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1978 Belgian Grand Prix
Round
6/16
Date
May 21, 1978 at 00:00
Location
Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Circuit
Circuit length
4.262 m
Race distance
298.34 km
Andretti
Winner
1:39:52.020
Winning time
Andretti
Pole position
Peterson
Fastest lap
1:23.130
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:39:52.020 | 1st | 70 | 9 |
| 2 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | +9.900 | 7th | 70 | 6 |
| 3 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +24.340 | 2nd | 70 | 4 |
| 4 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +47.040 | 4th | 70 | 3 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Accident | 14th | 69 | 2 |
| 6 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 23rd | 69 | 1 |
| 7 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | +1 lap | 24th | 69 | |
| 8 | #33 Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | +1 lap | 21st | 69 | |
| 9 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | +2 laps | 19th | 68 | |
| 10 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | +2 laps | 11th | 68 | |
| 11 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | +2 laps | 16th | 68 | |
| 12 | #22 Jacky Ickx | Ensign | +6 laps | 22nd | 64 | |
| 13 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Engine | 12th | 63 | |
| NC | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +14 laps | 10th | 56 | |
| DNF | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Spun off | 20th | 56 | |
| DNF | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Spun off | 5th | 53 | |
| DNF | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Gearbox | 13th | 51 | |
| DNF | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Transmission | 18th | 40 | |
| DNF | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Suspension | 8th | 31 | |
| DNF | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Spun off | 17th | 26 | |
| DNF | #2 John Watson | Brabham | Accident | 9th | 18 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Accident | 15th | 0 | |
| DNF | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Accident | 6th | 0 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Accident | 3rd | 0 | |
| DNQ | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Derek Daly | Hesketh | ||||
| DNQ | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | ||||
| DNQ | #10 Alberto Colombo | ATS | ||||
| DNPQ | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | ||||
| DNPQ | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||||
| DNP | #23 Bernard de Dryver | Ensign | ||||
| DNP | #29 Patrick Nève | March |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:20.900 | |
| 2 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:21.690 | +0.790 |
| 3 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:21.700 | +0.800 |
| 4 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:21.770 | +0.870 |
| 5 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:22.120 | +1.220 |
| 6 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:22.500 | +1.600 |
| 7 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:22.620 | +1.720 |
| 8 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:23.250 | +2.350 |
| 9 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:23.260 | +2.360 |
| 10 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:23.580 | +2.680 |
| 11 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:23.710 | +2.810 |
| 12 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:23.780 | +2.880 |
| 13 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:23.820 | +2.920 |
| 14 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:23.900 | +3.000 |
| 15 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:24.110 | +3.210 |
| 16 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:24.140 | +3.240 |
| 17 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:24.140 | +3.240 |
| 18 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:24.180 | +3.280 |
| 19 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | 1:24.220 | +3.320 |
| 20 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:24.470 | +3.570 |
| 21 | #33 Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 1:24.810 | +3.910 |
| 22 | #22 Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 1:24.820 | +3.920 |
| 23 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:24.850 | +3.950 |
| 24 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:24.990 | +4.090 |
| 25 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:25.400 | +4.500 |
| 26 | #24 Derek Daly | Hesketh | 1:25.690 | +4.790 |
| 27 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 1:25.870 | +4.970 |
| 28 | #10 Alberto Colombo | ATS | 1:26.010 | +5.110 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:23.760 | |
| 2 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 1:24.460 | +0.700 |
| 3 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | 1:24.580 | +0.820 |
| 4 | #33 Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 1:24.650 | +0.890 |
| 5 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:24.910 | +1.150 |
| 6 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:25.100 | +1.340 |
| 7 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:26.690 | +2.930 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:23.130 | 66 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 23 | -4 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 22 | -5 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | 2 | 20 | -7 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 3 | 16 | -11 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 7 | -20 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 6 | -21 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 6 | -21 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 5 | -22 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 1 | 4 | -23 |
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 3 | -24 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 | 3 | -24 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -24 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 2 | -25 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -25 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 1 | -26 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus | Ford | 3 | 5 | 36 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 4 | 25 | -11 |
| 3 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 22 | -14 |
| 4 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 4 | 20 | -16 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 1 | 6 | -30 |
| 6 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 0 | 6 | -30 |
| 7 | Wolf | Ford | 0 | 1 | 4 | -32 |
| 8 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -33 |
| 9 | Williams | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -33 |
