1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship

The 1978 European Formula Three Championship was the fourth FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, contested over 16 rounds.

Jan Lammers of the Netherlands won the drivers championship with 72 points. Points were awarded in 9-6-4-3-2-1 fashion to the first six finishers. The four worst results were discarded.

Schedule[]

Round		Circuit	Date
1		Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	27 March
2		Nürburgring, Nürburg	2 April
3		Österreichring, Spielberg	16 April
4		Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder	23 April
5		Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola	14 May
6		Nürburgring, Nürburg	28 May
7		Dijon-Prenois, Dijon	4 June
8		Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	25 June
9		Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa	2 July
10		Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	16 July
11		Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd	6 August
12		Karlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga	13 August
13		Donington Park, Leicestershire	26 August
14		Kassel-Calden, Kassel	3 September
15		Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	17 September
16		ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	8 October

Results[]

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Michael Bleekemolen	Arie Luyendijk	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
2		Nürburgring	Teo Fabi	Jan Lammers	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
3		Österreichring	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
4		Circuit Zolder	Michael Bleekemolen	Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team
5		Autodromo Dino Ferrari	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron Racing Team
6		Nürburgring	Anders Olofsson	Jan Lammers	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron Racing Team
7		Dijon-Prenois	Jan Lammers	Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team
8		Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Siegfried Stohr		Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
9		Autodromo di Pergusa	Siegfried Stohr	Siegfried Stohr	Michael Bleekemolen	Chevron Racing Team
10		Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
11		Ring Knutstorp	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
12		Karlskoga Motorstadion	Anders Olofsson	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
13		Donington Park	Derek Warwick	Jan Lammers	Derek Warwick	Warwick Trailers
14		Kassel-Calden	Teo Fabi	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
15		Circuito del Jarama	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Ecurie Elf
16		ACI Vallelunga Circuit	Siegfried Stohr	Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team
Sources:[1]

Season standings[]

Drivers standings[]

For every race 9 points were awarded to the winner, 6 to the runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.^[2]

Four scores were dropped.^[3] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.

Although Jan Lammers and Anders Olofsson tied on points and tied on four wins each, Lammers took the championship by virtue of scoring five second places to Olofsson's three.^[3]

Pos.	Driver	ZAN	NÜR	OST	ZOL	IMO	NÜR	DIJ	MNZ	PER	MAG	KNU	KAR	DON	KAS	JAR	VAL	Points
1	Jan Lammers	9	(1)	2	-	1	6	6	9	-	9	6	9	6	6	2	-	71 (72)
=	Anders Olofsson	3	9	9	6	4	-	4	-	4	-	9	6	2	9	6	-	71
3	Patrick Gaillard	2	-	4	1	9	9	-	6	6	6	-	1	-	1	3	-	48
4	Teo Fabi	4	6	-	9	-	-	9	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	9	45
5	Michael Bleekemolen	6	3	6	4	-	-	2	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30
6	Derek Warwick	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	4	-	13
=	David Kennedy	-	4	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	2	-	-	4	-	-	-	13
8		-	2	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	12
9	Alain Prost	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	9	-	10
=		-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	10
11		-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	9
=	Arie Luyendyk	1	-	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	9
13	Slim Borgudd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	6
=		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6
15	Bobby Rahal	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
16		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
=	Mauro Baldi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
=	John Nielsen	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
=	Huub Rothengatter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	4
20	Enzo Coloni	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
=	Jean-Louis Schlesser	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
=		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	3
=	Eje Elgh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
=	Andrea de Cesaris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
=	Jochen Dauer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
=		-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
27		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
28		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
=		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Pos.	Driver	ZAN	NÜR	OST	ZOL	IMO	NÜR	DIJ	MNZ	PER	MAG	KNU	KAR	DON	KAS	JAR	VAL	Points

References[]

Points table

• FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. grey 89–90. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.