1978 Formula One season

F1 season
Previous = 1977
Current = 1978
Next = 1979The 1978 Formula One season included the 29th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 15, 1978, and ended on October 8 after sixteen races. Mario Andretti was the season Champion and the last American to win a Formula One race. There was also one non-Championship race in 1978, the XXX BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone, the last time that this formerly famous event was run to F1 rules. The race was won by future Champion Keke Rosberg, driving in only his second ever Formula 1 event.

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Drivers & Constructors

Constructors points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round with only the best placed car from each constructor eligible to score points.The best seven results from the first eight races and the best seven results from the remaining eight races were retained. [Mike Kettlewell, The Champion Book of World Championship Facts & Figures, 1982, Page 40]

1978 Drivers Championship final standings

Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.The best seven results from the first eight races and the best seven results from the remaining eight races were retained. [Mike Kettlewell, The Champion Book of World Championship Facts & Figures, 1982, Page 34]

Non-Championship race results

Another Formula One race was also held in 1978, which did not count towards the World Championship.

References

External links

* [http://www.f1-facts.com/results/season/1978 1978 World Championship race classifications and images at f1-facts.com]