Endstand der Saison 1978
Fahrer Land Team-Motor WM-Punkte Rang
Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford 64 1
Ronnie Peterson S Lotus-Ford 51 2
Carlos Reutemann RA Ferrari 48 3
Niki Lauda A Brabham-Alfa Romeo 44 4
Patrick Depailler F Tyrrell-Ford 34 5
John Watson GB Brabham-Alfa Romeo 25 6
Jody Scheckter ZA Wolf-Ford 24 7
Jacques Laffite F Ligier-Matra 19 8
Emerson Fittipaldi BR Fittipaldi-Ford 17 9
Gilles Villeneuve CAN Ferrari 17 9
Alan Jones AUS Williams-Ford 11 11
Ricardo Patrese I Arrows-Ford 11 11
James Hunt GB McLaren-Ford 8 13
Patrick Tambay F McLaren-Ford 8 13
Didier Pironi F Tyrrell-Ford 7 15
Gianclaudio Regazzoni CH Shadow-Ford 4 16
Jean-Pierre Jabouille F Renault 3 17
Hans-Joachim Stuck D Shadow-Ford 2 18
Hector Rebaque
MEX Lotus-Ford 1 19
Vittorio Brambilla
I Surtees-Ford 1 19
Derek Daly IRL Ensign-Ford 1 19