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1978 Belgian Grand Prix

The Belgian Grand Prix 1978 was the 6th round of the 1978 F1 season, and took place at the Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, on May 21st.

Mario Andretti won the race from the pole, followed by Ronnie Peterson, and Carlos Reutemann completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
1:39:52.02
Finished
2
5
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
+9.90
Finished
3
1
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
+24.34
Finished
4
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
+47.04
Finished
5
9
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Accident
6
17
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
7
17
Brett Lunger
McLaren
+1 Lap
8
13
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
+1 Lap
9
10
René Arnoux
Martini
+2 Laps
10
1
Alan Jones
Williams
+2 Laps
11
5
Jochen Mass
ATS
+2 Laps
12
10
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
+6 Laps
13
1
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
Engine
14
4
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
Spun off
15
5
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
Not classified
16
11
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
Spun off
17
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
Gearbox
18
-
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
Transmission
19
11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
Suspension
20
3
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
Spun off
21
12
John Watson
Brabham
Accident
22
19
Niki Lauda
Brabham
Accident
23
17
James Hunt
McLaren
Accident
24
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Accident
25
25
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
Did not qualify
26
26
Derek Daly
Hesketh
Did not qualify
27
27
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
Did not qualify
28
28
Alberto Colombo
ATS
Did not qualify
29
29
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
Did not prequalify
30
30
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
Did not prequalify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 16 drivers out of the original 30 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jacques Laffite, John Watson, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, and Emerson Fittipaldi, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Vittorio Brambilla, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 63, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jody Scheckter, and Rolf Stommelen, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who did not classify on lap 56, Patrick Depailler, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 51, Clay Regazzoni, who had a transmission problem on lap 40, Riccardo Patrese, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 31, and Hector Rebaque, and Arturo Merzario, both did not prequalify.

Accident

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 69
  • John Watson
    Lap 18
  • Niki Lauda
    Lap 0
  • James Hunt
    Lap 0
  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 0

Engine

  • Vittorio Brambilla
    Lap 63

Spun off

  • Hans-Joachim Stuck
    Lap 56
  • Jody Scheckter
    Lap 53
  • Rolf Stommelen
    Lap 26

Not classified

  • Jean-Pierre Jabouille
    Lap 56

Gearbox

  • Patrick Depailler
    Lap 51

Transmission

  • Clay Regazzoni
    Lap 40

Suspension

  • Riccardo Patrese
    Lap 31

Did not prequalify

  • Hector Rebaque
    Lap 0
  • Arturo Merzario
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.