Automobile World Championship 1978

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Automobile World Championship 1978
Andretti celebrating at 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg

World Champion
Driver: United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti
Constructor: United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford
Season dates
Number of races: 16
<1977 season

1979 season>

The 1978 automobile world championship was the 29th season of the automobile world championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 world championship . Over 16 races between January 15, 1978 and October 8, 1978, the Drivers' World Championship and the International Cup of Formula 1 Constructors were held.

Mario Andretti won the drivers' world championship for the first and only time. Lotus became constructors world champion.

Teams and drivers

photo team chassis engine tires No. Regular driver run
Brabham BT46B
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C
Brabham BT46
Brabham BT46B
Brabham BT46C
Alfa Romeo 3.0 B12 G 01 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda 1-16
02 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson 1-16
66 Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet 16
Tyrrell 008
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Eleven Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 03 FranceFrance Didier Pironi 1-16
04th FranceFrance Patrick Depailler 1-16
Lotus 79
United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78
lotus 79
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 05 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti 1-16
06th SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson 1-14
55 FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier 15, 16
McLaren M26
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Marlboro Team Texaco McLaren M26
McLaren M26E
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 07th United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Hunt 1-16
08th FranceFrance Patrick Tambay 1-5, 7-16
33 ItalyItaly Bruno Giacomelli 6, 9, 10, 13, 14
ATS HS1
GermanyGermany ATS Racing Team F&S Properties / ATS Racing Team
GermanyGermany
ATS HS1
ATS D1
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 09 GermanyGermany Jochen Mass 1-13
NetherlandsNetherlands Michael Bleekemolen 14-16
10 FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier 1-5, 11
ItalyItaly Alberto Colombo 6, 7
FinlandFinland Keke Rosberg 8-10, 15, 16
AustriaAustria Hans Binder 12
NetherlandsNetherlands Michael Bleekemolen 13
GermanyGermany Harald Ertl 14th
Ferrari 312T3
ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2
Ferrari 312T3
Ferrari 3.0 B12 M. 11 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann 1-16
12 CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve 1-16
Copersucar F5A
Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi Automotive Copersucar F5A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 14th Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 1-16
Renault RS01
FranceFrance Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 1.5 V6T M. 15th FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jabouille 3-16
Shadow DN8
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8
Shadow DN9
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 16 GermanyGermany Hans-Joachim Stuck 1-16
17th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clay Regazzoni 1-16
Surtees TS19
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Durex Team Surtees Beta Team Surtees Team Surtees
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Surtees TS19
Surtees TS20
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 18th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rupert Keegan 1-13
ItalyItaly Gimax 14th
FranceFrance René Arnoux 15, 16
19th ItalyItaly Vittorio Brambilla 1-14
ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani 15, 16
Wolf WR6
CanadaCanada Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1
Wolf WR3
Wolf WR4
Wolf WR5
Wolf WR6
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 20th South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter 1-16
21st United StatesUnited States Bobby Rahal 15, 16
Ensign N177
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Tissot Ensign Sachs Racing
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 22nd United StatesUnited States Danny Ongais 1, 2
ItalyItaly Lamberto Leoni 3, 4
BelgiumBelgium Jacky Ickx 5-8
IrelandIreland Derek Daly 9, 10, 12-16
Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet 11
23 ItalyItaly Lamberto Leoni 1, 2
GermanyGermany Harald Ertl 11-14
United StatesUnited States Brett Lunger 15th
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mario Deliotti Racing Ensign N175 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 23 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Geoff Lees 10
Hesketh 308E
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Olympus Cameras / Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 24 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Divina Galica 1, 2
United StatesUnited States Eddie Cheever 3
IrelandIreland Derek Daly 4-6
MexicoMexico Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 25th MexicoMexico Hector Rebaque 1-16
Ligier JS9
FranceFrance Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7
Ligier JS7 / 9
Ligier JS9
Matra 3.0 V12 G 26th FranceFrance Jacques Laffite 1-16
Williams FW06
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 27 AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones 1-16
Spain 1977Spain Centro Aseguredor F1 McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 28 Spain 1977Spain Emilio de Villota 7th
United StatesUnited States Liggett Group / B & S Fabrications BS Fabrications
United StatesUnited States
McLaren M23
McLaren M26
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 29 Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet 12-14
30th United StatesUnited States Brett Lunger 1-14
FranceFrance Automobiles Martini Martini Mk23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 31 FranceFrance René Arnoux 3, 5, 6, 9, 11-13
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Theodore Racing Theodore Racing Hong Kong
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Theodore TR1
Wolf WR3
Wolf WR4
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 32 United StatesUnited States Eddie Cheever 1, 2
FinlandFinland Keke Rosberg 3-7, 11-14
Arrows A1
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 35 ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese 3-14, 16
36 ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese 2
GermanyGermany Rolf Stommelen 3-16
ItalyItaly Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 37 ItalyItaly Arturo Merzario 1-16
38 ItalyItaly Alberto Colombo 14th
United StatesUnited States Interscope Racing Shadow DN9 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 39 United StatesUnited States Danny Ongais 4, 13
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Melchester Racing McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 40 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tony Trimmer 10

