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Home / Seasons / 1978 F1 World Championship Season / Championship Leaders

1978 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1Argentina(USA) Mario Andretti3
2Brazil(USA) Mario Andretti2
3South Africa(USA) Mario Andretti1
4USA West(ARG) Carlos Reutemann0
5Monaco(FRA) Patrick Depailler5
6Belgium(USA) Mario Andretti4
7Spain(USA) Mario Andretti10
8Sweden(USA) Mario Andretti6
9France(USA) Mario Andretti9
10Britain(USA) Mario Andretti9
11Germany(USA) Mario Andretti18
12Austria(USA) Mario Andretti9
13Netherlands(USA) Mario Andretti12
14Italy(USA) Mario Andretti13
15USA(USA) Mario Andretti13
16Canada(USA) Mario Andretti13
← 1977 1979 →
First time as championship leader
Patrick Depailler
Last time as championship leader
Mario Andretti
Patrick Depailler
First time as championship leader since…
1971 for Mario Andretti
Last time as championship leader until…
1981 for Carlos Reutemann
First time as championship leader by a…
French driver since 1956
American driver since 1971
Last time as championship leader by a…
Argentine driver until 1981

Constructors’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1ArgentinaLotus-Ford Cosworth3
2BrazilLotus-Ford Cosworth2
3South AfricaLotus-Ford Cosworth7
4USA WestLotus-Ford Cosworth9
5MonacoLotus-Ford Cosworth3
6BelgiumLotus-Ford Cosworth11
7SpainLotus-Ford Cosworth20
8SwedenLotus-Ford Cosworth18
9FranceLotus-Ford Cosworth24
10BritainLotus-Ford Cosworth18
11GermanyLotus-Ford Cosworth27
12AustriaLotus-Ford Cosworth36
13NetherlandsLotus-Ford Cosworth41
14ItalyLotus-Ford Cosworth33
15USALotus-Ford Cosworth33
16CanadaLotus-Ford Cosworth28
← 1977 1979 →

Notes

  • The 1978 season was the sixth season, and the first since 1976, in which the Constructors’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same constructor.
  • 1978 was the second and last time Lotus led a championship from start to finish, equaling Cooper‘s record.
First time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the first time in 1978
Last time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1978
First time as championship leader since…
1973 for Lotus

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