1978 Belgian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 70 | 1:39:52.020 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 70 | 1:40:01.920 | 6 | 7 | FL |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 70 | 1:40:16.360 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 70 | 1:40:39.060 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 69 | Accident | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 69 | +1 lap | 1 | 23 | |
| 7 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 69 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 8 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 69 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| 9 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | 68 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| 10 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 68 | +2 laps | — | 11 | |
| 11 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 68 | +2 laps | — | 16 | |
| 12 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 64 | +6 laps | — | 22 | |
| 13 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 63 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 56 | +14 laps | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 56 | Spun off | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 53 | Spun off | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 51 | Gearbox | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 40 | Transmission | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 31 | Suspension | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 26 | Spun off | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 18 | Accident | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | Accident | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | Accident | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | Accident | — | 3 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 10 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — | |
| DNP | 23 | Bernard de Dryver | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNP | 29 | Patrick Nève | March | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:20.900 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:21.690 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:21.700 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:21.770 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:22.120 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:22.500 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:22.620 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:23.250 |
| 9 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:23.260 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:23.580 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:23.710 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:23.780 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:23.820 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:23.900 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:24.110 |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:24.140 |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:24.140 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:24.180 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Martini | — | — | — | 1:24.220 |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:24.470 |
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:24.810 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:24.820 |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:24.850 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:24.990 |
| 25 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:25.400 |
| 26 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:25.690 |
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:25.870 |
| 28 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | — | — | — | 1:26.010 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 5 | — |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 7 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | — |
| 9 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | — |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | — |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | — |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | — |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 17 | — |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 18 | — |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Martini | 19 | — |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | — |
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 21 | — |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 22 | — |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | — |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 66 | 1:23.130 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 27 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | 23 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 22 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | 20 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 16 |
| 6 | John Watson | 7 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 6 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | 5 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | 4 |
| 11 | James Hunt | 3 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | 3 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
