Season
1978
World champion: Mario Andretti, for Team Lotus.
The 1978 Formula 1 season had 16 rounds and was won by Mario Andretti (Team Lotus), with 6 wins and 64 points. Among constructors, Team Lotus took the title with 8 wins. The final round of the season was the Canadian Grand Prix.
Calendar
- 0115 January 1978Argentine Grand PrixBuenos AiresWinner: Andretti
- 0229 January 1978Brazilian Grand PrixRio de JaneiroWinner: Reutemann
- 034 March 1978South African Grand PrixMidrandWinner: Peterson
- 042 April 1978United States Grand Prix WestCaliforniaWinner: Reutemann
- 057 May 1978Monaco Grand PrixMonte CarloWinner: Depailler
- 0621 May 1978Belgian Grand PrixHeusden-ZolderWinner: Andretti
- 074 June 1978Spanish Grand PrixMadridWinner: Andretti
- 0817 June 1978Swedish Grand PrixAnderstorpWinner: Lauda
- 092 July 1978French Grand PrixLe CastelletWinner: Andretti
- 1016 July 1978British Grand PrixKentWinner: Reutemann
- 1130 July 1978German Grand PrixHockenheimWinner: Andretti
- 1213 August 1978Austrian Grand PrixSpielbergWinner: Peterson
- 1327 August 1978Dutch Grand PrixZandvoortWinner: Andretti
- 1410 September 1978Italian Grand PrixMonzaWinner: Lauda
- 151 October 1978United States Grand PrixNew York StateWinner: Reutemann
- 168 October 1978Canadian Grand PrixMontrealWinner: Villeneuve
Final standings ยท Drivers
- 1๐บ๐ธMario Andretti64

- 2๐ธ๐ชRonnie Peterson51

- 3๐ฆ๐ทCarlos Reutemann48

- 4๐ฆ๐นNiki Lauda44

- 5๐ซ๐ทPatrick Depailler34

- 6๐ฌ๐งJohn Watson25

- 7๐ฟ๐ฆJody Scheckter24

- 8๐ซ๐ทJacques Laffite19
- 9๐จ๐ฆGilles Villeneuve17

- 10๐ง๐ทEmerson Fittipaldi17

- 11๐ฆ๐บAlan Jones11
- 12๐ฎ๐นRiccardo Patrese11

- 13๐ฌ๐งJames Hunt8

- 14๐ซ๐ทPatrick Tambay8

- 15๐ซ๐ทDidier Pironi7

- 16๐จ๐ญClay Regazzoni4

- 17๐ซ๐ทJean-Pierre Jabouille3

- 18๐ฉ๐ชHans-Joachim Stuck2

- 19๐ฎ๐นVittorio Brambilla1

- 20๐ฎ๐ชDerek Daly1
