1978 World Sportscar Championship

The 1978 World Sportscar Championship season was the 26th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1978 World Championship for Makes, which was contested from 4 February to 3 September 1978 over an eight race series. The 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1000km Nürburgring were part of the inaugural FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers.[1]

1978 World Sportscar Championship
Previous: 1977 Next: 1979

The championship was open to cars in Groups 1 to 5,[2] i.e.:

Porsche was awarded the overall championship [5] and the Division 2 title for cars with an engine capacity of over 2 litres.[6] BMW was awarded the Division 1 title for cars with an engine capacity of up to 2 litres [6] and Porsche won the GT Cup.[6]

Schedule

Porsche won the championship with their 935 model (pictured in 1977)
Rnd Race name Circuit Date
1 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 4 February
5 February
2 6 Hours of Mugello Mugello Circuit 19 March
3 6 Hours of Dijon Dijon-Prenois 16 April
4 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit 14 May
5 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 28 May
6 Misano 6 Hours Misano Circuit 25 June
7 Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 8 July
8 6 Hours of Vallelunga Vallelunga 3 September

Round results

Rnd Circuit Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Team GT Cup Winning Team Results
Over 2.0 Winning Drivers Under 2.0 Winning Drivers GT Cup Winning Drivers
Over 2.0 Winning Car Under 2.0 Winning Car GT Cup Winning Car
1 Daytona #99 Brumos Porsche None None Results
Peter Gregg
Rolf Stommelen
Toine Hezemans
None None
Porsche 935-77A None None
2 Mugello #12 Gelo Racing Team #31 Faltz Preparation #4 Jolly Club Results
Hans Heyer
Toine Hezemans
John Fitzpatrick
Dieter Quester
Derek Bell
Fulvio Bacchelli
Claudio Magnani
Porsche 935-77A BMW 320i Lancia Stratos
3 Dijon #2 Porsche Kremer Racing #21 BMW Italia-Osella #31 Meccarillos Racing Team Results
Bob Wollek
Henri Pescarolo
Giorgio Francia
Eddie Cheever
Angelo Pallavicini
Peter Bernhard
Enzo Calderari
Porsche 935-77A BMW 320i Porsche 934
4 Silverstone #1 Martini Racing #53 BMW Belgium #25 Wrangler Racing Team Results
Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx
Harald Grohs
Eddy Joosen
Eberhard Sindel
Preben Kristoffersen
Porsche 935-78 BMW 320i Porsche 934
5 Nürburgring #3 Gelo Racing Team #34 BMW Motorsport GmbH #48 Norddeutscher Automobilclub Results
Hans Heyer
Klaus Ludwig
Toine Hezemans
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Markus Höttinger
Gerhard Happel
Götz von Tschirnhaus
Porsche 935-77A BMW 320i Porsche Carrera RSR
6 Misano #7 Porsche Kremer Racing #2 BMW Belgium #18 Angelo Pallavicini Results
Bob Wollek
Henri Pescarolo
Harald Grohs
Patrick Nève
Angelo Pallavicini
Edi Kofel
Marco Vanoli
Porsche 935-77A BMW 320i Porsche 934
7 Watkins Glen #30 Gelo Racing Team #10 BMW Faltz #29 Billy J. Hagan Results
Peter Gregg
Toine Hezemans
John Fitzpatrick
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Dieter Quester
Hoyt Overbagh
Billy Hagan
Porsche 935-77A BMW 320i Chevrolet Monza 350
8 Vallelunga #3 Porsche Kremer Racing #34 BMW Schweiz #12 Angelo Pallavicini Results
Bob Wollek
Henri Pescarolo
Marc Surer
Freddy Kottulinsky
Angelo Pallavicini
Marco Vanoli
Porsche 935-77A BMW 320i Porsche 934

Points system

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in each division on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only allocated points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by any other car from that manufacturer.

Only the best six points finishes could be retained towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total.[6]

Championship results

The overall championship was awarded to the winner of Division 2 (Over 2000cc),[5] Porsche thus scoring their third straight World Championship for Makes victory.

Division 1 (Up to 2000cc)

Position [5] Manufacturer [5] Total [5]
1 BMW 120
2 Porsche 12
3 Fiat 10
4 Alpine 8
5 Volkswagen 6
6 Ford 4

Division 2 (Over 2000cc)

Position [5] Manufacturer [5] Total [5]
1 Porsche 120
2 De Tomaso 8
3 Chevrolet 4
4 Ferrari 3
= Lancia 3

GT Cup

Position [5] Manufacturer [5] Total [5]
1 Porsche 115
2 Lancia 20
= Chevrolet 20
4 Fiat 10
5 Alpine 8

References

  1. "World Challenge for Endurance Drivers - Championships - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. János Wimpffen, 1978 - A German International Championship, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1144 to 1145
  3. Contents, 1977 FIA Yearbook
  4. Contents, 1979 FIA Yearbook
  5. János Wimpffen, 1978 Summary, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1179 to 1180
  6. World Championship for Makes 1978, 1979 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 87 & 88
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