The 1978 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Zolder circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 21 May 1978. Mario Andretti started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
1978 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 70 | 1:39:52.020 | 1:39:52.020 | - | - | 1:23.450 | 179.240 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +9.900 | 1:40:01.920 | +9.900 | +9.900 | 1:23.130 | 66 | 178.950 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Michelin | 70 | +24.340 | 1:40:16.360 | +24.340 | +14.440 | 1:24.270 | 178.520 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 70 | +47.040 | 1:40:39.060 | +47.040 | +22.700 | 1:23.730 | 177.850 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 69 | Accident | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:23.950 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:25.590 | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:25.340 | 24 | |||||
| 8 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:24.350 | 21 | |||||
| 9 | 31 | René Arnoux | France | Martini Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.130 | 19 | ||||
| 10 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:24.460 | 11 | |||||
| 11 | 9 | Jochen Mass | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:26.300 | 16 | |||||
| 12 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 64 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 4 laps | 1:25.180 | 22 | ||||
| 13 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 63 | Engine | 7 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.380 | 12 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 56 | +14 laps | 1:24.290 | 20 | ||||||
| NC | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 56 | Spun Off | 1:24.680 | 10 | ||||||
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 53 | Spun Off | 1:23.920 | 5 | ||||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 51 | Gearbox | 1:25.240 | 13 | ||||||
| DNF | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Transmission | 1:25.500 | 18 | ||||||
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Suspension | 1:25.050 | 8 | ||||||
| DNF | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Spun Off | 1:25.010 | 17 | ||||||
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 18 | Accident | 1:25.140 | 9 | ||||||
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 3 | ||||||||
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 6 | ||||||||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | Accident | 15 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh-Ford | Hesketh | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Alberto Colombo | Italy | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |