- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, and Carlos Reutemann
- Race date
- May 21, 1978
- Pole
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Ronnie Peterson
- Classified drivers
- 32
- Circuit
- Circuit Zolder
The decisive result
Mario Andretti finished first for Team Lotus. Ronnie Peterson is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Didier Pironi from P23 to P6 (+17), Brett Lunger from P24 to P7 (+17), and Bruno Giacomelli from P21 to P8 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mario Andretti started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Accident, 4 DNQ, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, and 3 +2 laps. Ronnie Peterson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.130 on lap 66. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.