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Home / Seasons / 1978 F1 World Championship Season

1978 F1 season

Season29th World Championship season
Races16
Drivers’ ChampionUSA flag lazyload Mario Andretti (only title; 16th different World Champion, 2nd American champion)
Constructors’ ChampionUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Ford Cosworth (7th title and last for Lotus)
Reigning Drivers’ ChampionAustria flag lazyload Niki Lauda
Reigning Constructors’ ChampionItaly flag lazyload Ferrari

Calendar

No.Grand PrixCircuitDate
1Argentina flag lazyload ArgentinaBuenos Aires 15 January
2Brazil flag lazyload BrazilJacarepagua 29 January
3South Africa flag lazyload South AfricaKyalami 04 March
4USA flag lazyload USA WestLong Beach 02 April
5Monaco flag lazyload MonacoMonte Carlo 07 May
6Belgium flag lazyload BelgiumZolder 21 May
7Spain flag lazyload SpainJarama 04 June
8Sweden flag lazyload SwedenAnderstorp 17 June
9France flag lazyload FranceLe Castellet 02 July
10United Kingdom flag lazyload BritainBrands Hatch 16 July
11Germany flag lazyload GermanyHockenheim 30 July
12Austria flag lazyload AustriaOsterreichring 13 August
13Netherlands flag lazyload NetherlandsZandvoort 27 August
14Italy flag lazyload ItalyMonza 10 September
15USA flag lazyload USAWatkins Glen 01 October
16Canada flag lazyload CanadaMontreal 08 October

Race results

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1978 F1 World Championship.

United Kingdom flag lazyload Arrows (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Riccardo Patrese (2-14, 16)
Germany flag lazyload Rolf Stommelen (3-16)
Germany flag lazyload ATS (works team)
Germany flag lazyload Jochen Mass (1-13)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier (1-5, 11)
Italy flag lazyload Alberto Colombo (6-7)
Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg (8-10, 15-16)
Austria flag lazyload Hans Binder (12)
Netherlands flag lazyload Michael Bleekemolen (13-16)
Austria flag lazyload Harald Ertl (14)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham (works team)
Austria flag lazyload Niki Lauda (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload John Watson (All)
Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet (16)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Ensign (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Lamberto Leoni (1-4)
USA flag lazyload Danny Ongais (1-2)
Belgium flag lazyload Jacky Ickx (5-8)
Ireland flag lazyload Derek Daly (9-10, 12-16)
Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet (11)
USA flag lazyload Brett Lunger (15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Ensign (privateers)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Geoff Lees (10)
Austria flag lazyload Harald Ertl (11-14)
Italy flag lazyload Ferrari (works team)
Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Reutemann (All)
Canada flag lazyload Gilles Villeneuve (All)
Brazil flag lazyload Fittipaldi (works team)
Brazil flag lazyload Emerson Fittipaldi (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Hesketh (works team)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Divina Galica (1-2)
USA flag lazyload Eddie Cheever (3)
Ireland flag lazyload Derek Daly (4-6)
France flag lazyload Ligier (works team)
France flag lazyload Jacques Laffite (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (works team)
USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti (All)
Sweden flag lazyload Ronnie Peterson (1-14)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier (15-16)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (privateer)
Mexico flag lazyload Hector Rebaque (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload March (privateer)
Belgium flag lazyload Patrick Neve (6)
France flag lazyload Martini (works team)
France flag lazyload Rene Arnoux (3, 5-6, 9, 11-13)
United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren (works team)
United Kingdom flag lazyload James Hunt (All)
France flag lazyload Patrick Tambay (1-5, 7-16)
Italy flag lazyload Bruno Giacomelli (6, 9-10, 13-14)
United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren (privateers)
USA flag lazyload Brett Lunger (1-14)
Spain flag lazyload Emilio de Villota (7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Trimmer (10)
Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet (12-14)
Italy flag lazyload Merzario (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Arturo Merzario (All)
Italy flag lazyload Alberto Colombo (14)
France flag lazyload Renault (works team)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jabouille (3-16)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Shadow (works team)
Switzerland flag Clay Regazzoni (All)
Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim Stuck (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Shadow (privateer)
USA flag lazyload Danny Ongais (4, 13)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Surtees (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Vittorio Brambilla (1-14)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Rupert Keegan (1-13)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian Henton (12)
Italy flag lazyload Gimax (14)
France flag lazyload Rene Arnoux (15-16)
Italy flag lazyload Beppe Gabbiani (15-16)
Hong Kong flag lazyload Theodore (works team)
USA flag lazyload Eddie Cheever (1-2)
Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg (3-7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell (works team)
France flag lazyload Patrick Depailler (All)
France flag lazyload Didier Pironi (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams (works team)
Australia flag lazyload Alan Jones (All)
Canada flag lazyload Wolf (works team)
South Africa flag lazyload Jody Scheckter (All)
USA flag lazyload Bobby Rahal (15-16)
Canada flag lazyload Wolf (privateer)
Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg (11-14)

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