Round 6 · 21 May 1978
1978 Belgian Grand Prix: results
Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 21 May 1978 at Zolder (Belgium), starting from position 1. Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:39:52.020 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | +9.900 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | +24.340 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | +47.040 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — | 2 | Accident |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 22 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 10 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | — | — | Not classified |
| 16 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 18 | — | — | Transmission |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — | — | Accident |