1978 Formula One season
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1978 FIA Formula One World Championship season | |
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The 1978 Formula One season saw the 29th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 15, 1978, and ended on October 8 after sixteen races. 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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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Season review
[edit] 1978 Constructors Championship final standings
Place | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Points | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
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1 | Lotus-Ford | 78 79 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | 116 | 8 | 14 | 12 | |
2 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | BT46/B/C | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 69 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
3 | Ferrari | 312T2 312T3 |
Ferrari 015 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 41 | 1 | 5 | ||
5 | Wolf-Ford | WR1-4 WR5-6 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | 24 | 4 | |||
6 | Ligier-Matra | JS7 JS7/9 JS9 |
Matra MS76 Matra MS78 |
19 | 2 | |||
7 | Fittipaldi-Ford | F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | 17 | 1 | |||
8 | McLaren-Ford | M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 16 | 1 | |||
9 | Williams-Ford | FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 11 | 1 | |||
10 | Arrows-Ford | FA1 A1 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | 11 | 1 | |||
11 | Shadow-Ford | DN8 DN9 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | 6 | ||||
12 | Renault | RS01 | Renault-Gordini EF1 | 3 | ||||
13 | Surtees-Ford | RS19 TS20 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | 1 | ||||
14 | Ensign-Ford | N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 1 | ||||
15 | Martini-Ford | MK23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | |||||
16 | Hesketh-Ford | 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | |||||
17 | ATS-Ford | HS1 D1 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | |||||
18 | Theodore-Ford | TR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | |||||
19 | Merzario-Ford | A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV |
[edit] 1978 Drivers Championship final standings
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