1978: Lotus clinches the World Constructors' Championship
8 GPs 6 births 0 deaths 2 titles decided 16 milestones
1978: Lotus clinches the World Constructors' Championship
39 events across F1 history on this date.
8 races
16 milestones on this date.
Firsts (2)
Milestone Counts (6)
Farewells (8)
7 incidents recorded on this date.
Safety Cars (6)
- at Spa-Francorchamps · Deployed lap 28 · 4 full lapsRain
- at Spa-Francorchamps · Deployed lap 1 · 1 full lapRain
- at Istanbul Park · Deployed lap 13 · 2 full lapsStranded car
- at Spa-Francorchamps · Deployed lap 30 · 4 full lapsDebris from accident
- at Zandvoort · Deployed lap 16 · 5 full lapsStranded car
- at Zandvoort · Deployed lap 64 · 2 full lapsRain
Red Flags (1)
- at Zandvoort · Lap 64Rain and crash of Zhou Guanyu, resulting in a damaged barrier.
6 drivers born on this day.
Charles PozziBorn 1909 · died at 92 · Career 1950–1950
Tom BelsøBorn 1942 · died at 78 · Career 1973–1974
Derek WarwickBorn 1954 · now 72 · Career 1981–19934P
Gerhard BergerBorn 1959 · now 67 · Career 1984–199710W 48P
Mark WebberBorn 1976 · now 50 · Career 2002–20139W 42P
Sergey SirotkinBorn 1995 · now 31 · Career 2018–2018