Driver
Ronnie Peterson
1978 season
- Championship position
- 2
- Championship points
- 51.0
- Pole positions
- 3
- Championships
- 0
- Race starts
- 14
- Finished races
- 9
- Did not finish
- 5
- Podiums
- 7
- Wins
- 2
- Points finishes
- 9
- Teams
- Team Lotus
| Round | Race | Team | Finish | Grid | Laps | Points | Time | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza ·
10/09/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Accident | |
| 13 |
Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Park Zandvoort ·
27/08/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 2 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 1:41:04.550 | Finished | |
| 12 |
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring ·
13/08/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 1 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 1:41:21.570 | Finished | |
| 11 |
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring ·
30/07/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 13 | 2 | 36 | 0 | — | Gearbox | |
| 10 |
British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch ·
16/07/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | Fuel system | |
| 9 |
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard ·
02/07/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 2 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 1:38:54.850 | Finished | |
| 8 |
Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway ·
17/06/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 3 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 1:41:34.711 | Finished | |
| 7 |
Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama ·
04/06/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 2 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 1:42:06.620 | Finished | |
| 6 |
Belgian Grand Prix
Zolder ·
21/05/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 2 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 1:40:01.920 | Finished | |
| 5 |
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco ·
07/05/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 13 | 7 | 56 | 0 | — | Gearbox | |
| 4 |
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach ·
02/04/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 4 | 6 | 80 | 3 | 1:52:46.904 | Finished | |
| 3 |
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami ·
04/03/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 1 | 12 | 78 | 9 | 1:42:15.767 | Finished | |
| 2 |
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet ·
29/01/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | Collision | |
| 1 |
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez ·
15/01/1978 00:00
|
Team Lotus | 5 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 1:38:19.320 | Finished |