1978 Belgian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Zolder, 70 laps |
Round | 6 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1978 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1hr 39m 52.020s | 9 | |
2 | +5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +9.900s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 70 | +24.340s | 4 |
4 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 70 | +47.040s | 3 | |
5 | +9 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 69 | DNF | 2 |
6 | +17 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +17 | (USA) Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 69 | +1 lap | |
8 | +13 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | |
9 | +10 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Martini-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | |
10 | +1 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | |
11 | +5 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | |
12 | +10 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +6 laps | |
13 | -1 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 63 | DNF | |
R | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 56 | DNF | ||
NC | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 56 | +14 laps | ||
R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 51 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 40 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 18 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(BEL) Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Notes
- Jacques Laffite ended lap 69 in P4 before retiring on the final lap.
- Vittorio Brambilla ended lap 63 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
- Patrick Neve withdrew from the Grand Prix after his race entry was cancelled.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:20.900
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
3 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
4 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
5 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
10 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
11 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
15 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Martini-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (USA) Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 27 |
2 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 23 |
3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 22 |
4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 20 |
5 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 16 |
6 | (GBR) John Watson | 7 |
7 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 6 |
9 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 5 |
10 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 4 |
11 | (GBR) James Hunt | 3 |
= | (AUS) Alan Jones | 3 |
= | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
14 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
15 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
16 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Rene Arnoux
- Martini
- Wins
- 8th for Mario Andretti
- 66th for Lotus
- Race 1-2
- 5th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 21st for Ronnie Peterson & Carlos Reutemann
- 13th for Mario Andretti
- 238th for Ferrari
- 118th & 119th for Lotus
- Poles
- 11th for Mario Andretti
- 78th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Ronnie Peterson
- 58th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 14th for Mario Andretti
- 13th for Carlos Reutemann
- Points finishes
- 25th for Mario Andretti
- 1st for Gilles Villeneuve (193rd different point scorer, 1st Canadian driver)
- Pole & win
- 5th for Mario Andretti