Belgian Grand Prix 1978
21 May 1978
Zolder, Belgium
- Location
- Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
- Laps
- 70
- Previous winners
- 1984Michele AlboretoFerrari
- 1982John WatsonMcLaren
- 1981Carlos ReutemannWilliams
- 1980Didier PironiLigier
- 1979Jody ScheckterFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 4
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 6
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 7
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 9
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 10
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 11
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 12
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 13
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 14
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 15
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 16
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- 17
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- 18
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 19
René Arnoux
Martini
No time set
- 20
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 21
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
No time set
- 22
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
No time set
- 23
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 24
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- PIT
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
Hesketh
No time set
- PIT
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
No time set
- PIT
Alberto Colombo
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 70 laps | 1:39:52.02 | 9pts |
| 2 | +5 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 70 laps | +9.90 | 6pts |
| 3 | -1 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 70 laps | +24.34 | 4pts |
| 4 | 0 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 70 laps | +47.04 | 3pts |
| 5 | +9 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 69 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +17 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 69 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +17 | Brett Lunger McLaren | 69 laps | ||
| 8 | +13 | Bruno Giacomelli McLaren | 69 laps | ||
| 9 | +10 | René Arnoux Martini | 68 laps | ||
| 10 | +1 | Alan Jones Williams | 68 laps | ||
| 11 | +5 | Jochen Mass ATS | 68 laps | ||
| 12 | +10 | Jacky Ickx Ensign | 64 laps | ||
| 13 | -1 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 56 laps | ||
| N | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 53 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 51 laps | ||
| R | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 26 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson Brabham | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt McLaren | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly Hesketh | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Keke Rosberg Theodore | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Alberto Colombo ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps |