Round 6 · 1978
Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerANITeam Lotus · from P1
PoleANI
Fastest lap1:23.130Peterson · L66
Biggest gain+17Pironi P23→P6
Retirements11of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1:39:52.020 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 7 | +5 | 70 | +9.900 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 2 | -1 | 70 | +24.340 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 70 | +47.040 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 14 | +9 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 23 | +17 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 24 | +17 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | McLaren | 21 | +13 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Martini | 19 | +10 | 68 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 10 | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 11 | +1 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Jochen Mass MAJ | ATS | 16 | +5 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign | 22 | +10 | 64 | +6 laps | — | |
| 13 | Surtees | 12 | -1 | 63 | +7 laps | — | ||
| — | Rolf Stommelen STM | Arrows | 17 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | 18 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | 15 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 3 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 13 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 5 | 53 | DNF · L53 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 9 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 6 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Shadow | 20 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — | |||
| — | Alpine | 10 | 56 | NC · L56 | — | |||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 8 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Keke Rosberg ROG | Theodore | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Derek Daly DAD | Hesketh | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Alberto Colombo COB | ATS | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 6
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 27 | ▲2 |
| 2 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 23 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 22 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 20 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda LAU | 16 | ▼1 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | 7 | |
| 7 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 6 | ▲2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit Zolder
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Belgian Grand Prix | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 3 |
| 1976 | Belgian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1975 | Belgian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1973 | Belgian Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 6 |