1978 season/Round 6
Belgian Grand Prix 1978
- Zolder
- Heusden-Zolder
- 21 May 1978
- 70 laps
- 298.3 km
- 4.262 km a lap
- P1Mario AndrettiLotus1:39:52.020
- P2Ronnie PetersonLotus+9.900
- P3Carlos ReutemannFerrari+24.340
- Pole positionMario AndrettiLotus · 1:20.900
- Fastest lapRonnie Peterson1:23.130 · lap 66
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | 66 | 1:23.130 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 27 | ▲2 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | 23 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 22 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | 20 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 16 | ▼1 |
| 6 | John Watson | 7 | |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 6 | ▲1 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | 5 | ▲1 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | 4 | ▼2 |