Formula 1 Standings 1978
48 drivers · 1978 season
PosDriverPointsGap
1
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford
64pts
—
2
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford
51pts
−13
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
48pts
−16
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
44pts
−20
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford
34pts
−30
6
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
25pts
−39
7
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford
24pts
−40
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
19pts
−45
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
17pts
−47
10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi-Ford
17pts
−47
11
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
11pts
−53
12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford
11pts
−53
13
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford
8pts
−56
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford
8pts
−56
15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford
7pts
−57
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow-Ford
4pts
−60
17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
3pts
−61
18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow-Ford
2pts
−62
19
Héctor Rebaque
Lotus-Ford
1pts
−63
20
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees-Ford
1pts
−63
21
Derek Daly
Hesketh-Ford
1pts
−63
22
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford
0pts
−64
23
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren-Ford
0pts
−64
24
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford
0pts
−64
25
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS-Ford
0pts
−64
26
René Arnoux
Martini-Ford
0pts
−64
27
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows-Ford
0pts
−64
28
Nelson Piquet
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−64
29
Keke Rosberg
Theodore-Ford
0pts
−64
30
Rupert Keegan
Surtees-Ford
0pts
−64
31
Harald Ertl
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−64
32
Jacky Ickx
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−64
33
Bobby Rahal
Wolf-Ford
0pts
−64
34
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford
0pts
−64
35
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−64
36
Danny Ongais
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−64
37
Michael Bleekemolen
ATS-Ford
0pts
−64
38
Eddie Cheever
Theodore-Ford
0pts
−64
39
Alberto Colombo
ATS-Ford
0pts
−64
40
Divina Galica
Hesketh-Ford
0pts
−64
41
Beppe Gabbiani
Surtees-Ford
0pts
−64
42
Emilio de Villota
McLaren-Ford
0pts
−64
43
Geoff Lees
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−64
44
Tony Trimmer
McLaren-Ford
0pts
−64
45
Hans Binder
ATS-Ford
0pts
−64
46
Gimax
Surtees-Ford
0pts
−64
47
Patrick Nève
March-Ford
0pts
−64
48
Bernard de Dryver
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−64
20 constructors · 1978 season
PosConstructorsPointsGap
1
Lotus-Ford
86pts
—
2
Ferrari
58pts
−28
3
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
53pts
−33
4
Tyrrell-Ford
38pts
−48
5
Wolf-Ford
24pts
−62
6
Ligier-Matra
19pts
−67
7
Fittipaldi-Ford
17pts
−69
8
McLaren-Ford
15pts
−71
9
Williams-Ford
11pts
−75
10
Arrows-Ford
11pts
−75
11
Shadow-Ford
6pts
−80
12
Renault
3pts
−83
13
Surtees-Ford
1pts
−85
14
Ensign-Ford
1pts
−85
15
ATS-Ford
0pts
−86
16
Martini-Ford
0pts
−86
17
Merzario-Ford
0pts
−86
18
Theodore-Ford
0pts
−86
19
Hesketh-Ford
0pts
−86
20
March-Ford
0pts
−86
Who won the 1978 Formula 1 Championship?
Mario Andretti (Lotus-Ford) won the 1978 Formula 1 championship with 64 points. Ronnie Peterson (Lotus-Ford) finished second on 51 points, 13 points behind, with Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) third on 48 points. These are the final standings for the 1978 Formula 1 season.
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