1978 Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Gap | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mario Andretti | 64 | — | 6 | |
| 02 | Ronnie Peterson | 51 | −13 | 2 | |
| 03 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 48 | −16 | 4 |
| 04 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 44 | −20 | 2 |
| 05 | Patrick Depailler | 34 | −30 | 1 | |
| 06 | John Watson | Brabham | 25 | −39 | 0 |
| 07 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 24 | −40 | 0 |
| 08 | Jacques Laffite | 19 | −45 | 0 | |
| 09 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | −47 | 1 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | −47 | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | −53 | 0 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | −53 | 0 |
| 13 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | −56 | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | −56 | 0 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | 7 | −57 | 0 | |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 4 | −60 | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 3 | −61 | 0 | |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 2 | −62 | 0 |
| 19 | Héctor Rebaque | 1 | −63 | 0 | |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1 | −63 | 0 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 1 | −63 | 0 |






