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1978 F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)6511
2(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)411–
3(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)2111
4(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)2–1–
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)1–––
6(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)1–––
← 1977 Constructors 1979 →
First-time winners
Patrick Depailler
Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian winner)

For more information see 1978 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)761–
2(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)74–3
3(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)7241
4(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)7232
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)5122
6(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)4–22
7(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)3–12
8(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)21–1
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)2––2
10(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)1–1–
11(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows)1–1–
12(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)1–1–
13(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)1––1
← 1977 Constructors 1979 →
First-time podium finishers
Riccardo Patrese
Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian podium finisher)

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)85
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)31
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)21
4(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)1–
5(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)1–
6(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus)1–
← 1977 Constructors 1979 →
First-time polesitters
There were no first-time polesitters in 1978

For more information see 1978 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)41
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)31
3(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)31
4(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)21
5(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)2–
6(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)1–
7(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus)1–
← 1977 Constructors 1979 →
First-time fastest lap setters
Alan Jones
Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian fastest lap setter)

For more information see 1978 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)9647.11
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)9515.67
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)7486.86
4(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)7446.29
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)7344.86
6(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)7253.57
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)7192.71
8(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)6244.00
9(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)6172.83
10(FRA) Patrick Tambay (McLaren)581.60
11(FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell)571.40
12(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)4174.25
13(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows)4112.75
14(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)3113.67
15(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)382.67
16(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Shadow)242.00
17(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)133.00
18(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Shadow)122.00
19(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Surtees)111.00
20(IRL) Derek Daly (Ensign)111.00
21(MEX) Hector Rebaque (Lotus)111.00
← 1977 Constructors 1979 →
First-time point scorers
Derek Daly (first Irish point scorer)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Didier Pironi
Hector Rebaque
Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian point scorer)

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)1284
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)633
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)523
4(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)312
5(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)2–2
6(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)11–
7(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus)11–
8(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)1–1
9(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)1–1
← 1977 Constructors 1979 →
First-time front row starters
Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian front row starter)

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Shadow)10
2(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)9
3(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)9
4(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)9
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)8
6(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)7
7(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)7
8(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows)7
9(ITA) Arturo Merzario (Merzario)7
10(FRA) Patrick Tambay (McLaren)6
11(FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell)6
12(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)6
13(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)6
14(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)6
15(GBR) Rupert Keegan (Surtees)5
16(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Surtees)5
17(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)5
18(MEX) Hector Rebaque (Lotus)5
19(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Shadow)4
20(USA) Brett Lunger (McLaren)4
21(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)4
22(FIN) Keke Rosberg (Theodore, ATS, Wolf)4
23(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)4
24(DEU) Jochen Mass (ATS)3
25(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)3
26(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Ensign, McLaren)3
27(USA) Danny Ongais (Ensign)2
28(DEU) Rolf Stommelen (Arrows)2
29(BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ensign)2
30(AUT) Harald Ertl (Ensign)2
31(IRL) Derek Daly (Ensign)2
32(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (McLaren)2
33(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Martini, Surtees)2
34(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus)2
35(ITA) Lamberto Leoni (Ensign)1
36(USA) Eddie Cheever (Hesketh)1
37(NLD) Michael Bleekemolen (ATS)1
38(USA) Bobby Rahal (Wolf)1
← 1977 Constructors 1979 →

Notes

  • Keke Rosberg retired from one race for Theodore, two races for ATS, and one race for Wolf.
  • Nelson Piquet retired from one race for Ensign and two races for McLaren.
  • Rene Arnoux retired from one race for Martini and one race for Surtees.

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