1978
Season

1978

Drivers' Champion
P1 M.Andretti 64 pts
P2 R.Peterson 51 pts
P3 C.Reutemann 48 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Team Lotus 86 pts
P2 Ferrari 58 pts
P3 Brabham 53 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts +/- Elo Peak
1 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 64 6 +4 2,273 2,447
2 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 51 2 -82 2,318 2,449
3 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 48 4 +29 2,414 2,626
4 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda Brabham 44 2 -65 2,204 2,580
5 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 34 1 +71 2,206 2,401
6 🇬🇧 John Watson Brabham 25 — -68 2,245 2,483
7 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter Wolf 24 — +55 2,346 2,541
8 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite Ligier 19 — -48 2,342 2,465
9 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 17 1 +74 2,313 2,495
10 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 17 — -98 2,262 2,447
11 🇦🇺 Alan Jones Williams 11 — +18 2,259 2,594
12 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 11 — +76 2,221 2,527
13 🇬🇧 James Hunt McLaren 8 — -20 2,206 2,427
14 🇫🇷 Patrick Tambay McLaren 8 — +4 2,336 2,392
15 🇫🇷 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 7 — +54 2,202 2,442
16 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 4 — -48 2,063 2,406
17 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 3 — +12 2,189 2,205
18 🇩🇪 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 2 — -22 2,038 2,338
19 🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 1 — -64 2,134 2,241
20 🇮🇪 Derek Daly Ensign 1 — +67 2,191 2,351
21 🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 1 — -39 1,943 2,315
22 🇺🇸 Brett Lunger Ensign 0 — +28 2,093 2,182
23 🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 0 — +6 2,187 2,348
24 🇩🇪 Jochen Mass ATS 0 — -65 2,014 2,339
25 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier Team Lotus 0 — +11 2,080 2,351
26 🇫🇷 René Arnoux Surtees 0 — -18 2,138 2,468
27 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen Arrows 0 — -41 1,910 2,255
28 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Brabham 0 — +39 2,134 2,538
29 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg Wolf 0 — +46 2,048 2,447
30 🇬🇧 Rupert Keegan Surtees 0 — -5 1,893 2,213
31 🇦🇹 Harald Ertl ATS 0 — -30 1,974 2,121
32 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx Ensign 0 — -82 2,055 2,447
33 🇺🇸 Bobby Rahal Wolf 0 — +1 2,050 2,050
34 🇮🇹 Arturo Merzario Merzario 0 — -35 1,960 2,223
35 🇳🇱 Michael Bleekemolen ATS 0 — -41 1,877 1,931
36 🇺🇸 Danny Ongais Shadow 0 — -50 1,911 2,050
37 🇮🇹 Lamberto Leoni Ensign 0 — -12 1,883 1,974
38 🇮🇹 Beppe Gabbiani Surtees 0 — -18 1,925 1,995
39 🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever Hesketh 0 — -11 1,901 2,329
40 🇬🇧 Divina Galica Hesketh 0 — -41 1,857 1,946
41 🇪🇸 Emilio de Villota McLaren 0 — -27 1,877 2,002
42 🇮🇹 Alberto Colombo Merzario 0 — -43 1,865 1,951
43 🇮🇹 Carlo Franchi Surtees 0 — -42 1,958 1,958
44 🇬🇧 Geoff Lees Ensign 0 — -56 1,944 2,092
45 🇦🇹 Hans Binder ATS 0 — -65 1,980 2,199
46 🇬🇧 Tony Trimmer McLaren 0 — -25 1,754 1,932

