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Formula 1 in the 1978 season. Full information

29th season of Formula 1, started 15th January and ended at 8th October 1978

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List of races and tracks in the 1978 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
Argentina Grand Prix 1978 Argentina Grand Prix Mario Andretti
Lotus 78, #5
Buenos Aires 15th January 1978
Brazil Grand Prix 1978 Brazil Grand Prix Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 312T2, #11
Jacarepagua 29th January 1978
South Africa Grand Prix 1978 South Africa Grand Prix Ronnie Peterson
Lotus 78, #6
Kyalami 4th March 1978
USA West Grand Prix 1978 USA West Grand Prix Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 312T3, #11
Long Beach 2nd April 1978
Monaco Grand Prix 1978 Monaco Grand Prix Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell 008, #4
Monaco 7th May 1978
Belgium Grand Prix 1978 Belgium Grand Prix Mario Andretti
Lotus 79, #5
Zolder 21st May 1978
Spain Grand Prix 1978 Spain Grand Prix Mario Andretti
Lotus 79, #5
Jarama 4th June 1978
Sweden Grand Prix 1978 Sweden Grand Prix Niki Lauda
Brabham BT46B, #1
Anderstorp 17th June 1978
France Grand Prix 1978 France Grand Prix Mario Andretti
Lotus 79, #5
Le Castellet 2nd July 1978
Britain Grand Prix 1978 Britain Grand Prix Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 312T3, #11
Brands Hatch 16th July 1978
Germany Grand Prix 1978 Germany Grand Prix Mario Andretti
Lotus 79, #5
Hockenheim 30th July 1978
Austria Grand Prix 1978 Austria Grand Prix Ronnie Peterson
Lotus 79, #6
Österreichring 13th August 1978
Netherlands Grand Prix 1978 Netherlands Grand Prix Mario Andretti
Lotus 79, #5
Zandvoort 27th August 1978
Italy Grand Prix 1978 Italy Grand Prix Niki Lauda
Brabham BT46A, #1
Monza 10th September 1978
USA East Grand Prix 1978 USA East Grand Prix Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 312T3, #11
Watkins Glen 1st October 1978
Canada Grand Prix 1978 Canada Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 312T3, #12
Montréal 8th October 1978

Drivers championship 1978

Mario Andretti

United States

Champion

Points: 64.00 Wins: 6 Poles: 8

Ronnie Peterson

Sweden

2nd place

Points: 51.00 Wins: 2 Poles: 3

Carlos Reutemann

Argentina

3rd place

Points: 48.00 Wins: 4 Poles: 2

List of all drivers for the 1978 season

Name Points
Mario Andretti 64.00
Ronnie Peterson 51.00
Carlos Reutemann 48.00
Niki Lauda 44.00
Patrick Depailler 34.00
John Watson 25.00
Jody Scheckter 24.00
Jacques Laffite 19.00
Gilles Villeneuve 17.00
Emerson Fittipaldi 17.00
Alan Jones 11.00
Riccardo Patrese 11.00
James Hunt 8.00
Patrick Tambay 8.00
Didier Pironi 7.00
Clay Regazzoni 4.00
Jean-Pierre Jabouille 3.00
Hans-Joachim Stuck 2.00
Vittorio Brambilla 1.00
Derek Daly 1.00
Hector Rebaque 1.00

List of participating teams in the 1978 season

Name Points
Lotus 86.00
Ferrari 58.00
Brabham 53.00
Tyrrell 38.00
Wolf 24.00
Ligier 19.00
Copersucar 17.00
McLaren 15.00
Williams 11.00
Arrows 11.00
Shadow 6.00
Renault 3.00
Surtees 1.00
Ensign 1.00

List of all cars in the 1978 season

Lotus 79

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 77 Wins: 6 Poles: 10

Ferrari 312T3

Ferrari 015 F12 3.0

Points: 56 Wins: 4 Poles: 2

Brabham BT46A

Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0

Points: 50 Wins: 1 Poles: 2

Tyrrell 008

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 41 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Lotus 78

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 39 Wins: 2 Poles: 2

Copersucar F5A

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 17 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McLaren M26

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 16 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ligier JS9

Matra MS78 V12 3.0

Points: 13 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Williams FW06

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 11 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR6

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR5

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Brabham BT45C

Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ferrari 312T2

Ferrari 015 F12 3.0

Points: 9 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Brabham BT46B

Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0

Points: 9 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Arrows FA1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 8 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ligier JS7/9

Matra MS76 V12 3.0

Points: 4 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 4 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Shadow DN9

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 4 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Renault RS01

Renault EF1 V6 t 1.5

Points: 3 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Arrows A1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 3 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ligier JS7

Matra MS76 V12 3.0

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Shadow DN8

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ensign N177

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Surtees TS20

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

March 781S

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Theodore TR1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McLaren M23

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

ATS D1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR4

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ligier JS7/9

Matra MS78 V12 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

ATS HS1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Surtees TS19

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR3

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Merzario A1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Martini MK23

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ligier JS9

Matra MS76 V12 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Hesketh 308E

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0