Racing calendar

No. date Grand Prix route Distance
(km)
Pole position Fastest race lap winner Overall leading
driver
Overall leading
designer
01 15. January ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires 310.336 km Mario Andretti Gilles Villeneuve Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Lotus Ford
02 January 29th Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil Jacarepaguá 316,953 km Ronnie Peterson Carlos Reutemann Carlos Reutemann
03 4th of March South Africa 1961South Africa South Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit 320.112 km Niki Lauda Mario Andretti Ronnie Peterson
04th 2nd of April United StatesUnited States USA West Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit 261.706 km Carlos Reutemann Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann Carlos Reutemann
05 May 7th MonacoMonaco Monaco Circuit de Monaco 248.40 km Carlos Reutemann Niki Lauda Patrick Depailler Patrick Depailler
06th May 21 BelgiumBelgium Belgium Circuit Zolder 298.340 km Mario Andretti Ronnie Peterson Mario Andretti Mario Andretti
07th June 4th Spain 1977Spain Spain Circuito del Jarama 255.300 km Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Mario Andretti
08th 17th of June SwedenSweden Sweden Anderstorp 282.170 km Mario Andretti Niki Lauda Niki Lauda
09 2nd July FranceFrance France Circuit Paul Ricard 313.740 km John Watson Carlos Reutemann Mario Andretti
10 16th of July United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain Brands Hatch 319.732 km Ronnie Peterson Niki Lauda Carlos Reutemann
11 30th July GermanyGermany Germany Hockenheimring 305.505 km Mario Andretti Ronnie Peterson Mario Andretti
12 13 August AustriaAustria Austria Österreichring 320.868 km Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson
13 August 27 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort 316.950 km Mario Andretti Niki Lauda Mario Andretti
14th September 10 ItalyItaly Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 232,000 km Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Niki Lauda
15th October 1 United StatesUnited States USA East Watkins Glen International 320.665 km Mario Andretti Jean-Pierre Jarier Carlos Reutemann
16 8th October CanadaCanada Canada Île Notre-Dame Circuit 315,000 km Jean-Pierre Jarier Alan Jones Gilles Villeneuve

Race reports

Argentina Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 37: 04.47
2 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 13.21
3 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford + 13.64
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 47.75
SR CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 49.76

The Argentine Grand Prix at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires took place on January 15, 1978 and covered a distance of 52 laps (310.336 km).

Race director Juan Manuel Fangio mistakenly waved off fifth-placed Ronnie Peterson as the winner. The last (53rd) lap was canceled due to this.

Brazilian Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 49: 59.86
2 Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi-Ford + 49.13
3 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 57.02
PP SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 40.45
SR ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 43.07

The Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro took place on January 29, 1978 and went over a distance of 63 laps (316,953 km).

South Africa Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 42: 15.767
2 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford + 0.466
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 4.442
PP AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 14.65
SR United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 17.09

The South African Grand Prix at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit took place on March 4, 1978 and covered a distance of 78 laps (320.112 km).

