F1 Points Calculator - 1978 Season

Explore the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship results and simulate alternative standings. Use our drag-and-drop calculator to replay Mario Andretti's title in the Lotus 79. Scoring is 9-6-4-3-2-1 with a split season: a driver's best seven of the first eight races plus best seven of the last eight.

1978 F1 Season Highlights

• 16 rounds, opening in Argentina and closing at the new Montreal circuit
• Mario Andretti wins the World Championship (64 pts) with six wins in the Lotus 79
• Ronnie Peterson P2 (51 pts) was the loyal number two. He died after a start-line crash at Monza, the race where Andretti clinched the title
• Carlos Reutemann P3 (48 pts) won four races for Ferrari
• Lotus win the Constructors' Championship (86 pts to Ferrari's 58)
• The Brabham BT46B 'fan car' won its only race, Sweden, before it was withdrawn
• Gilles Villeneuve won his first race at home in Montreal
• 9-6-4-3-2-1 points system, split season (best 7 + best 7). Constructors counted only each team's best car
• No Sprint races, no fastest lap bonus point

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