1978 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1978
- Name
- 1978 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1978
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Premio de Argentina 1978 | 1978-01-15 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1978 | 1978-01-29 | completed |
| 3 | The Citizen and Asseng Grand Prix of South Africa 1978 | 1978-03-04 | completed |
| 4 | 1978 Long Beach Grand Prix | 1978-04-02 | completed |
| 5 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1978 | 1978-05-07 | completed |
| 6 | 1978 Belgian Grand Prix | 1978-05-21 | completed |
| 7 | Gran Premio de España 1978 | 1978-06-04 | completed |
| 8 | Sveriges Grand Prix 1978 | 1978-06-17 | completed |
| 9 | Grand Prix de France 1978 | 1978-07-02 | completed |
| 10 | 1978 John Player British Grand Prix | 1978-07-16 | completed |
| 11 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1978 | 1978-07-30 | completed |
| 12 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1978 | 1978-08-13 | completed |
| 13 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1978 | 1978-08-27 | completed |
| 14 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1978 | 1978-09-10 | completed |
| 15 | 1978 Toyota United States Grand Prix | 1978-10-01 | completed |
| 16 | Grand Prix du Canada 1978 | 1978-10-08 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 64 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 44 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 6 | John Watson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 13 | James Hunt | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Héctor Rebaque | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | 86 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 58 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | 53 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 38 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Wolf | Time not recorded · ford | 24 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · matra | 19 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Fittipaldi | Time not recorded · ford | 17 |
| 8 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · ford | 15 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · ford | 11 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · ford | 11 |
| 11 | Not recorded | Shadow | Time not recorded · ford | 6 |
| 12 | Not recorded | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | 3 |
| 13 | Not recorded | Surtees | Time not recorded · ford | 1 |
| 13 | Not recorded | Ensign | Time not recorded · ford | 1 |