1978 Virtual F1 Season

The 1978 Formula 1 series is the third season of pi314159's alternate Formula 1. Six new teams enter the series, while Hesketh and Maki collapsed, and LEC and Parnelli were merged into other teams.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Aspiration	Tyres	#	Race Drivers	Rounds
Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren	M26B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		1	Tom Pryce	1-
						2	James Hunt	1-
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	008	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		3	Patrick Depailler	1-
						4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	79	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo		5	Niki Lauda	1-
						6	Rick Mears	1-
Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham	BT46	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	N-A		7	Keke Rosberg	1-
						8	Jody Scheckter	1-
Hollywood March Racing	March	781	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A		9	Alan Jones	1-
						10	Mario Andretti	1-
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312T3	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A		11	Gilles Villeneuve	1-
						12	Riccardo Patrese	1-
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS9	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A		14	Elio de Angelis	1-
						15	Gijs van Lennep	1-
Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		16	Ronnie Peterson	1-
						17	Didier Pironi	1-
Tissot Team Ensign	Ensign	N177B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	N-A		18	Clay Regazzoni	1-
						19	Bruno Giacomelli	1-
Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf	WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		20	Jacky Ickx	1-
						21	David Purley	1-
Interscope Penske Racing	Penske	PC6	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		22	Tom Sneva	1-
						23	Patrick Tambay	1-
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams	FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		24	Carlos Pace	1-
						25	Carlos Reutemann	1-
Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi	F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		26	Geoff Brabham	1-
Beta Team Surtees	Surtees	TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		27	Chris Amon	1-
HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen	Boro	002	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo		28/29	Ricardo Zunino	1-2
							Piercarlo Ghinzani	3-5
							Kunimitsu Takahashi	TBA
							Piero Necchi	TBA
							Satoru Nakajima	TBA
							Gianfranco Brancatelli	TBA
							Beppe Gabbiani	TBA
							Hans Royer	TBA
							Jiro Yoneyama	TBA
/ Willi Kauhsen Racing	Kojima	KE009B	BRM P202 3.0 V12	N-A		30	Masahiro Hasemi	1-
						31	Brian Henton	1-15
							Kazuyoshi Hoshino	16
Jolly Club of Switzerland	Apollon	Fly 2	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		32	Harald Ertl	1-
Automobiles Martini	Martini	MK23	Matra MS78 3.0 V12	N-A		33	Henri Pescarolo	TBA
F&S Properties ATS Racing Team	ATS	HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		34	Jochen Mass	1-
						35	Hans Heyer	1-
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault	RS01 B	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo		36	Rene Arnoux	1-
						37	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1-
Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		38	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-
						39	Jacques Laffite	1-13
Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Theodore	TR1	Matra MS78 3.0 V12	N-A		40	Rupert Keegan	1-2
							Derek Daly	3-
						41	Geoff Lees	3
							Brett Lunger	1-2
							Eddie Cheever	TBA
Team Merzario	Merzario	A1	BRM P202 3.0 V12	N-A		42	Arturo Merzario	1-2
						43	Patrick Studer	1-2
			Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1977)	N-A		42	Arturo Merzario	3-
						43	Patrick Studer	3
							TBA	4-

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Gilles Villeneuve	Emerson Fittipaldi	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Cosworth
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Jacarepagua	Niki Lauda	Rick Mears	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Cosworth
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Cosworth
4	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama
8	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp
9	French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard
10	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort
14	Italian Grand Prix	Monza
15	United States Grand Prix East	Watkins Glen
16	Canadian Grand Prix	Montreal
NC	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL	ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	Points
1	Tom Pryce	1	1	1														27
2	Gilles Villeneuve	5	Ret	2														8
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	12	3														8
4	Rick Mears	14	2	Ret														6
5	Clay Regazzoni	2	Ret	14														6
6	Niki Lauda	12	3	Ret														4
7	Riccardo Patrese	6	4	Ret														4
8	Jacques Laffite	16	15	4														3
9	James Hunt	4	Ret	Ret														3
10	Tom Sneva	DNQ	9	5														2
11	Keke Rosberg	Ret	5	Ret														2
12	Elio de Angelis	17	Ret	6														1
13	Didier Pironi	Ret	6	Ret														1
14	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ret	10	7														0
15	Patrick Tambay	11	7	Ret														0
16	Carlos Reutemann	7	Ret	DNQ														0
17	René Arnoux	9	11	8														0
18	Patrick Depailler	Ret	8	9														0
19	Jody Scheckter	8	Ret	Ret														0
20	Bruno Giacomelli	10	14	Ret														0
21	David Purley	Ret	17	10														0
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	18	13	11														0
23	Ronnie Peterson	13	Ret	12														0
24	Geoff Brabham	19	DNQ	13														0
25	Chris Amon	15	Ret	Ret														0
26	Alan Jones	Ret	16	Ret														0
27	Brian Henton	20	DNQ	DNQ														0
28	Gijs van Lennep	Ret	Ret	Ret														0
	Carlos Pace	Ret	Ret	Ret														0
30	Mario Andretti	Ret	Ret	DNQ														0
	Jacky Ickx	Ret	DNQ	Ret														0
32	Jochen Mass	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ														0
33	Henri Pescarolo	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ														0
34	Masahiro Hasemi	DNQ	DNQ															0
35	Harold Ertl	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ														0
36	Piercarlo Ghinzani			DNQ														0
37	Hans Heyer	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ														0
38	Ricardo Zunino	DNPQ	DNPQ															0

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