1978 World Rally Championship

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The 1978 World Rally Championship was the sixth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule remained largely similar to the previous year, with the exception of the removal of the Rally New Zealand from the schedule.

1978 was the last season with an official world championship only for manufacturers. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points. In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA awarded the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another ten events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.

Events[]

Map[]

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Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/ice Red = Mixed surface

Schedule and results[]

Rally Dates run Championships Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars
Monaco
Monte Carlo Rally
21–28 January Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France Jean-Pierre Nicolas (6h:57m:03s)
  2. France Jean Ragnotti (6h:58m:55s)
  3. France Guy Fréquelin (6h:59m:55s)
  1. Porsche 911
  2. Renault 5 Alpine
  3. Renault 5 Alpine
Finland
Arctic Rally
3–5 February Drivers
  1. Finland Ari Vatanen (6h:25m:03s)
  2. Finland Henri Toivonen (6h:28m:44s)
  3. Finland Markku Alén (6h:36m:20s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Chrysler Avenger
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
Sweden
Swedish Rally
10–12 February Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Sweden Björn Waldegård (6h:42m:40s)
  2. Finland Hannu Mikkola (6h:44m:08s)
  3. Finland Markku Alén (6h:45m:26s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
Kenya
Safari Rally
23–27 March Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+8m:18s penalties)
  2. Kenya (+8m:55s penalties)
  3. Finland Rauno Aaltonen (+9m:10s penalties)
  1. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  2. Porsche 911
  3. Datsun 160J
Portugal
Rallye de Portugal
19–23 April Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland Markku Alén (7h:45m:33s)
  2. Finland Hannu Mikkola (7h:50m:01s)
  3. France Jean-Pierre Nicolas (8h:01m:01s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
Greece
Acropolis Rally Greece
29 May–2 June Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. West Germany Walter Röhrl (10h:00m:50s)
  2. Finland Markku Alén (10h:10m:54s)
  3. Kenya Shekhar Mehta (10h:23m:36s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Datsun 160J
Scotland
Scottish Rally
3–7 June Drivers
  1. Finland Hannu Mikkola (4h:26m:38s)
  2. Finland Pentti Airikkala (4h:34m:36s)
  3. United Kingdom Roger Clark (4h:35m:11s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
Poland
Rajd Polski
6–9 July Drivers
  1. Spain (5h:51m:01.2s)
  2. Austria Franz Wittmann (6h:04m:10.9s)
  3. Spain Salvador Cañellas (6h:09m:04.8s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Opel Kadett GT/E
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
Finland
1000 Lakes Rally
25–27 August Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland Markku Alén (3h:30m:10s)
  2. Finland Timo Salonen (3h:32m:14s)
  3. Finland Pentti Airikkala (3h:32m:50s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
2–5 September Drivers
  1. United Kingdom Russell Brookes (9h:57m:12.0s)
  2. New Zealand (10h:09m:29.4s)
  3. New Zealand Paul Adams (10h:41m:55.8s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
Canada
Critérium du Québec
13–17 September Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. West Germany Walter Röhrl (4h:54m:23s)
  2. Finland Markku Alén (5h:02m:56s)
  3. Sweden Anders Kulläng (5h:12m:46s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Opel Kadett GT/E
France
Tour de France Automobile
16–21 September Drivers
  1. France Michèle Mouton (11h:18m:15.7s)
  2. France (11h:34m:01.8s)
  3. United Kingdom (11h:40m:04.0s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Opel Kadett GT/E
  3. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
Italy
Rallye Sanremo
3–7 October Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland Markku Alén (10h:53m:28s)
  2. Italy (11h:04m:00s)
  3. France (11h:10m:31s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Porsche 911
Australia
Southern Cross Rally
14–18 October Drivers
  1. Australia George Fury (1h:25m:17s)
  2. Australia Colin Bond (1h:37m:12s)
  3. Australia (1h:58m:32s)
  1. Datsun Stanza
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Holden Gemini
Spain
Rallye de España
20–22 October Drivers
  1. Italy (4h:20m:03s)
  2. Spain (4h:29m:40)
  3. Spain Jorge de Bagration (4h:33m:27s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
Ivory Coast
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
21–24 October Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+2m:28s penalties)
  2. Finland Timo Mäkinen (+2m:43s penalties)
  3. France Jean Ragnotti (+3m:50s penalties)
  1. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  2. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  3. Renault 5 Alpine
France
Tour de Corse
4–5 November Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France Bernard Darniche (6h:47m:34s)
  2. France Jean-Claude Andruet (6h:51m:59s)
  3. Italy Sandro Munari (6h:52m:59s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
United Kingdom
RAC Rally
19–23 November Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland Hannu Mikkola (8:47m:23s)
  2. Sweden Björn Waldegård (8h:52m:41s)
  3. United Kingdom Russell Brookes (8h:58m:55s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800

