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Driver Championship

1978 Driver Standings

Final 1978 driver championship standings

Updated: Feb 13, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC

DriversConstructors

Driver Championship

1

Team Lotus

6

wins

64

pts

2

Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson

Team Lotus

2

wins

51

−13 pts

3

Carlos Reutemann

Carlos Reutemann

Ferrari

4

wins

48

−16 pts

4

Brabham

2

wins

44

−20 pts

5

Patrick Depailler

Patrick Depailler

Tyrrell

1

wins

34

−30 pts

6

Brabham

—

wins

25

−39 pts

7

Wolf

—

wins

24

−40 pts

8

Jacques Laffite

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

—

wins

19

−45 pts

9

Gilles Villeneuve

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

1

wins

17

−47 pts

10

Emerson Fittipaldi

Emerson Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi

—

wins

17

−47 pts

11

Williams

—

wins

11

−53 pts

12

Riccardo Patrese

Riccardo Patrese

Arrows

—

wins

11

−53 pts

13

McLaren

—

wins

8

−56 pts

14

McLaren

—

wins

8

−56 pts

15

Tyrrell

—

wins

7

−57 pts

16

Shadow

—

wins

4

−60 pts

17

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault

—

wins

3

−61 pts

18

Hans-Joachim Stuck

Hans-Joachim Stuck

Shadow

—

wins

2

−62 pts

19

Vittorio Brambilla

Vittorio Brambilla

Surtees

—

wins

1

−63 pts

20

Hesketh

—

wins

1

−63 pts

21

Team Lotus

—

wins

1

−63 pts

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1978 driver standings FAQ

Who leads the 1978 F1 driver standings?

Mario Andretti leads the recorded 1978 standings with 64 points.

Are the 1978 F1 driver standings final?

This page shows the final recorded 1978 championship table.