| 10 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -34 |
| 11 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -34 |
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| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton | 1:51.583 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Romain Grosjean | 1:52.416 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
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| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:50.756 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:52.822 - Bruno Senna | Jenson Button |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:49.883 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber | Robert Kubica | 1:49.069 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sebastian Vettel | 1:47.263 - Sebastian Vettel | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Nick Heidfeld | Lewis Hamilton | 1:47.930 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | 1:48.036 - Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:51.453 - Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2004 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:45.108 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:47.176 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:49.758 - Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | 1:53.803 - Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1999 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:53.955 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #9 Damon Hill | Ralf Schumacher | Jean Alesi | 2:03.766 - Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:52.692 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jacques Villeneuve | Mika Häkkinen | 1:53.067 - Gerhard Berger | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Martin Brundle | 1:53.412 - David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Mika Häkkinen | Jos Verstappen | 1:57.117 - Damon Hill | Rubens Barrichello |
| 1993 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost | 1:51.095 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #19 Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | 1:53.791 - Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger | Nelson Piquet | 1:55.161 - Roberto Moreno | Ayrton Senna |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | 1:55.087 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | 2:11.571 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | 2:00.772 - Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #1 Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Andrea de Cesaris | 1:57.153 - Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | 1:59.282 - Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet |
| 1985 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | 2:01.730 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1984 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Derek Warwick | René Arnoux | 1:19.294 - René Arnoux | Michele Alboreto |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay | Eddie Cheever | 2:07.493 - Andrea de Cesaris | Alain Prost |
| 1982 | #7 John Watson | Keke Rosberg | Eddie Cheever | 1:20.214 - John Watson | Alain Prost |
| 1981 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Nigel Mansell | 1:23.300 - Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Reutemann |
| 1980 | #25 Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | 1:20.880 - Jacques Laffite | Alan Jones |
| 1979 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | 1:23.090 - Gilles Villeneuve | Jacques Laffite |
| 1977 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Niki Lauda | Ronnie Peterson | 1:27.540 - Gunnar Nilsson | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | 1:25.980 - Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | 1:26.760 - Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | 1:11.310 - Denny Hulme | Clay Regazzoni |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:25.420 - François Cevert | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1972 | #32 Emerson Fittipaldi | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | 1:12.120 - Chris Amon | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1970 | #1 Pedro Rodríguez | Chris Amon | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 3:27.400 - Chris Amon | Jackie Stewart |
| 1968 | #5 Bruce McLaren | Pedro Rodríguez | Jacky Ickx | 3:30.500 - John Surtees | Chris Amon |
| 1967 | #36 Dan Gurney | Jackie Stewart | Chris Amon | 3:31.900 - Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |
| 1966 | #6 John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | Lorenzo Bandini | 4:18.700 - John Surtees | John Surtees |
| 1965 | #17 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | 4:12.900 - Jim Clark | Graham Hill |
| 1964 | #23 Jim Clark | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | 3:49.200 - Dan Gurney | Dan Gurney |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Bruce McLaren | Dan Gurney | 3:58.100 - Jim Clark | Graham Hill |
| 1962 | #16 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Phil Hill | 3:55.600 - Jim Clark | Graham Hill |
| 1961 | #4 Phil Hill | Wolfgang von Trips | Richie Ginther | 3:59.800 - Richie Ginther | Phil Hill |
| 1960 | #2 Jack Brabham | Bruce McLaren | Olivier Gendebien | 3:51.900 - Phil Hill | Jack Brabham |
| 1958 | #4 Tony Brooks | Mike Hawthorn | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 3:58.300 - Mike Hawthorn | Mike Hawthorn |
| 1956 | #8 Peter Collins | Paul Frère | Cesare Perdisa | 4:14.700 - Stirling Moss | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1955 | #10 Juan Manuel Fangio | Stirling Moss | Nino Farina | 4:20.600 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Eugenio Castellotti |
| 1954 | #26 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maurice Trintignant | Stirling Moss | 4:25.500 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #10 Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | Onofre Marimón | 4:34.000 - José Froilán González | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1952 | #4 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Robert Manzon | 4:55.000 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 1951 | #4 Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | 4:22.100 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1950 | #10 Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Louis Rosier | 4:34.100 - Nino Farina | Nino Farina |
The 1978 Belgian Grand Prix started May 21, 1978 on Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Mario Andretti started from pole position with Carlos Reutemann next to him. Niki Lauda started from third place.
In 1 hour, 39 minutes and 52 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Ronnie Peterson in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 27 points. Andretti is 4 points ahead of Patrick Depailler.