May 21, 1978 Circuit Zolder | Lap distance 4.262 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (12) | 1978 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | 2.000000.020 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 3.000000.450 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | 1.000000.920 | +9.000000.900 | 7 | 2.000000.620 | 1 | 3.000000.130 | (66) |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 70 | 6.000000.360 | +4.000000.340 | 2 | 1.000000.690 | 7 | 4.000000.270 | |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 70 | 9.000000.060 | +7.000000.040 | 4 | 1.000000.770 | 4 | 3.000000.730 | |
| 5 | 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS7/9 | Matra MS78 | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 14 | 3.000000.900 | 6 | 3.000000.950 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 23 | 4.000000.850 | 19 | 5.000000.590 | ||
| 7 | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 24 | 4.000000.990 | 17 | 5.000000.340 | |||
| 8 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 21 | 4.000000.810 | 9 | 4.000000.350 | |||
| 9 | 31 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Martini MK23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 19 | 4.000000.280 | 20 | 6.000000.130 | |||
| 10 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 11 | 3.000000.710 | 10 | 4.000000.460 | |||
| 11 | 9 | Jochen Mass (GER) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 16 | 4.000000.140 | 21 | 6.000000.300 | |||
| 12 | 22 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 64 | +6 laps | 22 | 4.000000.820 | 15 | 5.000000.180 | |||
| 13 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 63 | +7 laps | 12 | 3.000000.780 | 2 | 3.000000.380 | |||
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 56 | 10 | 3.000000.580 | 11 | 4.000000.680 | ||||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 20 | 4.000000.470 | 8 | 4.000000.290 | ||||
| spun off | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 5 | 2.000000.120 | 5 | 3.000000.920 | ||||
| gearbox | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 51 | 13 | 3.000000.820 | 16 | 5.000000.240 | ||||
| transmission | 17 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 18 | 4.000000.180 | 18 | 5.000000.500 | ||||
| suspension | 35 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 31 | 8 | 3.000000.250 | 13 | 5.000000.050 | ||||
| spun off | 36 | Rolf Stommelen (GER) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 26 | 17 | 4.000000.140 | 12 | 5.000000.010 | ||||
| accident | 2 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 18 | 9 | 3.000000.260 | 14 | 5.000000.140 | ||||
| accident | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 0 | 3 | 1.000000.700 | ||||||
| accident | 7 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0 | 6 | 2.000000.500 | ||||||
| accident | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0 | 15 | 4.000000.110 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 18 | Rupert Keegan (GBR) | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.400 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.690 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Theodore TR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.870 | ||||||||
| -- | 10 | Alberto Colombo (ITA) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 6.000000.010 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 25 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.100 | ||||||||
| -- | 37 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 6.000000.690 | ||||||||
