1978
Season

1978

Championship Standings

Drivers

P1 M.Andretti 64 pts · 6 wins Team Lotus
P2 R.Peterson 51 pts · 2 wins Team Lotus
P3 C.Reutemann 48 pts · 4 wins Ferrari

Constructors

P1 Team Lotus 116 pts · 8 wins Team Lotus
P2 Brabham 69 pts · 2 wins Brabham
P3 Ferrari 65 pts · 5 wins Ferrari
# Driver Pts W 2nd 3rd Pod Elo +/-
1 Team Lotus M.Andretti 64 6 0 0 0 2264 +73
2 Team Lotus R.Peterson 51 2 0 0 0 2308 +189
3 Ferrari C.Reutemann 48 4 0 0 0 2404 +104
4 Brabham N.Lauda 44 2 0 0 0 2194 -257
5 Tyrrell P.Depailler 34 1 0 0 0 2196 -68
6 Brabham J.Watson 25 0 0 0 0 2236 +185
7 Wolf J.Scheckter 24 0 0 0 0 2336 +27
8 Ligier J.Laffite 19 0 0 0 0 2332 +104
9 Ferrari G.Villeneuve 17 1 0 0 0 2303 +247
10 Fittipaldi E.Fittipaldi 17 0 0 0 0 2252 +159
11 Williams A.Jones 11 0 0 0 0 2249 -8
12 Arrows R.Patrese 11 0 0 0 0 2211 +6
13 McLaren J.Hunt 8 0 0 0 0 2196 -92
14 McLaren P.Tambay 8 0 0 0 0 2327 +242
15 Tyrrell D.Pironi 7 0 0 0 0 2193 +193
16 Shadow C.Regazzoni 4 0 0 0 0 2054 -48
17 Renault J.Jabouille 3 0 0 0 0 2181 +213
18 Shadow H.Stuck 2 0 0 0 0 2029 -152
19 Surtees V.Brambilla 1 0 0 0 0 2124 -78
20 Hesketh Ensign D.Daly 1 0 0 0 0 2183 +183
21 Team Lotus H.Rebaque 1 0 0 0 0 1934 +100
22 McLaren Ensign B.Lunger 0 0 0 0 0 2083 -86
23 McLaren B.Giacomelli 0 0 0 0 0 2179 +126
24 ATS J.Mass 0 0 0 0 0 2004 -178
25 ATS Team Lotus J.Jarier 0 0 0 0 0 2070 -7
26 Martini Surtees R.Arnoux 0 0 0 0 0 2130 +130
27 Arrows R.Stommelen 0 0 0 0 0 1901 -218
28 Ensign McLaren Brabham N.Piquet 0 0 0 0 0 2127 +127
29 Theodore ATS Wolf K.Rosberg 0 0 0 0 0 2039 +39
30 Surtees R.Keegan 0 0 0 0 0 1883 -288
31 Ensign ATS H.Ertl 0 0 0 0 0 1965 -64
32 Ensign J.Ickx 0 0 0 0 0 2043 -50
33 Wolf B.Rahal 0 0 0 0 0 2047 +47
34 Merzario A.Merzario 0 0 0 0 0 1952 +29
35 ATS M.Bleekemolen 0 0 0 0 0 1872 -59
36 Ensign Shadow D.Ongais 0 0 0 0 0 1904 -142
37 Ensign L.Leoni 0 0 0 0 0 1877 -96
38 Surtees B.Gabbiani 0 0 0 0 0 1922 -78
39 Theodore Hesketh E.Cheever 0 0 0 0 0 1896 -104
40 Hesketh D.Galica 0 0 0 0 0 1855 -92
41 McLaren E.de Villota 0 0 0 0 0 1873 -28
42 ATS Merzario A.Colombo 0 0 0 0 0 1861 -139
43 Surtees C.Franchi 0 0 0 0 0 1956 -44
44 Ensign G.Lees 0 0 0 0 0 1942 -58
45 ATS H.Binder 0 0 0 0 0 1971 -65
46 McLaren T.Trimmer 0 0 0 0 0 1762 -28
Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) G.Villeneuve +247
Biggest Race Gain H.Rebaque Hockenheimring (+122)
Biggest Race Drop R.Peterson Brands Hatch (-134)
Avg Field Elo 2,079

Season Elo Gainers

1 G.Villeneuve +247
2 P.Tambay +242
3 J.Jabouille +213
4 D.Pironi +193
5 R.Peterson +189

Season Elo Losers

1 R.Keegan -288
2 N.Lauda -257
3 R.Stommelen -218
4 J.Mass -178
5 H.Stuck -152