1978 standings

Final standings, Canadian Grand Prix, 8 Oct 1978. Race results · Team-mate head-to-head · 1977 · 1979

Championship progression

Points after each round for the top eight drivers in the final standings. Hover or tap for a round.

Constructors, top six.

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	6	64	leader
2	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	2	51	-13
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	4	48	-16
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham	2	44	-20
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1	34	-30
6	John Watson	Brabham	0	25	-39
7	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	0	24	-40
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	19	-45
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	17	-47
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	0	17	-47
11	Alan Jones	Williams	0	11	-53
12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	11	-53
13	James Hunt	McLaren	0	8	-56
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	0	8	-56
15	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	0	7	-57
16	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	0	4	-60
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	0	3	-61
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	0	2	-62
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	0	1	-63
20	Derek Daly	Ensign	0	1	-63
21	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	0	1	-63
22	Brett Lunger	Ensign	0	0	-64
23	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	0	0	-64
24	Jochen Mass	ATS	0	0	-64
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Team Lotus	0	0	-64
26	René Arnoux	Surtees	0	0	-64
27	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	0	0	-64
28	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	0	0	-64
29	Keke Rosberg	ATS	0	0	-64
30	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	0	0	-64
31	Harald Ertl	Ensign	0	0	-64
32	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	0	0	-64
33	Bobby Rahal	Wolf	0	0	-64
34	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	0	-64
35	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	0	0	-64
36	Danny Ongais	Shadow	0	0	-64
37	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	0	0	-64
38	Beppe Gabbiani	Surtees	0	0	-64
39	Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	0	0	-64
40	Divina Galica	Hesketh	0	0	-64
41	Emilio de Villota	McLaren	0	0	-64
42	Alberto Colombo	Merzario	0	0	-64
43	Carlo Franchi	Surtees	0	0	-64
44	Geoff Lees	Ensign	0	0	-64
45	Hans Binder	ATS	0	0	-64
46	Tony Trimmer	McLaren	0	0	-64

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Team Lotus	8	86	leader
2	Ferrari	5	58	-28
3	Brabham	2	53	-33
4	Tyrrell	1	38	-48
5	Wolf	0	24	-62
6	Ligier	0	19	-67
7	Fittipaldi	0	17	-69
8	McLaren	0	15	-71
9	Williams	0	11	-75
10	Arrows	0	11	-75
11	Shadow	0	6	-80
12	Renault	0	3	-83
13	Surtees	0	1	-85
14	Ensign	0	1	-85
15	ATS	0	0	-86
16	Martini	0	0	-86
17	Merzario	0	0	-86
18	Theodore	0	0	-86
19	Hesketh	0	0	-86

Rd	Race	Winner	Leader after the race	Pts
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	9
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Carlos Reutemann	Mario Andretti	12
3	South African Grand Prix	Ronnie Peterson	Mario Andretti	12
4	United States Grand Prix West	Carlos Reutemann	Carlos Reutemann	18
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Patrick Depailler	Patrick Depailler	23
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	27
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	36
8	Swedish Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Mario Andretti	36
9	French Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	45
10	British Grand Prix	Carlos Reutemann	Mario Andretti	45
11	German Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	54
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Ronnie Peterson	Mario Andretti	54
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	63
14	Italian Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Mario Andretti	64
15	United States Grand Prix	Carlos Reutemann	Mario Andretti	64
16	Canadian Grand Prix	Gilles Villeneuve	Mario Andretti	64