Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1AmericanMario AndrettiTeam Lotus1701:39:52.0209
2SwedishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus770+9.9006
3ArgentineCarlos ReutemannFerrari270+24.3404
4CanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari470+47.0403
5FrenchJacques LaffiteLigier1469Accident2
6FrenchDidier PironiTyrrell2369+1 Lap1
7AmericanBrett LungerMcLaren2469+1 Lap0
8ItalianBruno GiacomelliMcLaren2169+1 Lap0
9FrenchRené ArnouxMartini1968+2 Laps0
10AustralianAlan JonesWilliams1168+2 Laps0
11GermanJochen MassATS1668+2 Laps0
12BelgianJacky IckxEnsign2264+6 Laps0
13ItalianVittorio BrambillaSurtees1263Engine0
RGermanHans-Joachim StuckShadow1056Spun off0
RFrenchJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault2056Not classified0
RSouth AfricanJody ScheckterWolf553Spun off0
RFrenchPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1351Gearbox0
RSwissClay RegazzoniShadow1840Transmission0
RItalianRiccardo PatreseArrows831Suspension0
RGermanRolf StommelenArrows1726Spun off0
RBritishJohn WatsonBrabham918Accident0
RAustrianNiki LaudaBrabham30Accident0
RBritishJames HuntMcLaren60Accident0
RBrazilianEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi150Accident0

About the Grand Prix

The 1978 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 May 1978 at Zolder. It was the sixth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Mario Andretti, driving the new Lotus 79. Teammate Ronnie Peterson was second in the older Lotus 78, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Ferrari.

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