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1978 International Whitsuntide Race
1978 Monaco GP
1977 Belgian GP

1978 Belgian GP

1978 Donington Formula 1 Trophy
1978 Spanish GP
1979 Belgian GP
 XXXVI  Grote Prijs van Belgie

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 21 May 1978
Start time14:00
Event Belgian GP
Circuit Zolder
Event FormatRace of 70 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#6 of 16 in 1978
#303 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps70
Circuit Perimeter4262 m
Race Distance4262 × 70 = 298.340 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Dry
Participants
Entries32
Qualifiers24
Finishers13
Debutants
Alberto Colombo (Driver),
Lotus 79 (Car Model),
March 781S (Car Model),
   Bernard de Dryver (Entrant),
Patrick Nève (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 33 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Records Broken 1. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify Hector Rebaque (3),
2. Most 24th Place Qualifications Brett Lunger (6),
3. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season Lotus (3),
4. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season Hector Rebaque (3)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (250),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (379),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (247),
4. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (80),
5. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (62),
6. Most Race Entries Lotus (790),
7. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify Lotus (5),
8. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (83),
9. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (75)

World Championship standings
1  Mario Andretti 27 up
2  Patrick Depailler 23 up
3  Carlos Reutemann 22 up
4  Ronnie Peterson 20 up
5  Niki Lauda 16 up
6  John Watson 7 
7  Emerson Fittipaldi 6 
8  Jacques Laffite 6 up
9  Didier Pironi 5 up
10  Jody Scheckter 4 up
11  Alan Jones 3 
  James Hunt 3 
  Gilles Villeneuve 3 
14  Clay Regazzoni 2 up
15  Riccardo Patrese 2 up
16  Patrick Tambay 1 up
1  Lotus / Ford 36 
2  Tyrrell / Ford 25 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 22 up
4  Brabham / Alfa Romeo 20 up
5  Fittipaldi / Ford 6 
6  Ligier / Matra 6 up
7  Wolf / Ford 4 up
8  Williams / Ford 3 
  McLaren / Ford 3 
10  Shadow / Ford 2 
11  Arrows / Ford 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 5Car 6
EntrantJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team Lotus
Driver Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Ronnie Peterson
Car Lotus 79 Lotus 79 Lotus 78
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:39'52.021'20.901'23.13
Speed179.242 km/h189.656 km/h184.569 km/h