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	1-12
							Nelson Piquet	13-
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	1-12
							Danny Ongais	13-16
Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		16	Ronnie Peterson	1-
						17	Didier Pironi	1-6, 11-
							Nelson Piquet	7-10
Tissot Team Ensign	Ensign	N177B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	N-A		18	Clay Regazzoni	1-
						19	Bruno Giacomelli	1-12
							John Watson	13-
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-
						44	Danny Ongais	9-10
HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen	Boro	002	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo		28	Ricardo Zunino	1-2, 12
							Piercarlo Ghinzani	3-8, 13
							Hans Royer	9
							Satoru Nakajima	10-11
							Gianfranco Brancatelli	14
							Steve Krisiloff	15
							Albert Poon	16
							Kunimitsu Takahashi	17
						29	Piero Necchi	13
							Beppe Gabbiani	14
							Jiro Yoneyama	17
/ Willi Kauhsen Racing	Kojima	KE009B	BRM P202 3.0 V12	N-A		30	Brian Henton	1-4
							Teddy Pilette	5-9
							Guy Edwards	10-11
							Noritake Takahara	12, 15-16
						31	Masahiro Hasemi	1-2, 4
							Patrick Nève	5-7
							Conny Andersson	8
							Hiroshi Fushida	9-12
							Brian Henton	13-14
							Masami Kuwashima	15-16
			Matra MS78 3.0 V12	N-A		30	Noritake Takahara	13-14
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	1-8
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	1-4, 6-
							Lamberto Leoni	5
						37	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1-3, 5-
							Lamberto Leoni	4
Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (1978)	N-A		38	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-
						39	Jacques Laffite	1-
Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Theodore	TR1	Matra MS78 3.0 V12	N-A		40	Rupert Keegan	1-2, 9, 13
							Derek Daly	3-4
							Eddie Cheever	5-7
							Geoff Lees	8, 11
							Brett Lunger	10
						41	Brett Lunger	1-2, 5-6
							Geoff Lees	3-4
							Tony Trimmer	7-11, 13
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	3-10, 12
						43	Patrick Studer	3
							Bernard Darniche	4-11, 13

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	Elio de Angelis	Jody Scheckter	Rick Mears	Lotus-Renault
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	James Hunt	Riccardo Patrese	Riccardo Patrese	Ferrari
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Cosworth
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Tom Pryce	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	Arrows-Cosworth
8	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	Tom Pryce	Jacques Laffite	Jacques Laffite	Arrows-Cosworth
9	French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard	Emerson Fittipaldi	Tom Pryce	Emerson Fittipaldi	Arrows-Cosworth
10	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Emerson Fittipaldi	Elio de Angelis	Jacques Laffite	Arrows-Cosworth
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	James Hunt	Jacques Laffite	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth
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	Ret	Ret	1	2	Ret	2	9*	10*	Ret	1				57
2	Jacques Laffite	16	15	4	3	Ret	2	3	1	4	1	2	2	2				56
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	12	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	3	3				34
4	James Hunt	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	1	1	Ret				28
5	Elio de Angelis	17	Ret	6	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	7	5				24
6	Riccardo Patrese	6	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	16*	5	4	9				18
7	Rick Mears	14	2	Ret	1	Ret	6*	Ret	6	Ret	7	8	17*	10				17
8	Jody Scheckter	8	Ret	Ret	4*	Ret	4	5	3	6	3	Ret	Ret	Ret				17
9	Keke Rosberg	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	6	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	6				15
10	Gilles Villeneuve	5	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	5	7				14
11	Clay Regazzoni	2	Ret	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				10
12	Carlos Pace	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	4	6	Ret	4				9
13	Niki Lauda	12	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	6	Ret				5
14	Tom Sneva	DNQ	9	5	9	4	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	13	12	18				5
15	Gijs van Lennep	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	5	8	DNQ	5	Ret	9	8					5
16	Patrick Depailler	Ret	8	9	5	5	8	Ret	Ret	8	8	7	Ret	13				4
17	Carlos Reutemann	7	Ret	DNQ	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				3
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	18	13	11	12	Ret	Ret	9	8	9	5	Ret	Ret	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	2
19	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ret	10	7		6*	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	17				1
20	Didier Pironi	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	Ret	10	15				1
21	Patrick Tambay	11	7	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	15	Ret	Ret				0
22	Alan Jones	Ret	16	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	14	7	11	Ret	Ret	11	Ret				0
23	René Arnoux	9	11	8	11		Ret	15	Ret	Ret	11	16*	Ret	16				0
24	Danny Ongias									Ret	Ret			8				0
25	Jacky Ickx	Ret	DNQ	Ret	10	DNQ	9	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ				0
26	Mario Andretti	Ret	Ret	DNQ	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	17*	11	13	19				0
27	Ronnie Peterson	13	Ret	12	13	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	9	14				0
28	Bruno Giacomelli	10	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret					0
29	David Purley	Ret	17	10	DNQ	DNQ	11	16	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	15*	DNQ				0
30	Chris Amon	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10	13	13	Ret	13	14	14	Ret				0
31	Nelson Piquet							Ret	12	DNQ	15			11				0
32	John Watson													12				0
33	Geoff Brabham	19	DNQ	13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ				0
34	Hans Heyer	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	16	DNQ				0
35	Tony Trimmer							DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret		20				0
36	Brian Henton	20	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ									DNQ				0
37	Jochen Mass	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ				0
8	Ricardo Zunino	DNQ	DNPQ										Ret					0
39	Lamberto Leoni				Ret	DNQ												0
40	Piercarlo Ghinzani			DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ					DNPQ				0
41	Hiroshi Fushida									DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ					0
42	Masahiro Hasemi	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ													0
43	Bernard Darniche				DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ		DNPQ				0
44	Henri Pescarolo	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ									0
45	Geoff Lees			DNPQ	DNPQ				DNQ			DNQ						0
46	Guy Edwards										DNQ	DNQ						0
	Noritake Takahara												DNQ	DNQ				0
48	Harald Ertl	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ				0
49	Arturo Merzario	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ					0
50	Brett Lunger	DNPQ	DNPQ			DNPQ	DNPQ				DNQ							0
	Teddy Pilette					DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ								0
52	Patrick Nève					DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ										0
53	Satoru Nakajima										DNPQ	DNQ						0
54	Hans Royer									DNQ								0
55	Rupert Keegan	DNPQ	DNPQ							DNPQ				DNPQ				0
56	Patrick Studer	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ														0
	Eddie Cheever					DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ										0
58	Derek Daly			DNPQ	DNPQ													0
59	Conny Andersson								DNPQ									0
	Piero Necchi													DNPQ				0