Standings[]

Manufacturers' championship[]

Markku Alén drives a Fiat 131 Abarth at the 1000 Lakes Rally.
Ari Vatanen with a Ford Escort RS1800 at the 1000 Lakes
Pos. Manufacturer Monaco
MON
Sweden
SWE
Kenya
KEN
Portugal
POR
Greece
GRC
Finland
FIN
Canada
CAN
Italy
ITA
Ivory Coast
CIV
France
FRA
United Kingdom
GBR
Points
1 Italy Fiat 14 14 - 18 18 18 18 16 - 18 (9) 134
2 United States Ford - 18 7 16 9 6 13 13 - - 18 100
3 Germany Opel (10) 12 - 13 12 11 16 10 - 12 14 100
4 Germany Porsche 18 - 16 7 - 12 - 14 - 12 - 79
5 Japan Datsun - - 16 - 16 - - - 10 - 10 52
6 Japan Toyota - - - 15 8 13 14 - - - - 50
7 Italy Lancia 8 12 - - 11 - - 18 - - - 49
8 France Peugeot - - 18 9 - - - - 18 - - 45
9 France Renault 17 - - - - - - - 16 - - 33
10 United Kingdom British Leyland Cars - - - - - - 12 - - - 12 24
11 Sweden Saab - 8 - - - - 10 - - - - 18
12 Germany Volkswagen - 9 - - - - 8 - - - - 17
13 Japan Mitsubishi - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - 16
14 United Kingdom Vauxhall - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Italy Alfa Romeo - - - - - - - 14 - - - 14
16 Germany Mercedes - - 12 - - - - - - - - 12
17 Sweden Volvo - 10 - - - - - - - - - 10
18 United States Chrysler - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
19 Czechoslovakia Škoda - - - - 6 - - - - - - 6
20 France Alpine-Renault - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5
21 Soviet Union Lada - - - - 4 - - - - - - 4
Pos. Manufacturer Monaco
MON
Sweden
SWE
Kenya
KEN
Portugal
POR
Greece
GRC
Finland
FIN
Canada
CAN
Italy
ITA
Ivory Coast
CIV
France
FRA
United Kingdom
GBR
Points

FIA Cup for Drivers[]

Pos. Driver Monaco
MON
Finland
ARC
Sweden
SWE
Kenya
KEN
Portugal
POR
Greece
GRC
Scotland
SCO
Poland
POL
Finland
FIN
New Zealand
NZL
Canada
CAN
France
TDF
Italy
ITA
Italy
GIR
Australia
AUS
Spain
ESP
Ivory Coast
CIV
France
FRA
United Kingdom
GBR
Points
1 Finland Markku Alén - 4 (4) - 9 6 0 - 9 - 6 - 9 9 - - - - 0 52
2 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas 9 - - 9 4 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - 9 0 0 31
3 Finland Hannu Mikkola - - 6 - 6 - 9 - 0 - - - - - - - - - 9 30
4 France Michèle Mouton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 3 - - - 2 - 14
5 United Kingdom Russell Brookes - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - - - - - - - 4 13
6 West Germany Walter Röhrl 3 - - - 0 (9) - - - - 9 - 0 - - - - - 1 13
7 France Bernard Darniche 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 9 - 11
8 Finland Ari Vatanen - 9 2 - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 11
9 France Jean Ragnotti 6 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 4 - - - - - 10
10 Finland Pentti Airikkala - - 0 - - - 6 - 4 - - - - - - - - - 0 10
Pos. Driver Monaco
MON
Finland
ARC
Sweden
SWE
Kenya
KEN
Portugal
POR
Greece
GRC
Scotland
SCO
Poland
POL
Finland
FIN
New Zealand
NZL
Canada
CAN
France
TDF
Italy
ITA
Italy
GIR
Australia
AUS
Spain
ESP
Ivory Coast
CIV
France
FRA
United Kingdom
GBR
Points

Pointscoring systems[]

Manufacturers' championship[]

Overall
finish
Group finish
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 18 - - - - - - - - -
2 17 16 - - - - - - - -
3 16 15 14 - - - - - - -
4 15 14 13 12 - - - - - -
5 14 13 12 11 10 - - - - -
6 13 12 11 10 9 8 - - - -
7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 - - -
8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 - -
9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

See also[]

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