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1978 Grand Prix of Belgium Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 6 of 16 Sunday, May 21, 1978 at Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 70 laps on a 4.262 kilometer road course (298.340 kilometers) Time of race: 1:39:52.02 Average speed: 179.243 kph Pole time: 80.9 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 9.90 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 70 1:39:52.02 70 9 3 2 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 70 +24.34 0 4 ret 3 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 0 crash 0 0 4 4 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 70 +47.04 0 3 ret 5 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 spun off 0 0 ret 6 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 2 7 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 70 +9.90 0 6 ret 8 35   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 31 suspension 0 0 ret 9 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 18 crash 0 0 ret 10 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 56 spun off 0 0 10 11 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 +2 laps 0 0 13 12 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 63 engine 0 0 ret 13 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 gearbox 0 0 5 14 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76 69 crash 0 2 ret 15 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 11 16 9   Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 +2 laps 0 0 ret 17 36   Rolf Stommelen Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 26 spun off 0 0 ret 18 17   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 transmission 0 0 9 19 31   Rene Arnoux Automobiles Martini Martini MK23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 +2 laps 0 0 nc 20 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 56 +14 laps 0 0 8 21 33   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 0 12 22 22   Jacky Ickx Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 64 +6 laps 0 0 6 23 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 1 7 24 30   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS Fabrications McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +1 lap 0 0

Fastest Lap: 184.569 kph by Ronnie Peterson Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Rupert Keegan 18 Durex Team Surtees 26 Derek Daly 24 Olympus Camera Hesketh Racing 27 Keke Rosberg 32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong 28 Alberto Colombo 10 ATS Racing Team 29 Hector Rebaque 25 Team Rebaque 30 Arturo Merzario 37 Team Merzario WD Bernard de Dryver 23 Team Tissot Ensign WD Patrick Neve 29 Patrick Neve Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 70 70 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 27     2   Patrick Depailler 23   -4   3   Carlos Reutemann 22   -5   4   Ronnie Peterson 20   -7   5   Niki Lauda 16   -11   6   John Watson 7   -20   7   Emerson Fittipaldi 6   -21   7   Jacques Laffite 6   -21   9   Didier Pironi 5   -22   10   Jody Scheckter 4   -23   11   James Hunt 3   -24   11   Alan Jones 3   -24   11   Gilles Villeneuve 3   -24   14   Riccardo Patrese 2   -25   14   Clay Regazzoni 2   -25   16   Patrick Tambay 1   -26