1978 Season

16 rounds · 1978-01-15 – 1978-10-08

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	64	6
2	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	51	2
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	48	4
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham	44	2
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	34	1
6	John Watson	Brabham	25	0
7	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	24	0
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	19	0
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	17	1
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	17	0
11	Alan Jones	Williams	11	0
12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	11	0
13	James Hunt	McLaren	8	0
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	8	0
15	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	7	0
16	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	4	0
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	3	0
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	2	0
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1	0
20	Derek Daly	Ensign	1	0
21	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	1	0
—	Brett Lunger	Ensign	0	0
—	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	0	0
—	Jochen Mass	ATS	0	0
—	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Team Lotus	0	0
—	René Arnoux	Surtees	0	0
—	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	0	0
—	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	0	0
—	Keke Rosberg	ATS	0	0
—	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	0	0
—	Harald Ertl	ATS	0	0
—	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	0	0
—	Bobby Rahal	Wolf	0	0
—	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	0
—	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	0	0
—	Danny Ongais	Shadow	0	0
—	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	0	0
—	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	0	0