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1978 World Champion

Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus

64 pts · 6 wins · 13 clear of Peterson

1978 F1 Standings

P2 over P3
3 pts
Peterson over Reutemann
Most wins
6
Andretti
Constructors
28 pts
Team Lotus over Ferrari

1978 Drivers Championship

  1. 1Mario AndrettiWorld ChampionTeam Lotus · 6 wins664
  2. 2Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus · 2 wins2−13−1351
  3. 3Carlos ReutemannFerrari · 4 wins4−3−1648
  4. 4Niki LaudaBrabham · 2 wins2−4−2044
  5. 5Patrick DepaillerTyrrell · 1 win1−10−3034
  6. 6John WatsonBrabham–−9−3925
  7. 7Jody ScheckterWolf–−1−4024
  8. 8Jacques LaffiteLigier–−5−4519
  9. 9Gilles VilleneuveFerrari · 1 win1−2−4717
  10. 10Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi–Level−4717
  11. 11Alan JonesWilliams–−6−5311
  12. 12Riccardo PatreseArrows–Level−5311
  13. 13James HuntMcLaren–−3−568
  14. 14Patrick TambayMcLaren–Level−568
  15. 15Didier PironiTyrrell–−1−577
  16. 16Clay RegazzoniShadow–−3−604
  17. 17Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault–−1−613
  18. 18Hans-Joachim StuckShadow–−1−622
  19. 19Vittorio BrambillaSurtees–−1−631
  20. 20Derek DalyHesketh–Level−631
  21. 21Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus–Level−631
  22. 22Brett LungerMcLaren–−1−640
  23. 23Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren–Level−640
  24. 24Jochen MassATS–Level−640
  25. 25Jean-Pierre JarierATS–Level−640
  26. 26René ArnouxMartini–Level−640
  27. 27Rolf StommelenArrows–Level−640
  28. 28Nelson PiquetEnsign–Level−640
  29. 29Keke RosbergTheodore–Level−640
  30. 30Rupert KeeganSurtees–Level−640
1978 Season Report

Mario Andretti won the 1978 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for Team Lotus, finishing on 64 points, 13 clear of Ronnie Peterson. Andretti won 6 races that season.

Team Lotus took the Constructors' Championship with 86 points, 28 ahead of Ferrari.

6 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 21 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.