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

1978 F1 driver standings

Constructor standings
PosDriverARG Argentina flag lazyloadBRA Brazil flag lazyloadZAF South Africa flag lazyloadUSW USA flag lazyloadMCO Monaco flag lazyloadBEL Belgium flag lazyloadESP Spain flag lazyloadSWE Sweden flag lazyloadFRA France flag lazyloadGBR United Kingdom flag lazyloadDEU Germany flag lazyloadAUT Austria flag lazyloadNLD Netherlands flag lazyloadITA Italy flag lazyloadUSA USA flag lazyloadCAN Canada flag lazyloadPoints
1USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti14721111R1R1R16R1064
2Sweden flag lazyload Ronnie Peterson5R14R2232RR12R  51
3Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Reutemann71R183R10181RDSQ731348
4Austria flag lazyload Niki Lauda23RR2RR1R2RR31RR44
5France flag lazyload Patrick Depailler3R231RRRR4R2R11R534
6United Kingdom flag lazyload John WatsonR83R4R5R437742RR25
7South Africa flag lazyload Jody Scheckter10RRR3R4R6R2R12123224
8France flag lazyload Jacques Laffite16R955R5R37710358411R19
9Canada flag lazyload Gilles Villeneuve8RRRR410912R8367R117
=Brazil flag lazyload Emerson Fittipaldi92R89RR6RR44585R17
11Australia flag lazyload Alan JonesR1147R108R5RRRR132911
=Italy flag lazyload Riccardo Patrese 10R66RR28R9RRR 411
13United Kingdom flag lazyload James Hunt4RRRRR683RDSQR10R7R8
=France flag lazyload Patrick Tambay6RR12R7 R496RR95688
15France flag lazyload Didier Pironi1466R5612R10R5RRR1077
16Switzerland flag Clay Regazzoni155DNQ10DNQR15R5RRDNQNCDNQNC14DNQ4
17France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jabouille  RR10NC13RRRRRRR4123
18Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim Stuck17RDNQDNSRRR11115RRRRRR2
19Mexico flag lazyload Hector RebaqueDNQR10DNPQDNPQDNPQR12DNQR6R11DNQRDNQ1
=Italy flag lazyload Vittorio Brambilla18DNQ12RDNQ13R7R179R6DSQR  1
=Ireland flag lazyload Derek Daly   DNPQDNPQDNQ  DNQR DSQR10861
 USA flag lazyload Brett Lunger13R11DNQDNPQ7DNQDNQR8DNPQ8RR13  
 Italy flag lazyload Bruno Giacomelli     8  R7  R14   
 Germany flag lazyload Jochen Mass117RRDNQ1191313NCRDNQDNQ    
 France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier12DNS811DNQ     DNQ   15RR 
 France flag lazyload Rene Arnoux  DNQ DNPQ9  14 DNPQ9R 9R 
 Germany flag lazyload Rolf Stommelen  99RR141415DNQDSQDNPQDNPQDNPQ16DNQ 
 Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet          RRR9 11 
 Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg  RDNPQDNPQDNQDNPQ1516R10NCRDNPQRNC 
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Rupert KeeganRRRDNSRDNQ11DNQRDNQDNQDNQDNS    
 Austria flag lazyload Harald Ertl          11RRDNPQDNQ   
 Belgium flag lazyload Jacky Ickx    R12RDNQ         
 USA flag lazyload Bobby Rahal              12R 
 Italy flag lazyload Arturo MerzarioRDNQRRDNPQDNPQDNQNCDNQRDNQDNQRRRDNQ 
 Italy flag lazyload Lamberto LeoniRDNSDNQDNQ             
 USA flag lazyload Danny OngaisRR DNPQ        DNPQ    
 Netherlands flag lazyload Michael Bleekemolen            DNQDNQRDNQ 
 USA flag lazyload Eddie CheeverDNQDNQR              
 Italy flag lazyload Alberto Colombo     DNQDNQ      DNPQ   
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Divina GalicaDNQDNQ               
 Italy flag lazyload Beppe Gabbiani              DNQDNQ 
 Spain flag lazyload Emilio de Villota      DNQ          
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Geoff Lees         DNQ       
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Trimmer         DNQ       
 Austria flag lazyload Hans Binder           DNQ     
 Italy flag lazyload Gimax             DNQ   
 Belgium flag lazyload Patrick Neve     WD           
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian Henton           DNS     
No.DriverARG Argentina flag lazyloadBRA Brazil flag lazyloadZAF South Africa flag lazyloadUSW USA flag lazyloadMCO Monaco flag lazyloadBEL Belgium flag lazyloadESP Spain flag lazyloadSWE Sweden flag lazyloadFRA France flag lazyloadGBR United Kingdom flag lazyloadDEU Germany flag lazyloadAUT Austria flag lazyloadNLD Netherlands flag lazyloadITA Italy flag lazyloadUSA USA flag lazyloadCAN Canada flag lazyloadPoints
Table key
  • 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
Points system and championship rules

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.

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