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1978 Formula One Season

Pos	Team	Constructor	Chassis	Drivers	Points
1	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	79 John Player Special Mark IV	Mario Gabriele Andretti  Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier  Bengt Ronnie Peterson	86
2	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	312 T2 312 T3	Carlos Alberto Reutemann  Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	58
3	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham		Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda  Nelson Souto Maior Piquet  John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson	53
4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	008	Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler  Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi	38
5	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf	WR6	Robert Woodward 'Bobby' Rahal  Jody David Scheckter	24
6	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier		Jacques-Henri Laffite	19
7	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi	F5A	Emerson Fittipaldi	17
8	Marlboro McLaren	McLaren	M26	Bruno Giacomelli  James Simon Wallis Hunt  Patrick Daniel Tambay	15
10	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	FA1	Riccardo Gabriele Patrese  Rolf Johann Stommelen	11
9	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams	FW06	Alan Stanley Jones	11
11	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN8	Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni  Hans-Joachim Stuck	6
12	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault		Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille	3
13	Team Surtees	Surtees		Carlo 'Gimax' Franchi  Giuseppe 'Beppe' Gabbiani  Rupert Keegan	1
14	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign	N177	Derek Daly  Harald Ertl  Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx  Geoffrey Lees  Lamberto Leoni  Robert Brett Lunger  Danny Ongais  Nelson Souto Maior Piquet	1
	Team Merzario	Merzario		Alberto Colombo  Arturo Francesco 'Little Art' Merzario
	ATS Racing Team	ATS		Hans Binder  Michael Bleekemolen  Alberto Colombo  Harald Ertl  Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier  Jochen Richard Mass  Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg
	Team Rebaque	Lotus		Héctor Alonso Rebaque
	Centro Asegurador F1	McLaren	M23	Emilio de Villota Ruíz
	BS Fabrications	McLaren	M23	Nelson Souto Maior Piquet
	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren	M23	Robert Brett Lunger
	Melchester Racing	McLaren	M23	Tony Trimmer
	Interscope Racing	Shadow	DN9	Danny Ongais
	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees		René Alexandre Arnoux
	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees		Vittorio Brambilla
	Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing	Hesketh	308E	Edward McKay 'Eddie' Cheever, Jr.  Derek Daly  Divina Mary Galica
	Automobiles Martini	Martini		René Alexandre Arnoux
	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore	TR1	Edward McKay 'Eddie' Cheever, Jr.  Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg
	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Theodore	TR1	Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg

1978 Season Review

Race	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Constructor
Argentine Grand Prix	Oscar Gálvez	Jan 1978	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Lotus
Brazilian Grand Prix	Jacarepaguá	Jan 1978	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Ferrari
South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Mar 1978	Bengt Ronnie Peterson	Lotus
United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Apr 1978	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Ferrari
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 1978	Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler	Tyrrell
Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	May 1978	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Lotus
Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Jun 1978	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Lotus
Swedish Grand Prix	Scandinavian	Jun 1978	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Brabham
French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard	Jul 1978	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Lotus
British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Jul 1978	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Ferrari
German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Jul 1978	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Lotus
Austrian Grand Prix	Osterreichring	Aug 1978	Bengt Ronnie Peterson	Lotus
Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Aug 1978	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Lotus
Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Sep 1978	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Brabham
United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	Oct 1978	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Ferrari
Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Île Notre-Dame	Oct 1978	Jacques Villeneuve	Ferrari

Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1950 G. Farina 1951 J. Fangio 1952 A. Ascari 1953 A. Ascari 1954 J. Fangio 1955 J. Fangio 1956 J. Fangio 1957 J. Fangio 1958 M. Hawthorn 1959 S. Brabham 1960 S. Brabham 1961 P. Hill, Jr 1962 N. Hill 1963 J. Clark, Jr. 1964 J. Surtees 1965 J. Clark, Jr. 1966 S. Brabham 1967 D. Hulme 1968 N. Hill 1969 S. Stewart

1970 K. Rindt 1971 S. Stewart 1972 E. Fittipaldi 1973 S. Stewart 1974 E. Fittipaldi 1975 A. Lauda 1976 J. Hunt 1977 A. Lauda 1978 M. Andretti 1979 J. Scheckter 1980 A. Jones 1981 N. Piquet 1982 K. Rosberg 1983 N. Piquet 1984 A. Lauda 1985 A. Prost 1986 A. Prost 1987 N. Piquet 1988 A. Senna 1989 A. Prost

1990 A. Senna 1991 A. Senna 1992 N. Mansell 1993 A. Prost 1994 M. Schumacher 1995 M. Schumacher 1996 D. Hill 1997 J. Villeneuve 1998 M. Hakkinen 1999 M. Hakkinen 2000 M. Schumacher 2001 M. Schumacher 2002 M. Schumacher 2003 M. Schumacher 2004 M. Schumacher 2005 F. Alonso 2006 F. Alonso 2007 K. Raikkonen 2008 L. Hamilton 2009 J. Button

2010 S. Vettel 2011 S. Vettel 2012 S. Vettel 2013 S. Vettel 2014 L. Hamilton 2015 L. Hamilton 2016 N. Rosberg 2017 L. Hamilton 2018 L. Hamilton 2019 L. Hamilton 2020 L. Hamilton 2021 M. Verstappen 2022 M. Verstappen 2023 M. Verstappen 2024 M. Verstappen

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