1978 European Formula Three Championship

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

Jan Lammers of the Netherlands won the drivers championship with 72 points.

Schedule

1978 Schedule
Round Race Circuit
1 Netherlands Netherlands Zandvoort
2 Germany Germany Nürburgring (1st)*
3 Austria Austria Österreichring
4 Belgium Belgium Zolder
5 Italy Italy Imola
6 Germany Germany Nürburgring (2nd)*
7 France France Dijon
8 Italy Italy Monza
9 Italy Italy Pergusa
10 France France Magny-Cours
11 Sweden Sweden Knutstorp
12 Sweden Sweden Karlskoga
13 United Kingdom Great Britain Donington Park
14 Germany Germany Kassel Calden
15 Spain Spain Jarama
16 Italy Italy Vallelunga

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.[1]

Four scores were dropped.[2] 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.[2]

Pos. Driver Netherlands Germany Austria Belgium Italy Germany France Italy Italy France Sweden Sweden United Kingdom Germany Spain Italy Points
1 Netherlands Jan Lammers 9 (1) 2 - 1 6 6 9 - 9 6 9 6 6 2 - 71 (72)
= Sweden Anders Olofsson 3 9 9 6 4 - 4 - 4 - 9 6 2 9 6 - 71
3 France Patrick Gaillard 2 - 4 1 9 9 - 6 6 6 - 1 - 1 3 - 48
4 Italy Teo Fabi 4 6 - 9 - - 9 - - 4 - 4 - - - 9 45
5 Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen 6 3 6 4 - - 2 - 9 - - - - - - - 30
6 United Kingdom Derek Warwick - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 4 - 13
= Republic of Ireland David Kennedy - 4 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 4 - - - 13
8 Italy Daniele Albertin - 2 3 3 - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 12
9 France Alain Prost - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 9 - 10
= Italy Guido Pardini - - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - 6 10
11 Italy Roberto Campominosi - - - - 6 - - - 2 - - - - - - 1 9
= Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 1 - 1 2 - 2 - - - 1 2 - - - - - 9
13 Sweden Slim Borgudd - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 - - - - 6
= Italy Eddy Bianchi - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 3 6
15 United States Bobby Rahal - - - - - 4 - 1 - - - - - - - - 5
16 Switzerland Marzio Romano - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 4
= Italy Mauro Baldi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
= Denmark John Nielsen - - - - - 1 3 - - - - - - - - - 4
= Netherlands Huub Rothengatter - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - 4
20 Italy Enzo Coloni - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 3
= France Jean-Louis Schlesser - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 3
= France Jacques Coulon - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
= Sweden Eje Elgh - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 3
= Italy Andrea de Cesaris - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3
= Germany Jochen Dauer - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 3
= Switzerland Bruno Pescia - - - - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 3
27 Italy Fillipo Niccolini - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
28 Sweden Ulf Svensson - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
= Spain Jorge Caton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Pos. Driver Netherlands Germany Austria Belgium Italy Germany France Italy Italy France Sweden Sweden United Kingdom Germany Spain Italy Points

References

Points table

  1. FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 9. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
  2. 1 2 FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
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