US Grand Prix West

space driver team time
1 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 52: 01,301
2 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford + 11.061
3 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford + 28,951
PP ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 20.636
SR AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford 1: 22.215

The USA West Grand Prix at the Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit took place on April 2, 1978 and covered a distance of 80.5 laps (261.706 km).

Monaco Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 1: 55: 14.66
2 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 22.45
3 South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter CanadaCanada Wolf-Ford + 32.29
PP ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 28.34
SR AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 28.65

The Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco took place on May 7, 1978 and covered a distance of 75 laps of 3.312 km (248.42 km).

Belgian Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 39: 52.02
2 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford + 9.90
3 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari + 24.34
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 20.90
SR SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 23.13

The Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit Zolder took place on May 21, 1978 and covered a distance of 70 laps of 4.262 km (298.34 km).

Spanish Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 41: 47.06
2 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford + 19.56
3 FranceFrance Jacques Laffite FranceFrance Ligier-Matra + 37.24
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 16.39
SR United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 20.06

The Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuito del Jarama took place on June 4, 1978 and covered a distance of 75 laps (255.300 km).

Swedish Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 41: 00,606
2 ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Ford + 34.019
3 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford + 34.105
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 22.058
SR AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 24.836

The Swedish Grand Prix in Anderstorp took place on June 17, 1978 and covered a distance of 70 laps (282.17 km).

At the Swedish Grand Prix, Brabham used the so-called vacuum cleaner ( Brabham BT46B ). In the rear of the Brabham a fan was attached, which was officially used for engine cooling. In fact, the fan created a vacuum under the car and thus increased the contact pressure of the Brabham. A week later, the fan system was banned because the negative pressure allegedly threw up stones and these flew into the face of the next person.

French Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 38: 51.92
2 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford + 2.93
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Hunt United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford + 19.80
PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 44.41
SR ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 48.56

The French Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul Ricard took place on July 2, 1978 and covered a distance of 54 laps (313.740 km).

Great Britain Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 42: 12.39
2 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 1.23
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 37.25
PP SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 16.80
SR AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 18.60

The British Grand Prix at the Brands Hatch Circuit took place on July 16, 1978 and covered a distance of 76 laps (319.732 km).

Grand Prix of Germany

space driver team time
1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 28: 00.90
2 South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter CanadaCanada Wolf-Ford + 15.35
3 FranceFrance Jacques Laffite FranceFrance Ligier-Matra + 28.01
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 51.90
SR SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 55.62
A 1978 Lotus 79 at the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring took place on July 30, 1978 and covered a distance of 45 laps of 6.789 km (305.505 km).

Grand Prix of Austria

space driver team time
1 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 41: 21.57
2 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford + 47.44
3 CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve ItalyItaly Ferrari +1: 39.76
PP SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 37.71
SR SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 43.12

The Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring took place on August 13, 1978 and covered a distance of 54 laps (320.868 km).

Grand Prix of the Netherlands

space driver team time
1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 41: 04.23
2 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford + 0.32
3 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 12.21
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 16.36
SR AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 19.57
The Lotus drivers Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson in Zandvoort

The Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Park Zandvoort took place on August 27, 1978 and covered a distance of 75 laps (316.95 km).

Italian Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1: 07: 04.54
2 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 1.48
3 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari + 20.47
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 37.52
SR United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 38.23

The Italian Grand Prix in Monza took place on September 10, 1978 and covered a distance of 40 laps (232 km).

The race was canceled because of a serious pile-up after the start, in which Ronnie Peterson was also involved. A day later, Peterson died from his injuries.

The race was restarted and shortened from 52 to 40 laps. The first-placed Mario Andretti and the second-placed Gilles Villeneuve were penalized with one minute for jump starts.

US Grand Prix East

space driver team time
1 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 40: 48.800
2 AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford + 19.739
3 South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter CanadaCanada Wolf-Ford + 45.701
PP United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 38.114
SR FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 39.557
Carlos Reutemann in Watkins Glen

The US East Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International took place on October 1, 1978 and covered a distance of 59 laps (320.665 km).