Race Finishes

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# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16
1 Andretti 64 P1 P4 P7 P2 P11 P1 P1 DNF P1 DNF P1 DNF P1 P6 DNF P10
2 Peterson 51 P5 DNF P1 P4 DNF P2 P2 P3 P2 DNF DNF P1 P2 DNF
3 Reutemann 48 P7 P1 DNF P1 P8 P3 DNF P10 P18 P1 DNF DSQ P7 P3 P1 P3
4 Lauda 44 P2 P3 DNF DNF P2 DNF DNF P1 DNF P2 DNF DNF P3 P1 DNF DNF
5 Depailler 34 P3 DNF P2 P3 P1 DNF DNF DNF DNF P4 DNF P2 DNF P11 DNF P5
6 Watson 25 DNF P8 P3 DNF P4 DNF P5 DNF P4 P3 P7 P7 P4 P2 DNF DNF
7 Scheckter 24 P10 DNF DNF DNF P3 DNF P4 DNF P6 DNF P2 DNF P12 P12 P3 P2
8 Laffite 19 DNF P9 P5 P5 DNF DNF P3 P7 P7 P10 P3 P5 P8 P4 P11 DNF
9 Villeneuve 17 P8 DNF DNF DNF DNF P4 P10 P9 P12 DNF P8 P3 P6 P7 DNF P1
10 Fittipaldi 17 P9 P2 DNF P8 P9 DNF DNF P6 DNF DNF P4 P4 P5 P8 P5 DNF
11 Jones 11 DNF P11 P4 P7 DNF P10 P8 DNF P5 DNF DNF DNF DNF P13 P2 P9
12 Patrese 11 P10 DNF P6 P6 DNF DNF P2 P8 DNF P9 DNF DNF DNF P4
13 Hunt 8 P4 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P6 P8 P3 DNF DSQ DNF P10 DNF P7 DNF
14 Tambay 8 P6 DNF DNF DNF P7 DNF P4 P9 P6 DNF DNF P9 P5 P6 P8
15 Pironi 7 P14 P6 P6 DNF P5 P6 P12 DNF P10 DNF P5 DNF DNF DNF P10 P7
16 Regazzoni 4 P15 P5 DNQ P10 DNQ DNF DNF P5 DNF DNF DNQ P10 DNQ P15 P14 DNQ
17 Jabouille 3 DNF DNF P10 NC P13 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P4 P12
18 Stuck 2 P17 DNF DNQ DNF DNF DNF DNF P11 P11 P5 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
19 Brambilla 1 P18 DNQ P12 DNF DNQ DNF P7 DNF P17 P9 DNF P6 DSQ DNF
20 Daly 1 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF DSQ DNF P10 P8 P6
21 Rebaque 1 DNQ DNF P10 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF P12 DNQ DNF P6 DNF P11 DNQ DNF DNQ
22 Lunger 0 P13 DNF P11 DNQ DNQ P7 DNQ DNQ DNF P8 DNQ P8 DNF DNF P13
23 Giacomelli 0 P8 DNF P7 DNF P14
24 Mass 0 P11 P7 DNF DNF DNQ P11 P9 P13 P13 P11 DNF DNQ DNQ
25 Jarier 0 P12 DNS P8 P11 DNQ DNQ DNF DNF
26 Arnoux 0 DNQ DNQ P9 P14 DNQ P9 DNF P9 DNF
27 Stommelen 0 P9 P9 DNF DNF P14 P14 P15 DNQ DSQ DNQ DNQ DNQ P16 DNQ
28 Piquet 0 DNF DNF DNF P9 P11
29 Rosberg 0 DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ P15 P16 DNF P10 P11 DNF DNQ DNF P13
30 Keegan 0 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNQ P11 DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS
31 Ertl 0 DNF DNF DNQ DNQ
32 Ickx 0 DNF P12 DNF DNQ
33 Rahal 0 P12 DNF
34 Merzario 0 DNF DNQ DNF DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ P16 DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ DNF DNF DNF DNQ
35 Bleekemolen 0 DNQ DNQ DNF DNQ
36 Ongais 0 DNF DNF DNQ DNQ
37 Leoni 0 DNF DNF DNQ DNQ
38 Gabbiani 0 DNQ DNQ
39 Cheever 0 DNQ DNQ DNF
40 Galica 0 DNQ DNQ
41 de Villota 0 DNQ
42 Colombo 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ
43 Franchi 0 DNQ
44 Lees 0 DNQ
45 Binder 0 DNQ
46 Trimmer 0 DNQ

