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Home / Seasons / 1978 F1 World Championship Season / Pole Positions

1978 F1 pole positions

Polesitters

#Grand PrixCircuitDriverConstructorRacePole margin
1ArgentinaBuenos Aires(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth10.090s
2BrazilJacarepagua(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford CosworthDNF0.080s
3South AfricaKyalami(AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa RomeoDNF0.250s
4USA WestLong Beach(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari10.200s
5MonacoMonte Carlo(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari80.490s
6BelgiumZolder(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth10.790s
7SpainJarama(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth10.290s
8SwedenAnderstorp(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford CosworthDNF0.679s
9FranceLe Castellet(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo40.050s
10BritainBrands Hatch(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford CosworthDNF0.260s
11GermanyHockenheim(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth10.090s
12AustriaOsterreichring(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth10.050s
13NetherlandsZandvoort(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth10.610s
14ItalyMonza(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth60.346s
15USAWatkins Glen(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth11.065s
16CanadaMontreal(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLotus-Ford CosworthDNF0.011s
← 1977 1979 →
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

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