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The Top Ranked Racecar Drivers by Rookie Year-1978
Notes: This is a list of the greatest racecar drivers to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Bobby Rahal | 20 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 24 |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | 53 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | 97 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | 162 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | 164 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 182 |
| 8 | Rene Arnoux | 190 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | 241 |
| 10 | Bob Garretson | 387 |
| 11 | Steve Kinser | 394 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 552 |
| 13 | Tom Bagley | 576 |
| 14 | Frank Jelinski | 687 |
| 15 | Geoff Lees | 693 |
| 16 | Attilio Bettega | 701 |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | 704 |
| 18 | Sheldon Kinser | 708 |
| 19 | Erwin Weber | 754 |
| 20 | John Winter | 840 |
| 21 | Bob Akin | 926 |
| 22 | Ronnie Thomas | 952 |
| 23 | Al Holbert | 1199 |
| 24 | Alain Ferte | 1201 |
| 25 | David Leslie | 1279 |
| 26 | Harald Huysman | 1285 |
| 27 | Roger Hamby | 1402 |
| 28 | Almo Coppelli | 1512 |
| 29 | Walt Bohren | 1513 |
| 30 | Jayant Shah | 1549 |
| 31 | Fabrizio Tabaton | 1671 |
| 32 | James Weaver | 1749 |
| 33 | Beppe Gabbiani | 1891 |
| 34 | Pierre Yver | 1929 |
| 35 | Bob Rehnstrom | 1977 |
| 36 | Rad Dougall | 2019 |
| 37 | Stephen South | 2022 |
| 38 | Roger Mandeville | 2042 |
| 39 | Samir Assef | 2062 |
| 40 | Richard Dallest | 2074 |
| 41 | Piero Necchi | 2084 |
| 42 | Michel Mitri | 2100 |
| 43 | Alberto Colombo | 2114 |
| 44 | Glenn Jarrett | 2174 |
| 45 | Miguel Angel Guerra | 2229 |
| 46 | Jim Bown | 2259 |
| 47 | Blackie Wangerin | 2333 |
| 48 | Dany Snobeck | 2404 |
| 49 | Michele Cinotto | 2420 |
| 50 | Paul Rouby | 2528 |
| 51 | Stuart Green | 2559 |
| 52 | Harri Uotila | 2729 |
| 53 | Sarbi Rai | 2730 |
| 54 | Francois Chauche | 2787 |
| 55 | Ramiro Fernandes | 2828 |
| 56 | Diamantis Petropoulos | 2851 |
| 57 | Hans-Goran Ericsson | 2852 |
| 58 | Bruce Leven | 2890 |
| 59 | Walter Lechner | 2915 |
| 60 | Denis Morin | 2984 |
| 61 | Giorgio Bernocchi | 3029 |
| 62 | Jean-Francois Vincens | 3030 |
| 63 | Gabriele Noberasco | 3060 |
| 64 | Soumahoro Maffal | 3061 |
| 65 | Kalevi Aho | 3087 |
| 66 | Joaquim Bessa | 3130 |
| 67 | Lambert Kouame | 3148 |
| 68 | Naguib Saad | 3162 |
| 69 | Lars Backman | 3180 |
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