Pit Lane F1
1978 Season - Round 6 - 1978-05-21
Mario Andretti won the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) home for Team Lotus.
Didier Pironi (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | Accident | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 22 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 18 | Transmission | 0 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | Accident | 0 |
