Belgium (1978)

Date: 21 May 1978

Location: Heusden-Zolder, Belgium

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 United States of America Mario Andretti 9 70 Lotus Ford Goodyear
2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 6 70 Lotus Ford Goodyear
3 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 4 70 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
4 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 3 70 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
5 France Jacques Laffite 2 69 Ligier Matra Goodyear
6 France Didier Pironi 1 69 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
7 United States of America Brett Lunger 0 69 McLaren Ford Goodyear
8 Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 69 McLaren Ford Goodyear
9 France René Arnoux 0 68 Martini Ford Goodyear
10 Australia Alan Jones 0 68 Williams Ford Goodyear
11 Germany Jochen Mass 0 68 ATS Ford Goodyear
12 Belgium Jacky Ickx 0 64 Ensign Ford Goodyear
13 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 0 63 Surtees Ford Goodyear
NC France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 56 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 56 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 53 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF France Patrick Depailler 0 51 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 40 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 31 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Rolf Stommelen 0 26 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom John Watson 0 18 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 0 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 0 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 0 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNQ United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 0 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNQ Ireland Derek Daly 0 Hesketh Ford Goodyear
DNQ Finland Keke Rosberg 0 Theodore Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Alberto Colombo 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNPQ Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNPQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNP Belgium Bernard de Dryver 0 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNP Belgium Patrick Nève 0 March Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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1978 Belgian Grand Prix (1978)

Date: 1978-05-21 · Circuit: Zolder (Belgium)

Podium
  1. Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 9 pts
  2. Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 6 pts
  3. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 1 0 1:39:52.020 9
2 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 7 +5 1:40:01.920 6
3 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 2 -1 1:40:16.360 4
4 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 4 0 1:40:39.060 3
5 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 14 +9 Accident 2
6 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 23 +17 1
7 Robert Brett Lunger McLaren 24 +17
8 Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 21 +13
9 René Alexandre Arnoux Martini 19 +10
10 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 11 +1
11 Jochen Richard Mass ATS 16 +5
12 Jacques Bernard Ickx Ensign 22 +10
13 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 12 -1 Engine
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 10
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 20 Spun off
Jody David Scheckter Wolf 5 Spun off
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 13 Gearbox
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 18 Transmission
Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 8 Suspension
Rolf Johann Stommelen Arrows 17 Spun off
John Marshall Watson Brabham 9 Accident
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 15 Accident
James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 6 Accident
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 3 Accident
Rupert Keegan Surtees
Derek Daly Hesketh
Keijo Erik Rosberg Theodore
Alberto Colombo ATS
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Bernard de Dryver Ensign
Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies March
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 1
2 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 2
3 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 3
4 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 4
5 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 5
6 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 6
7 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 7
8 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 8
9 John Marshall Watson Brabham 9
10 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 10

Fastest Lap

Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) – 1:40:01.920

Driver of the Day

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