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21 May 1978
1978 Belgian Grand Prix
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Pts
1
5
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford
70
1:39'52.02
1
9
2
6
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford
70
+ 9.90
7
6
3
11
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
70
+ 24.34
2
4
4
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
70
+ 47.04
4
3
5
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
69
Accident
14
2
6
3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford
69
+ 1 Lap
23
1
7
30
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford
69
+ 1 Lap
24
8
33
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren-Ford
69
+ 1 Lap
21
9
31
Rene Arnoux
Martini-Ford
68
+ 2 Laps
19
10
27
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
68
+ 2 Laps
11
11
9
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford
68
+ 2 Laps
16
12
22
Jacky Ickx
Ensign-Ford
64
+ 6 Laps
22
13
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees-Ford
63
Engine
12
NC
15
Jean Pierre Jabouille
Renault
56
Not Classified
20
Ret
16
Hans Joachim Stuck
Shadow-Ford
56
Spun Off
10
Ret
20
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford
53
Spun Off
5
Ret
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford
51
Gear Box
13
Ret
17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow-Ford
40
Transmission
18
Ret
35
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford
31
Suspension
8
Ret
36
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows-Ford
26
Spun Off
17
Ret
2
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
18
Accident
9
Ret
1
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
Accident
3
Ret
7
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford
0
Accident
6
Ret
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi-Ford
0
Accident
15
DNQ
18
Rupert Keegan
Surtees-Ford
DNQ
24
Derek Daly
Hesketh-Ford
DNQ
32
Keke Rosberg
Theodore-Ford
DNQ
10
Alberto Colombo
ATS-Ford
DNQ
25
Hector Rebaque
Lotus-Ford
DNQ
37
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford
Fastest Lap:
Ronnie Peterson
1'23.130
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