Canadian Grand Prix

space driver team time
1 CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 57: 49.196
2 South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter CanadaCanada Wolf-Ford + 13.375
3 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari + 19.408
PP FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1: 38.015
SR AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford 1: 38.072

The Canadian Grand Prix at the Île Notre-Dame Circuit in Montreal took place on October 8, 1978 and covered a distance of 70 laps (315.0 km).

World championship ratings

Distribution of points
space 1 2 3 4th 5 6th
Points 9 6th 4th 3 2 1

The best seven results of the first eight and the best seven of the remaining eight races were taken into account for the evaluation. The best placed car of the respective designer was taken into account in the constructors' evaluation (the total points in brackets).

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) .svg Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Spain (1977–1981) .svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada.svg Points
01 United StatesUnited States M. Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 1 4th 7th 2 11 1 1 DNF 1 DNF 1 DNF 1 6th DNF 10 64
02 SwedenSweden R. Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 5 DNF 1 4th DNF 2 2 3 2 DNF DNF 1 2 DNF 51
03 ArgentinaArgentina C. Reutemann ItalyItaly Ferrari 7th 1 DNF 1 8th 3 DNF 10 18th 1 DNF DSQ 7th 3 1 3 48
04th AustriaAustria N. Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 2 3 DNF DNF 2 DNF DNF 1 DNF 2 DNF DNF 3 1 DNF DNF 44
05 FranceFrance P. Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 3 DNF 2 3 1 DNF DNF DNF DNF 4th DNF 2 DNF 11 DNF 5 34
06th United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Watson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo DNF 8th 3 DNF 4th DNF 5 DNF 4th 3 7th 7th 4th 2 DNF DNF 25th
07th South Africa 1961South Africa J. Scheckter CanadaCanada Wolf-Ford 10 DNF DNF DNF 3 DNF 4th DNF 6th DNF 2 DNF 12 12 3 2 24
08th FranceFrance J. Laffite FranceFrance Ligier-Matra 16 9 5 5 DNF 5 3 7th 7th 10 3 5 8th 4th 11 DNF 19th
09 CanadaCanada G. Villeneuve ItalyItaly Ferrari 8th DNF DNF DNF DNF 4th 10 9 12 DNF 8th 3 6th 7th DNF 1 17th
10 Brazil 1968Brazil E. Fittipaldi Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi-Ford 9 2 DNF 8th 9 DNF DNF 6th DNF DNF 4th 4th 5 8th 5 DNF 17th
11 AustraliaAustralia A. Jones United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford DNF 11 4th 7th DNF 10 8th DNF 5 DNF DNF DNF DNF 13 2 9 11
12 ItalyItaly R. Patrese United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Ford 10 DNF 6th 6th DNF DNF 2 8th DNF 9 DNF DNF DNF 4th 11
13 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Hunt United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 4th DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 6th 8th 3 DNF DSQ DNF 10 DNF 7th DNF 8th
14th FranceFrance P. Tambay United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 6th DNF DNF 12 7th DNF 4th 9 6th DNF DNF 9 5 6th 8th 8th
15th FranceFrance D. Pironi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 14th 6th 6th DNF 5 6th 12 DNF 10 DNF 5 DNF DNF DNF 10 7th 7th
16 SwitzerlandSwitzerland C. Regazzoni United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Ford 15th 5 DNQ 10 DNQ DNF 15th 5 DNF DNF DNQ NC DNQ NC 14th DNQ 4th
17th FranceFrance J.-P. Jabouille FranceFrance Renault DNF DNF 10 NC 13 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 4th 12 3
18th Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany H.-J. Piece United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Ford 17th DNF DNQ DNS DNF DNF DNF 11 11 5 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 2
19th ItalyItaly V. Brambilla United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 18th DNQ 12 DNF DNQ 13 7th DNF 17th 9 DNF 6th DSQ DNF 1
20th IrelandIreland D. Daly United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hesketh-Ford DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford DNQ DNF DSQ DNF 10 8th 6th 1
21st MexicoMexico H. Rebaque United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford DNQ DNF 10 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNF 12 DNQ DNF 6th DNF 11 DNQ DNF DNQ 1
- United StatesUnited States B. Lunger United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 13 DNF 11 DNQ DNPQ 7th DNQ DNQ DNF 8th DNPQ 8th DNF DNF 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford 13 0
- ItalyItaly B. Giacomelli United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 8th DNF 7th DNF 14th 0
- Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany J. Mass GermanyGermany ATS Ford 11 7th DNF DNF DNQ 11 9 13 13 NC DNF DNQ DNQ 0
- FranceFrance J.-P. Jarier GermanyGermany ATS Ford 12 DNS 8th 11 DNQ DNQ 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 15th DNF 0
- FranceFrance R. Arnoux FranceFrance Martini Ford DNQ DNPQ 9 14th DNPQ 9 DNF 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 9 DNF 0
- Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany R. Stommelen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Ford 9 9 DNF DNF 14th 14th 15th DNQ DSQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 16 DNPQ 0
- Brazil 1968Brazil N. Piquet United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford DNF 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford DNF DNF 9 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 11 0
- FinlandFinland K. Rosberg United KingdomUnited Kingdom Theodore Ford DNF DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 10 NC DNF DNPQ 0
GermanyGermany ATS Ford 15th 16 DNF DNF NC 0
- United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Keegan United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford DNF DNF DNF DNS DNF DNQ 11 DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 0
- AustriaAustria H. Ertl United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford 11 DNF DNPQ DNPQ 0
- BelgiumBelgium J. Ickx United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford DNF 12 DNF DNQ 0
- United StatesUnited States B. Rahal CanadaCanada Wolf-Ford 12 DNF 0
- ItalyItaly A. Merzario ItalyItaly Merzario-Ford DNF DNQ DNF DNF DNPQ DNPQ DNQ NC DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ DNF DNF DNF DNQ 0
- ItalyItaly L. Leoni United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford DNF DNS DNQ DNQ 0
- United StatesUnited States D. Ongais United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford DNF DNF 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Ford DNPQ DNPQ 0
- NetherlandsNetherlands M. Bleekemolen GermanyGermany ATS Ford DNQ DNQ DNF DNPQ 0
- United StatesUnited States E. Cheever United KingdomUnited Kingdom Theodore Ford DNQ DNQ 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hesketh-Ford DNF 0
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Constructors' championship

