Gridpedia1978 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 May 1978
- Circuit
- Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
- Round
- 6 of 16
- Winner
- Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 70 | 1:39:52.02 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | 70 | +9.90 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 70 | +24.34 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | 70 | +47.04 | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 69 | Accident | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 21 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | 19 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 22 | 64 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | 63 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 10 | 56 | Spun off | 0 | |
| N | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | 56 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | 53 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 51 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 18 | 40 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | 31 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 17 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | 18 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 3 | 36 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Brabham | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ligier | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Wolf | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 2 |