Belgian Grand Prix
1978 · Round 6 · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium · May 21, 1978Race summary
Andretti won the race from 1st on the grid, 9.900s ahead of Peterson. Pironi was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 6th. Reutemann lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 3rd (down 1 place).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 70 | 1:39:52.020 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | 70 | +9.900 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 70 | +24.340 | 4 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | 70 | +47.040 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 69 | Accident | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 21 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 19 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 22 | 64 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | 63 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 10 | 56 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | 56 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | 53 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 51 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 18 | 40 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | 31 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 17 | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 0 | Accident | 0 |