F1 driver stats
Driver stats
Wins
# | Driver | Wins | From pole | Win & f.lap | Hat-trick |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
2 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
3 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 2 | – | 1 | – |
5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 1 | – | – | – |
6 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 1 | – | – | – |
- First-time winners
- Patrick Depailler
- Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian winner)
For more information see 1978 race winners.
Podiums
# | Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 7 | 6 | 1 | – |
2 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) | 7 | 4 | – | 3 |
3 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf) | 4 | – | 2 | 2 |
7 | (GBR) John Watson (Brabham) | 3 | – | 1 | 2 |
8 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 2 | 1 | – | 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 |
- First-time podium finishers
- Riccardo Patrese
- Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian podium finisher)
Pole positions
# | Driver | Poles | Pole & win |
---|---|---|---|
1 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 8 | 5 |
2 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 3 | 1 |
3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) | 2 | 1 |
4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 1 | – |
5 | (GBR) John Watson (Brabham) | 1 | – |
6 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus) | 1 | – |
- First-time polesitters
- There were no first-time polesitters in 1978
For more information see 1978 pole positions.
Fastest laps
# | Driver | Fastest laps | Win & f.lap |
---|---|---|---|
1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 4 | 1 |
2 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 3 | 1 |
3 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 3 | 1 |
4 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) | 2 | 1 |
5 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 2 | – |
6 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 1 | – |
7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus) | 1 | – |
- First-time fastest lap setters
- Alan Jones
- Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian fastest lap setter)
For more information see 1978 fastest laps.
Points finishes
# | Driver | Points finishes | Points | Points per points finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 9 | 64 | 7.11 |
2 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 9 | 51 | 5.67 |
3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) | 7 | 48 | 6.86 |
4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 7 | 44 | 6.29 |
5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 7 | 34 | 4.86 |
6 | (GBR) John Watson (Brabham) | 7 | 25 | 3.57 |
7 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 7 | 19 | 2.71 |
8 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf) | 6 | 24 | 4.00 |
9 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) | 6 | 17 | 2.83 |
10 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay (McLaren) | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
11 | (FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell) | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
12 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 4 | 17 | 4.25 |
13 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) | 4 | 11 | 2.75 |
14 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
15 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
16 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Shadow) | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
17 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
18 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Shadow) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
19 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Surtees) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
20 | (IRL) Derek Daly (Ensign) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
21 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque (Lotus) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
- 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
# | Driver | FR starts | Pole | 2nd |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 12 | 8 | 4 |
2 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) | 5 | 2 | 3 |
4 | (GBR) John Watson (Brabham) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
5 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 2 | – | 2 |
6 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 1 | 1 | – |
7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus) | 1 | 1 | – |
8 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 1 | – | 1 |
9 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf) | 1 | – | 1 |
- First-time front row starters
- Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian front row starter)
Retirements
# | Driver | DNFs |
---|---|---|
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 |
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.