| MARIO ANDRETTI: 1978 World Driving Champion |
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| Country |
Track |
Grid |
Race |
Laps |
Margin/
Retirement |
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Highlights |
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| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
1 |
1 |
52 |
13.21 seconds |
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Andretti leads from flag to flag, challenged only by Watson's Brabham. |
| Brazil |
Jacarepagua |
3 |
4 |
63 |
1:33.12 |
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Andretti loses second place with gearbox trouble; Reutemann takes win and fastest lap for Ferrari. |
| South Africa |
Kyalami |
2 |
7 |
77 |
1 lap |
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Patrese leads, but loses engine with 14 laps to go. Peterson wins by a half-second. Fastest lap for Andretti, but late fuel stop steals points. |
| United States-West |
Long Beach |
4 |
2 |
80 |
11.061 seconds |
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Reutemann takes over from teammate Villeneuve for win, pulls even with Andretti in WDC. |
| Monaco |
Monaco |
4 |
11 |
69 |
6 laps |
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Depailler, in a Tyrrell, scores his first GP win, ahead of Lauda's Brabham. |
| Belgium |
Zolder |
1 |
1 |
70 |
9.90 seconds |
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Andretti and Peterson score a Lotus 1-2 on Colin Chapman's 50th birthday. |
| Spain |
Jarama |
1 |
1 |
75 |
19.56 seconds |
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Second consecutive 1-2 finish for Lotus. Fastest lap for Andretti. |
| Sweden |
Anderstorp |
1 |
18 |
46 |
Engine |
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Andretti led Lauda's Brabham fan car for 40 laps; in second when engine blew. |
| France |
Ricard-Castellet |
2 |
1 |
54 |
2.93 seconds |
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Third 1-2 Lotus finish of the season. Valiant third place for James Hunt. |
| Great Britain |
Brands Hatch |
2 |
21 |
28 |
Engine |
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Third win of season for Reutemann. Lotus domination lost to failures of fuel pump (Peterson) and engine (Andretti). |
| Germany |
Hockenheim |
1 |
1 |
45 |
15.35 seconds |
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Andretti inherits early lead from Peterson. Scheckter starts fourth, drops to 23rd, takes second. |
| Austria |
Osterreichring |
2 |
26 |
0 |
Accident |
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Andretti crashes on lap one in heavy rain. Race stopped after seven laps, then restarted. Peterson wins both segments. |
| Holland |
Zandvoort |
1 |
1 |
75 |
0.32 seconds |
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Record eighth win of the season for Lotus, fourth 1-2 finish. Last GP win by an American driver. |
| Italy |
Hockenheim |
1 |
6 |
40 |
46.33 seconds |
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Fiery first lap crash fatal for Peterson. Andretti finishes first, but one minute penalty for jumping the start drops him to sixth. Andretti clinches title. |
| United States |
Watkins Glen |
1 |
20 |
27 |
Engine |
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Andretti on pole by a second, but had to use spare car in race. Reutemann wins; Renault scores their first points. |
| Canada |
Ile Notre Dame |
9 |
10 |
69 |
1 lap |
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Jarier led from pole in the second Lotus until retiring after 49 laps. Popular first win for Villeneuve. |