British
Share of team points55%
Team Lotus, a British constructor, competed in the 1978 Formula 1 season with Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson. Hector Rebaque and Jean-Pierre Jarier also raced for the team.
Team Lotus won the 1978 constructors' championship with 86 points, 8 wins and 14 podiums – 28 points ahead of Ferrari. Team Lotus won 8 Grands Prix, the last of them the Dutch Grand Prix, and scored 4 one-two finishes.
Final 1978 results after 16 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
8
of Grands Prix
50%
Podiums
14
0.9 per race
Poles
0
pole rate
0%
1-2 finishes
