F1 CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE Standings 1978 From the first championship in 1950 to today’s grid. History, with the points system of its era.
POS DRIVER / TEAM WINS POINTS
1 MA Mario Andretti AND #5 🇺🇸 United States Lotus Ford WORLD CHAMPION
6 WINS 64 PTS LEADER 2 RP Ronnie Peterson PET #6 🇸🇪 Sweden Lotus Ford
2 WINS 51 PTS −13 TO LEADER 3 CR Carlos Reutemann REU #11 🇦🇷 Argentina Ferrari
4 WINS 48 PTS −16 TO LEADER 4 Niki Lauda LAU #1 🇦🇹 Austria Brabham Alfa Romeo 2 WINS 44 PTS −20 TO LEADER 5 PD Patrick Depailler DEP #4 🇫🇷 France Tyrrell Ford
1 WINS 34 PTS −30 TO LEADER 6 JW John Watson WAT #2 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Brabham Alfa Romeo
0 WINS 25 PTS −39 TO LEADER 7 JS Jody Scheckter SCH #20 🇿🇦 South Africa Wolf Ford
0 WINS 24 PTS −40 TO LEADER 8 JL Jacques Laffite LAF #26 🇫🇷 France Ligier Matra
0 WINS 19 PTS −45 TO LEADER 9ⓘ GV Gilles Villeneuve VIL #12 🇨🇦 Canada Ferrari
1 WINS 17 PTS −47 TO LEADER 10ⓘ EF Emerson Fittipaldi FIT #14 🇧🇷 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford
0 WINS 17 PTS −47 TO LEADER 11ⓘ AJ Alan Jones JON #27 🇦🇺 Australia Williams Ford
0 WINS 11 PTS −53 TO LEADER 12ⓘ RP Riccardo Patrese PAT 🇮🇹 Italy Arrows Ford
0 WINS 11 PTS −53 TO LEADER 13ⓘ JH James Hunt HUN #7 🇬🇧 United Kingdom McLaren Ford
0 WINS 8 PTS −56 TO LEADER 14ⓘ PT Patrick Tambay TAM #8 🇫🇷 France McLaren Ford
0 WINS 8 PTS −56 TO LEADER 15 DP Didier Pironi PIR #3 🇫🇷 France Tyrrell Ford
0 WINS 7 PTS −57 TO LEADER 16 CR Clay Regazzoni REG #17 🇨🇭 Switzerland Shadow Ford
0 WINS 4 PTS −60 TO LEADER 17 JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille JAB #15 🇫🇷 France Renault
0 WINS 3 PTS −61 TO LEADER 18 HS Hans-Joachim Stuck STU #16 🇩🇪 Germany Shadow Ford
0 WINS 2 PTS −62 TO LEADER 19ⓘ HR Héctor Rebaque REB #25 🇲🇽 Mexico Lotus Ford
0 WINS 1 PTS −63 TO LEADER 19ⓘ VB Vittorio Brambilla BRA #19 🇮🇹 Italy Surtees Ford
0 WINS 1 PTS −63 TO LEADER 19ⓘ DD Derek Daly DAL 🇮🇪 Ireland Hesketh Ford / Ensign Ford
0 WINS 1 PTS −63 TO LEADER NC AM Arturo Merzario MER #37 🇮🇹 Italy Merzario Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC BR Bobby Rahal RAH #21 🇺🇸 United States Wolf Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC BL Brett Lunger LUN 🇺🇸 United States McLaren Ford / Ensign Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC BG Bruno Giacomelli GIA #33 🇮🇹 Italy McLaren Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC DO Danny Ongais ONG 🇺🇸 United States Ensign Ford / Shadow Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC EC Eddie Cheever CHE 🇺🇸 United States Theodore Ford / Hesketh Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC HE Harald Ertl ERT 🇦🇹 Austria Ensign Ford / ATS Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC JI Jacky Ickx ICK #22 🇧🇪 Belgium Ensign Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier JAR 🇫🇷 France ATS Ford / Lotus Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC JM Jochen Mass MAS #9 🇩🇪 Germany ATS Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC KR Keke Rosberg ROS 🇫🇮 Finland Theodore Ford / ATS Ford / Wolf Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC LL Lamberto Leoni LEO 🇮🇹 Italy Ensign Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC MB Michael Bleekemolen BLE 🇳🇱 Netherlands ATS Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC NP Nelson Piquet PIQ 🇧🇷 Brazil Ensign Ford / McLaren Ford / Brabham Alfa Romeo
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC RA René Arnoux ARN 🇫🇷 France Martini Ford / Surtees Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC RS Rolf Stommelen STO #36 🇩🇪 Germany Arrows Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER NC RK Rupert Keegan KEE #18 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Surtees Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −64 TO LEADER About these data Data: F1DB · Marcel Overdijk and contributors , CC BY 4.0 . Adapted for season-based display; source points are preserved.
Points are retained from the source standings. We do not recalculate historical seasons using the modern scoring system. Drivers who changed teams may have multiple constructors.
Points are taken from the final F1DB standings; historical dropped-score rules are preserved. We do not sum race points.
NC rows document participants with at least one start, no points and no position in the final F1DB standings. NC is the display label for a missing position, not a placing assigned by us. Entries without any starts are excluded.
Team names use the constructor and engine from this season. A driver’s number is shown only when the same number is verified across all of their results that season.
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Photos are shown only where an identified portrait and a verified licence are available. Portraits may come from a different year than the selected season. Initials provide a neutral avatar. Photo credits are available in Driver Quick View.
PHOTO CREDITS & LICENSING · 1978 