1978 F1 pole positions

Polesitters

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole margin
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.090s
2	Brazil	Jacarepagua	(SWE) Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.080s
3	South Africa	Kyalami	(AUT) Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	DNF	0.250s
4	USA West	Long Beach	(ARG) Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1	0.200s
5	Monaco	Monte Carlo	(ARG) Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	8	0.490s
6	Belgium	Zolder	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.790s
7	Spain	Jarama	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.290s
8	Sweden	Anderstorp	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.679s
9	France	Le Castellet	(GBR) John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	0.050s
10	Britain	Brands Hatch	(SWE) Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.260s
11	Germany	Hockenheim	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.090s
12	Austria	Osterreichring	(SWE) Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.050s
13	Netherlands	Zandvoort	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.610s
14	Italy	Monza	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	6	0.346s
15	USA	Watkins Glen	(USA) Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	1.065s
16	Canada	Montreal	(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.011s

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First pole position (drivers): No driver took their first pole position in 1978
Last pole position (drivers): Jean-Pierre Jarier; Niki Lauda; Ronnie Peterson; John Watson
First pole position (constructors): No constructor took their first pole position in 1978
Last pole position (constructors): No constructor took their last pole position in 1978
First pole position since…: 1974 for Carlos Reutemann; 1975 for Jean-Pierre Jarier; 1976 for Ronnie Peterson
Last pole position until…: 1980 for Brabham; 1982 for Mario Andretti; 1983 for Lotus
First pole position by a…: Argentine driver since 1974; French driver since 1976; Swedish driver since 1976
Last pole position by a…: Argentine driver until 1981; American driver until 1982; British driver until 1984; Austrian driver until 1987