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 116 pts
P2 Brabham 69 pts
P3 Ferrari 65 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts 2nd 3rd +/- 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

Driver Results

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

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Team Lotus 116 8 — — -31 1,829 2,187
2 Brabham 69 2 — — -47 2,008 2,156
3 Ferrari 65 5 — — +38 2,114 2,524
4 Tyrrell 41 1 — — +31 1,978 2,205
5 Wolf 24 — — — -7 2,136 2,265
6 Ligier 19 — — — -17 2,318 2,347
7 Fittipaldi 17 — — — -25 2,250 2,278
8 McLaren 16 — — — +27 1,732 2,477
9 Arrows 11 — — — -10 1,939 2,208
10 Williams 11 — — — +17 2,168 2,494
11 Shadow 6 — — — -19 1,844 2,014
12 Renault 3 — — — +8 2,162 2,425
13 Surtees 1 — — — -2 1,788 2,110
14 Ensign 1 — — — +44 2,012 2,209
15 ATS 0 — — — +2 1,745 2,192
16 Merzario 0 — — — -9 1,985 2,024
17 Hesketh 0 — — — — 1,868 2,184

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