Constructors' championship 1978Final standings

1978Constructors’ championship

Team Lotus took the 1978 title by 28 points from Ferrari, with 8 wins.

1978 Constructors’ Champion

Team Lotus

British

86Points

8Wins

Champion: 86; points · Team Lotus
Margin: 28; points to Ferrari
Rounds: 16; in the season
Winners: 4; winning constructors

Round-by-round chart

This season's official totals can't be rebuilt round by round (for example because of dropped scores, shared drives or penalties), so the progression chart is not shown.

Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1978 constructors’ championship table, after round 16.

1978 constructors' championship standings
Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Team LotusBritish	British	8	Champion	86Champion
2	FerrariItalian	Italian	5	+28	58+28
3	BrabhamBritish	British	2	+33	53+33
4	TyrrellBritish	British	1	+48	38+48
5	WolfCanadian	Canadian	0	+62	24+62
6	LigierFrench	French	0	+67	19+67
7	FittipaldiBrazilian	Brazilian	0	+69	17+69
8	McLarenBritish	British	0	+71	15+71
9	WilliamsBritish	British	0	+75	11+75
10	ArrowsBritish	British	0	+75	11+75
11	ShadowBritish	British	0	+80	6+80
12	RenaultFrench	French	0	+83	3+83
13	SurteesBritish	British	0	+85	1+85
14	EnsignBritish	British	0	+85	1+85
–	ATSItalian	Italian	0	+86	0+86
–	MartiniFrench	French	0	+86	0+86
–	MerzarioItalian	Italian	0	+86	0+86
–	TheodoreHong Kong	Hong Kong	0	+86	0+86
–	HeskethBritish	British	0	+86	0+86

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1978 championship.

Standings after round 16