Background
Entry List
The full entry list for the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview
Qualifying
Pre-Qualifying
Friday Qualifying
Saturday Qualifying
Qualifying Results
The full entry list for the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix is outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 5 |  Mario Andretti
|
 Lotus-Ford Cosworth
|
1:21.78 | 1:21.48 | 1:20.90 | — |
| 2 | 11 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
 Ferrari
|
1:22.60 | 1:22.35 | 1:21.69 | +0.79s |
| 3 | 1 |  Niki Lauda
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
|
1:23.34 | 1:22.65 | 1:21.70 | +0.80s |
| 4 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari
|
1:23.05 | 1:23.21 | 1:21.77 | +0.87s |
| 5 | 20 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
|
1:23.12 | 1:22.12 | 1:22.35 | +1.22s |
| 6 | 7 | James Hunt
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
|
1:23.16 | 1:23.16 | 1:22.50 | +1.60s |
| 7 | 6 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
|
1:23.51 | 1:23.26 | 1:22.62 | +1.72s |
| 8 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
|
1:25.07 | 1:23.46 | 1:23.25 | +2.35s |
| 9 | 2 | John Watson
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
|
1:23.51 | 1:23.96 | 1:23.26 | +2.36s |
| 10 | 15 |  Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Renault
|
1:24.10 | 1:23.58 | 1:23.91 | +2.68s |
| 11 | 27 |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford Cosworth
|
1:23.93 | 1:23.71 | 1:23.97 | +2.81s |
| 12 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
|
1:24.76 | 1:25.07 | 1:23.78 | +2.88s |
| 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler
|
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
|
1:24.71 | 1:24.03 | 1:23.82 | +2.92s |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Matra
|
1:24.12 | 1:35.34 | 1:23.90 | +3.00s |
| 15 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
|
1:25.73 | 1:24.11 | 1:24.20 | +3.21s |
| 16 | 9 |  Jochen Mass
|
ATS-Ford Cosworth
|
1:26.68 | 1:25.90 | 1:24.14 | +3.24s |
| 17 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
|
1:24.21 | 1:24.60 | 1:24.14 | +3.24s |
| 18 | 17 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
|
1:25.11 | 1:24.28 | 1:24.18 | +3.28s |
| 19 | 31 | René Arnoux
|
Martini-Ford Cosworth
|
1:24.29 | 1:24.28 | 1:24.59 | +3.38s |
| 20 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
|
1:48.55 | — | 1:24.47 | +3.57s |
| 21 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
|
1:28.30 | 1:25.47 | 1:24.81 | +3.91s |
| 21 | 22 |  Jacky Ickx
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
|
1:28.30 | 1:25.47 | 1:24.81 | +3.92s |
Grid
| V T E | Belgian Grand Prix
|
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|---|---|---|
| Circuits | Spa-Francorchamps (1950 - 1970, 1983, 1985 - Present), Nivelles (1972, 1974), Zolder (1973, 1975 - 1982, 1984) |  |
| Races | 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 | |
| Pre-1950 races | 1925 • 1930 • 1931 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1937 • 1939 • 1947 • 1949 |