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Team Lotus 86 8 5 1 -20 2,114 2,338
2 Ferrari 58 5 — 4 +26 2,293 2,569
3 Brabham 53 2 4 4 -23 2,189 2,325
4 Tyrrell 38 1 2 2 +34 2,163 2,348
5 Wolf 24 — 2 2 +15 2,171 2,233
6 Ligier 19 — — 2 -23 2,299 2,382
7 Fittipaldi 17 — 1 — -54 2,185 2,239
8 McLaren 15 — — 1 +9 2,160 2,544
9 Williams 11 — 1 — +23 2,164 2,600
10 Arrows 11 — 1 — +7 2,029 2,319
11 Shadow 6 — — — -30 2,010 2,182
12 Renault 3 — — — +12 2,094 2,478
13 Surtees 1 — — — -4 1,919 2,153
14 Ensign 1 — — — +49 2,058 2,106
15 ATS 0 — — — +0 1,887 2,112
16 Martini 0 — — — — 2,075 2,075
17 Merzario 0 — — — -21 1,861 2,000
18 Theodore 0 — — — — 2,031 2,158
19 Hesketh 0 — — — — 1,843 2,195

Official championship standings from the historical archive.

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Argentina Jan 15
2 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Brazil Jan 29
3 Kyalami South Africa Mar 04
4 Long Beach USA Apr 02
5 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 07
6 Zolder Belgium May 21
7 Jarama Spain Jun 04
8 Scandinavian Raceway Sweden Jun 17
9 Circuit Paul Ricard France Jul 02
10 Brands Hatch UK Jul 16
11 Hockenheimring Germany Jul 30
12 Red Bull Ring Austria Aug 13
13 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands Aug 27
14 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 10
15 Watkins Glen USA Oct 01
16 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Canada Oct 08

Teams

ATS
🇩🇪 Jochen Mass 2014
🇦🇹 Harald Ertl 1974
🇦🇹 Hans Binder 1980
🇳🇱 Michael Bleekemolen 1877
Arrows
🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese 2221
🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen 1910
Brabham
🇦🇹 Niki Lauda 2204
🇬🇧 John Watson 2245
🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet 2134
Ensign
🇺🇸 Brett Lunger 2093
🇮🇹 Lamberto Leoni 1883
🇮🇪 Derek Daly 2191
🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx 2055
🇬🇧 Geoff Lees 1944
Ferrari
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann 2414
🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve 2313
Fittipaldi
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi 2262
Hesketh
🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever 1901
🇬🇧 Divina Galica 1857
Ligier
🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite 2342
McLaren
🇬🇧 James Hunt 2206
🇫🇷 Patrick Tambay 2336
🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli 2187
🇪🇸 Emilio de Villota 1877
🇬🇧 Tony Trimmer 1754
Merzario
🇮🇹 Arturo Merzario 1960
🇮🇹 Alberto Colombo 1865
Renault
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 2189
Shadow
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni 2063
🇩🇪 Hans-Joachim Stuck 2038
🇺🇸 Danny Ongais 1911
Surtees
🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla 2134
🇬🇧 Rupert Keegan 1893
🇫🇷 René Arnoux 2138
🇮🇹 Carlo Franchi 1958
🇮🇹 Beppe Gabbiani 1925
Team Lotus
🇺🇸 Mario Andretti 2273
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson 2318
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier 2080
🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque 1943
Tyrrell
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler 2206
🇫🇷 Didier Pironi 2202
Williams
🇦🇺 Alan Jones 2259
Wolf
🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter 2346
🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg 2048
🇺🇸 Bobby Rahal 2050

Points System

Race Points
P1 9
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
P6 1

Win increased to 9 points. Drop-scores applied until 1990.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) G.Villeneuve +251
Biggest Race Gain H.Rebaque Hockenheimring (+122)
Biggest Race Drop R.Peterson Brands Hatch (-134)
Avg Field Elo 2,086

Season Elo Gainers

1 G.Villeneuve +251
2 P.Tambay +242
3 J.Jabouille +218
4 D.Pironi +202
5 D.Daly +191

Season Elo Losers

1 R.Keegan -291
2 N.Lauda -271
3 R.Stommelen -226
4 J.Mass -182
5 H.Stuck -157