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Home / Seasons / 1978 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Standings

1978 F1 driver standings

Standings

Constructor standings
#DriverARGBRAZAFUSWMCOBELESPSWEFRAGBRDEUAUTNLDITAUSACANPoints
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)14721111R1R1R16R1064
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)5R14R2232RR12R  51
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)71R183R10181RDSQ731348
4(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)23RR2RR1R2RR31RR44
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)3R231RRRR4R2R11R534
6(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)R83R4R5R437742RR25
7(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)10RRR3R4R6R2R12123224
8(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)16R955R5R37710358411R19
9(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)8RRRR410912R8367R117
=(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)92R89RR6RR44585R17
11(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)R1147R108R5RRRR132911
=(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) 10R66RR28R9RRR 411
13(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)4RRRRR683RDSQR10R7R8
=(FRA) Patrick Tambay (McLaren)6RR12R7 R496RR95688
15(FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell)1466R5612R10R5RRR1077
16(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Shadow)155DNQ10DNQR15R5RRDNQNCDNQNC14DNQ4
17(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)  RR10NC13RRRRRRR4123
18(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Shadow)17RDNQDNSRRR11115RRRRRR2
19(MEX) Hector Rebaque (Lotus)DNQR10DNPQDNPQDNPQR12DNQR6R11DNQRDNQ1
=(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Surtees)18DNQ12RDNQ13R7R179R6DSQR  1
=(IRL) Derek Daly (Hesketh, Ensign)   DNPQDNPQDNQ  DNQR DSQR10861
 (USA) Brett Lunger (McLaren, Ensign)13R11DNQDNPQ7DNQDNQR8DNPQ8RR13  
 (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (McLaren)     8  R7  R14   
 (DEU) Jochen Mass (ATS)117RRDNQ1191313NCRDNQDNQ    
 (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (ATS, Lotus)12DNS811DNQ     DNQ   15RR 
 (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Martini, Surtees)  DNQ DNPQ9  14 DNPQ9R 9R 
 (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (Arrows)  99RR141415DNQDSQDNPQDNPQDNPQ16DNQ 
 (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Ensign, McLaren, Brabham)          RRR9 11 
 (FIN) Keke Rosberg (Theodore, ATS, Wolf)  RDNPQDNPQDNQDNPQ1516R10NCRDNPQRNC 
 (GBR) Rupert Keegan (Surtees)RRRDNSRDNQ11DNQRDNQDNQDNQDNS    
 (AUT) Harald Ertl (Ensign, ATS)          11RRDNPQDNQ   
 (BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ensign)    R12RDNQ         
 (USA) Bobby Rahal (Wolf)              12R 
 (ITA) Arturo Merzario (Merzario)RDNQRRDNPQDNPQDNQNCDNQRDNQDNQRRRDNQ 
 (ITA) Lamberto Leoni (Ensign)RDNSDNQDNQ             
 (USA) Danny Ongais (Ensign, Shadow)RR DNPQ        DNPQ    
 (NLD) Michael Bleekemolen (ATS)            DNQDNQRDNQ 
 (USA) Eddie Cheever (Theodore, Hesketh)DNQDNQR              
 (ITA) Alberto Colombo (ATS, Merzario)     DNQDNQ      DNPQ   
 (GBR) Divina Galica (Hesketh)DNQDNQ               
 (ITA) Beppe Gabbiani (Surtees)              DNQDNQ 
 (ESP) Emilio de Villota (McLaren)      DNQ          
 (GBR) Geoff Lees (Ensign)         DNQ       
 (GBR) Tony Trimmer (McLaren)         DNQ       
 (AUT) Hans Binder (ATS)           DNQ     
 (ITA) Gimax (Surtees)             DNQ   
 (BEL) Patrick Neve (March)     WD           
 (GBR) Brian Henton (Surtees)           DNS     
#DriverARGBRAZAFUSWMCOBELESPSWEFRAGBRDEUAUTNLDITAUSACANPoints
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Table key, points system and championship rules
  • Highlight: Rookie
  • Bold: pole position
  • Underline: fastest lap
  • Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
  • DNQ: Did not qualify
  • DNPQ: Did not pre-qualify
  • NC: Not classified
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • DNS: Did not start
  • WD: Withdrew

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:

  • 1st (9)
  • 2nd (6)
  • 3rd (4)
  • 4th (3)
  • 5th (2)
  • 6th (1)

Only the best seven results from the first eight races and the best seven results from the last eight races counted towards the championship.

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1978.

Chart by Visualizer
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