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 1000 km Nürburgring were part of the inaugural FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers.
The championship was open to cars in Groups 1 to 5,János Wimpffen, 1978 - A German International Championship, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1144 to 1145 i.e.: Group 1 Series Touring CarsContents, 1977 FIA YearbookContents, 1979 FIA Yearbook Group 2 Touring Cars Group 3 Series Grand Touring Cars Group 4 Grand Touring Cars Group 5 Special Production Cars
Porsche was awarded the overall championship János Wimpffen, 1978 Summary, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1179 to 1180 and the Division 2 title for cars with an engine capacity of over 2 litres.World Championship for Makes 1978, 1979 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 87 & 88 BMW was awarded the Division 1 title for cars with an engine capacity of up to 2 litres and Porsche won the GT Cup.
Schedule
Rnd Race name Circuit Date 1 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 4 February5 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.
Championship results
The overall championship was awarded to the winner of Division 2 (Over 2000cc), Porsche thus scoring their third straight World Championship for Makes victory.
Division 1 (Up to 2000cc) Position Manufacturer Total 1 BMW 120 2 Porsche 12 3 Fiat 10 4 Alpine 8 5 Volkswagen 6 6 Ford 4
Division 2 (Over 2000cc) Position Manufacturer Total 1 Porsche 120 2 De Tomaso 8 3 Chevrolet 4 4 Ferrari 3 = Lancia 3
GT Cup Position Manufacturer Total 1 Porsche 115 2 Lancia 20 = Chevrolet 20 4 Fiat 10 5 Alpine 8
References
External links 1978 World Championship for Makes race results at wsrp.ic.cz