1978 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
21 May 1978
Circuit Zolder, Belgium
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:20.900 |
| 2 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 1:21.690 |
| 3 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:21.700 |
| 4 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:21.770 |
| 5 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 1:22.120 |
| 6 | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:22.500 |
| 7 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 1:22.620 |
| 8 | 35 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:23.250 |
| 9 | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:23.260 |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:23.580 |
| 11 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:23.710 |
| 12 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 1:23.780 |
| 13 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:23.820 |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:23.900 |
| 15 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:24.110 |
| 16 | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 1:24.140 |
| 17 | 36 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:24.140 |
| 18 | 17 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Shadow Ford | 1:24.180 |
| 19 | 31 | Rene ArnouxARN | Martini Ford | 1:24.220 |
| 20 | 16 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Shadow Ford | 1:24.470 |
| 21 | 33 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | McLaren Ford | 1:24.810 |
| 22 | 22 | Jacky IckxICK | Ensign Ford | 1:24.820 |
| 23 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:24.850 |
| 24 | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 1:24.990 |