williams](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/williams.md) | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | [Arrows](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/arrows.md) | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | [Shadow](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/shadow.md) | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | [Renault](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/renault.md) | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | [Surtees](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/surtees.md) | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | [Ensign](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ensign.md) | 1 | 0 |
| - | [ATS](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ats.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Martini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/martini.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Merzario](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/merzario.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Theodore](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/theodore.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Hesketh](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/hesketh.md) | 0 | 0 |

[1977 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1977.md) · [1979 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1979.md)