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Event: Grand Prix of Belgium			Date: 21.5.1978
Track: Zolder (Belgium), 4.262 kms		Organiser: unknown
GP Belgium
Formula 1 World Championship (round 6)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	70
2^nd	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	70
3^rd	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	70
4^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	70
5^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	69	Accident
6^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	69
7^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	69
8^th	33	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	69
9^th	31	René Arnoux	Martini Mk.23 Ford	Automobile Martini	68
10^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	68
11^th	9T	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	68
12^th	22	Jacky Ickx	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign	64
13^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	63	Engine

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	56
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	56

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	53	Accident
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	51	Gearbox
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	40	Differential
35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows	31	Rear suspension
36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows	26	Accident
2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	18	Accident
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	0	Accident
7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	0	Accident
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	0	Accident

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	Did not pre-qualify
18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees
24	Derek Daly	Hesketh 308E Ford	Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing
32	Keke Rosberg	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing Hong Kong
10	Colombo	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	Did not pre-qualify

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS		Raced spare car
	2T	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing		Spare car
	11T	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac		Spare car
	15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf		Spare car
	22T	Jacky Ickx	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign		Spare car
	24T	Derek Daly	Hesketh 308E Ford	Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing		Spare car
	25T	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque		Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Engineering		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
4T	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	Spare car
5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car
7T	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren
14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	Spare car
20T	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	Spare car
26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	Spare car
30T	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23B Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	Spare car
35T	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows	Spare car

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
23	Bernard de Dryver
41	Patrick Neve

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