F1 1978 season review
Mario Andretti won the title with Lotus: 64 points, 6 wins. Runner-up: Ronnie Peterson, 51 points.
Constructors' champion: Lotus, 86 points, 8 wins.
16 races, 6 different winners, 4 winning teams.
Winners by round
First career wins
Teammate battles
- Lotus: Mario Andretti vs Ronnie Peterson, qualifying 11-3, races 11-3
- Ferrari: Carlos Reutemann vs Gilles Villeneuve, qualifying 12-4, races 9-7
- Brabham: Niki Lauda vs John Watson, qualifying 10-6, races 9-7
- Tyrrell: Patrick Depailler vs Didier Pironi, qualifying 14-2, races 10-6
- Wolf: Jody Scheckter vs Keke Rosberg, qualifying 3-0, races 2-1
- McLaren: James Hunt vs Patrick Tambay, qualifying 14-1, races 3-12
- Arrows: Riccardo Patrese vs Rolf Stommelen, qualifying 10-0, races 6-2
- Shadow: Clay Regazzoni vs Hans-Joachim Stuck, qualifying 10-6, races 7-3
- Surtees: Vittorio Brambilla vs Rupert Keegan, qualifying 11-2, races 4-0
- Ensign: Danny Ongais vs Lamberto Leoni, qualifying 1-1, races 1-0