1978 European Formula Two Championship
The 1978 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Italian driver Bruno Giacomelli, driving the works March car, won the season in dominant fashion.[1]
Calendar[]
Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
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27 March | 55 | 3.792=208.560 km | 1'06:13.77 | 188.943 km/h | ![]() |
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9 April | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:22.0 | 202.741 km/h | ![]() |
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3 | ![]() (Eifelrennen) |
7 May | 9 | 22.835=205,515 km | 1'06:34.2 | 185.232 km/h | ![]() |
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15 May | 73 | 2.76=201.48 km | 1'33:11.73 | 129.714 km/h | ![]() |
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28 May | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'15:39.7 | 174.691 km/h | ![]() |
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4 June | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'17:12.2 | 161.651 km/h | ![]() |
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18 June | 38 | 5.543=210.634 km | 1'08:43.2 | 183.906 km/h | ![]() |
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25 June | 40+40 | 3.149=251.92 km | 1'29:51.43 | 168.214 km/h | ![]() |
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9 July | 65 | 3.12=202.80 km | 1'19:12.23 | 153.629 km/h | ![]() |
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23 July 1979 | 41 | 4.95=202.95 km | 1'04:05.6 | 189.989 km/h | ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
6 August | 60 | 3.488=209.28 km | 1'13:45.09 | 170.258 km/h | ![]() |
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12 | ![]() |
24 September | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:20.02 | 202.824 km/h | ![]() |
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Note:
Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Final point standings[]
Drivers[]
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.
Three scores were dropped.[2] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.
Place | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | THR![]() |
HOC![]() |
NÜR![]() |
PAU![]() |
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DON![]() |
NOG![]() |
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MIS![]() |
HOC![]() |
Points |
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1 | ![]() |
March Racing | March | BMW | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | (4) | 6 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 78 (82) |
2 | ![]() |
March Racing | March | BMW | 6 | 6 | (3) | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | 48 (51) |
3 | ![]() |
Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 27 |
4 | ![]() |
Project Four Racing | March | BMW | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 22 |
5 | ![]() |
Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
March | BMW | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
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Project Four Racing | March | BMW | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | |
8 | ![]() |
Alex Ribeiro [3] | March | BMW | - | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
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March | BMW | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 11 | ||
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March Racing | March | BMW | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | |
11 | ![]() |
Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
12 | ![]() |
March Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 7 |
13 | ![]() |
Toleman Motorsport | March | BMW | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
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Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
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Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | ||
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March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
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Brian Henton [3] | March | Hart | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
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Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | |
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March | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||
20 | ![]() |
Chevron | Ferrari | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
21 | ![]() |
March | BMW | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers who were not graded were able to score points.
References[]
- ^ "1978 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
- ^ a b II Gran Premio dell'Adriatico 1978, www.formula2.net Retrieved 8 February 2017
Categories:
- 1978 in motorsport
- European Formula Two Championship seasons