Constructors Championship

Pos	Team	#	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL	ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	Points
1	Arrows-Cosworth	38	3	12	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	3	3				90
		39	16	15	4	3	Ret	2	3	1	4	1	2	2	2
2	McLaren-Ford	1	1	1	1	Ret	Ret	1	2	Ret	2	9*	10*	Ret	1				85
		2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	1	1	Ret
3	Ferrari	11	5	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	5	7				32
		12	6	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	16	5	4	9
4	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	7	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	6	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	6				32
		8	8	Ret	Ret	4*	Ret	4	5	3	6	3	Ret	Ret	Ret
5	Ligier-Ferrari	14	17	Ret	6	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	7	5				29
		15	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	5	8	DNQ	5	Ret	9	8	8
6	Lotus-Renault	5	12	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	6	Ret				22
		6	14	2	Ret	1	Ret	6*	Ret	6	Ret	7	8	17*	10
7	Williams-Cosworth	24	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	4	6	Ret	4				12
		25	7	Ret	DNQ	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
8	Ensign-Alfa Romeo	18	2	Ret	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				10
		19	10	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	12
9	Tyrrell-Cosworth	3	Ret	8	9	5	5	8	Ret	Ret	8	8	7	Ret	13				6
		4	18	13	11	12	Ret	Ret	9	8	9	5	Ret	Ret	11
10	Penske-Cosworth	22	DNQ	9	5	9	4	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	13	12	18				5
		23	11	7	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	15	Ret	Ret
11	Renault	36	9	11	8	11	DNQ	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	11	16*	Ret	16				1
		37	Ret	10	7	Ret	6*	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	17
12	Shadow-Cosworth	16	13	Ret	12	13	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	9	14				1
		17	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	DNQ	15	Ret	10	15
13	March-Ferrari	9	Ret	16	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	14	7	11	Ret	Ret	11	Ret				0
		10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	17*	11	13	19
14	Wolf-Cosworth	20	Ret	DNQ	Ret	10	DNQ	9	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ				0
		21	Ret	17	10	DNQ	DNQ	11	16	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	15*	DNQ
15	Surtees-Cosworth	27	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10	13	13	Ret	13	14	14	Ret				0
		44									Ret	Ret
16	Fittipaldi-Cosworth	26	19	DNQ	13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ				0
17	ATS-Cosworth	34	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ				0
		35	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	16	DNQ
18	Theodore-Matra	40	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNPQ				0
		41	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret		20
19	/ Kojima-BRM	30	20	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ					0
		31	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
20	Boro-Renault	28	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ				0
		29													DNPQ
21	Merzario-Cosworth	42			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ					0
		43			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ		DNPQ
22	Martini-Matra	33	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ									0
23	Apollon-Cosworth	32	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ				0
24	Kojima-Matra	30													DNQ				0
25	Merzario-BRM	42	DNPQ	DNPQ															0
		43	DNPQ	DNPQ

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