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FORMULA 1 1978 World Championship

Explore the 1978 Formula 1 season schedule, race results, standings, drivers and teams.

ROUND 1

Argentina

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
1/13-15
1Mario Andretti
2Niki Lauda
3Patrick Depailler
ROUND 2

Brazil

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
1/27-29
1Carlos Reutemann
2Emerson Fittipaldi
3Niki Lauda
ROUND 3

South Africa

Kyalami
3/2-4
1Ronnie Peterson
2Patrick Depailler
3John Watson
ROUND 4

USA West

Long Beach
3/31-4/2
1Carlos Reutemann
2Mario Andretti
3Patrick Depailler
ROUND 5

Monaco

Circuit de Monaco
5/4-7
1Patrick Depailler
2Niki Lauda
3Jody Scheckter
ROUND 6

Belgium

Zolder
5/19-21
1Mario Andretti
2Ronnie Peterson
3Carlos Reutemann
ROUND 7

Spain

Jarama
6/2-4
1Mario Andretti
2Ronnie Peterson
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 8

Sweden

Scandinavian Raceway
6/15-17
1Niki Lauda
2Riccardo Patrese
3Ronnie Peterson
ROUND 9

France

Circuit Paul Ricard
6/30-7/2
1Mario Andretti
2Ronnie Peterson
3James Hunt
ROUND 10

Great Britain

Brands Hatch
7/14-16
1Carlos Reutemann
2Niki Lauda
3John Watson
ROUND 11

Germany

Hockenheimring
7/28-30
1Mario Andretti
2Jody Scheckter
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 12

Austria

Red Bull Ring
8/11-13
1Ronnie Peterson
2Patrick Depailler
3Gilles Villeneuve
ROUND 13

Netherlands

Circuit Park Zandvoort
8/25-27
1Mario Andretti
2Ronnie Peterson
3Niki Lauda
ROUND 14

Italy

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
9/8-10
1Niki Lauda
2John Watson
3Carlos Reutemann
ROUND 15

United States

Watkins Glen
9/29-10/1
1Carlos Reutemann
2Alan Jones
3Jody Scheckter
ROUND 16

Canada

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
10/6-8
1Gilles Villeneuve
2Jody Scheckter
3Carlos Reutemann