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Mario Andretti 1978 statistics
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
11
Race
3
11
Qualifying
3
Mario Andretti
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Team Lotus
1
Race
1
1
Qualifying
1
1978 statistics
1st
Position
6/16
Wins
8/16
Pole positions
7/16
Podiums
9/16
In points
6
Wins
37.5%
Win percentage
5
Wins from pole
2
Longest win streak
8
Pole positions
7
Podiums
43.75%
Podium percentage
2
Longest podium streak
1st/11th
High/low result
3.83
Average result
1st/9th
High/low qualifying result
2.25
Average qualifying result
4
DNF
0
DNS
3
Fastest laps
870
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
64
Points
1st
Position
1st/3rd
High/low position
1978 standings progression
1978 results
| Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 1st | 1:37:04.470 | 1st | 1st | 1:47.750 (Q) | 9 | |||
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 4th | +1:33.120 | 3rd | 3rd | 1:40.620 (Q) | +0.170 | 3 | ||
| 3 | South African Grand Prix | 7th | +1 lap | 2nd | 1:17.090 | 2nd | 1:14.900 (Q) | +0.250 | 0 | |
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West | 2nd | +11.061 | 4th | 4th | 1:21.188 (Q) | +0.552 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Monaco Grand Prix | 11th | +6 laps | 4th | 4th | 1:29.100 (Q) | +0.760 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1st | 1:39:52.020 | 1st | 1st | 1:20.900 (Q) | 9 | |||
| 7 | Spanish Grand Prix | 1st | 1:41:47.060 | 1st | 1:20.060 | 1st | 1:16.390 (Q) | 9 | ||
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 1st | 1st | 1:22.058 (Q) | 0 | |||
| 9 | French Grand Prix | 1st | 1:38:51.920 | 2nd | 2nd | 1:44.460 (Q) | +0.050 | 9 | ||
| 10 | British Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 2nd | 2nd | 1:17.060 (Q) | +0.260 | 0 | ||
| 11 | German Grand Prix | 1st | 1:28:00.900 | 1st | 1st | 1:51.900 (Q) | 9 | |||
| 12 | Austrian Grand Prix | DNF | Accident | 2nd | 2nd | 1:37.760 (Q) | +0.050 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Dutch Grand Prix | 1st | 1:41:04.230 | 1st | 1st | 1:16.360 (Q) | 9 | |||
| 14 | Italian Grand Prix | 6th | +46.330 | 1st | 1:38.230 | 1st | 1:37.520 (Q) | 1 | ||
| 15 | United States Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 1st | 1st | 1:38.114 (Q) | 0 | |||
| 16 | Canadian Grand Prix | 10th | +1 lap | 9th | 9th | 1:39.236 (Q) | +1.221 | 0 |
In the 1978 Formula 1 season Mario Andretti drove a total of 16 races for Lotus. From the total of 16 races, Mario managed to win 6 of them and finish on the podium 7 times. If we take a look at the races, where Andretti didn't finish, this happend in 4 occasions. During the 1978 season Mario started the race 8 times from pole position. Mario Andretti finished the season on 1st place in the driver championship and became the 1978 world champion with a total of 64 points.