1978 Formula 1 Season 
Constructors
| 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 |
| Pos. | Driver | Arg | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | Swe | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 64 |
| 2 | Bengt Ronnie Peterson | 5 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 51 | ||
| 3 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | 7 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 18 | 1 | Ret | DSQ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| 4 | Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 44 |
| 5 | Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson | Ret | 8 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 25 |
| 7 | Jody David Scheckter | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Jacques-Henri Laffite | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | Ret | 19 |
| 9 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 9 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 17 |
| 11 | Alan Stanley Jones | Ret | 11 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Riccardo Gabriele Patrese | 10 | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | James Simon Wallis Hunt | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 3 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 |
| 14 | Patrick Daniel Tambay | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 15 | Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi | 14 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni | 15 | 5 | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | Ret | 15 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | NC | DNQ | NC | 14 | DNQ | 4 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille | Ret | Ret | 10 | NC | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 17 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Ret | DNQ | 12 | Ret | DNQ | 13 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 9 | Ret | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 1 | ||
| 20 | Derek Daly | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | DNQ | Ret | 10 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 12 | DNQ | Ret | 6 | Ret | 11 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 1 |
| 22 | Robert Brett Lunger | 13 | Ret | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 7 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 8 | DNQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 | |
| 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | 8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Jochen Richard Mass | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | NC | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier | 12 | DNS | 8 | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | René Alexandre Arnoux | DNQ | DNQ | 9 | 14 | DNQ | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | Rolf Johann Stommelen | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 15 | DNQ | DSQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 16 | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 28 | Nelson Souto Maior Piquet | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 29 | Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg | Ret | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 15 | 16 | Ret | 10 | NC | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | NC | 0 | ||
| 30 | Rupert Keegan | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||
| 31 | Harald Ertl | 11 | Ret | DNPQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Robert Woodward 'Bobby' Rahal | 12 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | Arturo Francesco 'Little Art' Merzario | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NC | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |
| 35 | Michael Bleekemolen | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Danny Ongais | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Lamberto Leoni | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Giuseppe 'Beppe' Gabbiani | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | Edward McKay 'Eddie' Cheever, Jr. | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Divina Mary Galica | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 41 | Emilio de Villota Ruíz | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | Alberto Colombo | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 43 | Carlo 'Gimax' Franchi | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | Geoffrey Lees | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Hans Binder | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | Tony Trimmer | DNQ | 0 |
C
Race cancelled
DNA
Did not arrive
DNP
Did not practice
DNPQ
Did not pre-qualify
DNQ
Did not qualify
DNS
Did not start
DSQ
Disqualified
EX
Excluded
NC
Non-classified finish
PO
Practiced only
Ret
Did not finish
SHR
Shared Result
TD
Friday test driver
WD
Withdrew entry before the event