Only the points of the best-placed car per race counted for the constructors' championship (the total number of points in brackets).

1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus - Ford 86 (116)
2 ItalyItaly Ferrari 58 (65)
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham - Alfa Romeo 53 (69)
4th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell - Ford 38 (41)
5 CanadaCanada Wolf - Ford 24
6th FranceFrance Ligier - Matra 19th
7th Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi - Ford 17th
8th United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren - Ford 15 (16)
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams - Ford 11
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows - Ford 11
11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow - Ford 6th
12 FranceFrance Renault 3
13 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees - Ford 1
14th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign - Ford 1

News in brief Formula 1

  • Patrick Depailler wins his first Grand Prix in Monaco with a Tyrrell - Ford .
  • The 34-year-old Swede Ronnie Peterson is the victim of an accident at his 123rd Grand Prix, which was triggered by a poor start maneuver and the fact that the Monza slope narrowed a few hundred meters after the start from 30 m to 12 m wide. Most of the vehicles are still rolling when the start light turns green, Villeneuve, Andretti and Lauda get off well, behind which a traffic jam immediately forms. Patrese, Hunt and Peterson run out of space at the funnel-shaped driveway to the first chicane, there is contact and a chain reaction. Behind it, eight other vehicles collide with each other. The explosion of Peterson's Lotus when it hit the guardrails creates a ball of fire over the scene of the accident. In less than a minute, Peterson is freed from the burning wreckage with burns and broken legs by the driver colleagues. Ronnie Peterson dies the next morning in the hospital of a fat embolism, a consequence of the broken bones. In the race, which took place despite the accident, Mario Andretti became world champion.
  • Gilles Villeneuve takes his first win at the home Grand Prix in Canada in a Ferrari.

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