This list of 1978 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.
Dirt oval racing Series Champion Refer World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Steve Kinser Teams: Karl Kinser Racing
Drag racing Series Champion Refer NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: Kelly Brown 1978 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Funny Car: Don Prudhomme Pro Stock: Bob Glidden
Karting Series Driver Season article Karting World Championship Lake Speed Junior: Stefano Modena Karting European Championship 100cc: Jean-Pierre Knops FC: Gianfranco Baroni
Motorcycle racing Series Driver Season article 500cc World Championship Kenny Roberts 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 350cc World Championship Kork Ballington 250cc World Championship 125cc World Championship Eugenio Lazzarini 50cc World Championship Ricardo Tormo Speedway World Championship Ole Olsen 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship AMA Superbike Championship Reg Pridmore Formula 750 Johnny Cecotto 1978 Formula 750 season Motocross Series Driver Season article FIM Motocross World Championship 500cc: Heikki Mikkola 1978 FIM Motocross World Championship 250cc: Gennady Moiseyev 125cc: Akira Watanabe
Open wheel racing Series Driver Season article Formula One World Championship Mario Andretti 1978 Formula One season Constructors: Lotus-Ford USAC National Championship Tom Sneva 1978 USAC Championship Car season European Formula Two Championship Bruno Giacomelli 1978 European Formula Two Championship All-Japan Formula Two Championship Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1978 All-Japan Formula Two Championship Australian Drivers' Championship Graham McRae 1978 Australian Drivers' Championship British Formula One Championship Tony Trimmer 1978 British Formula One Championship Cup of Peace and Friendship Ulli Melkus 1978 Cup of Peace and Friendship Nations: East Germany Formula Atlantic Howdy Holmes 1978 Formula Atlantic season Formula Nacional Juan Alonso de Celada 1978 Formula Nacional Rothmans International Series Warwick Brown 1978 Rothmans International Series SCCA Formula Super Vee Bill Alsup 1978 SCCA Formula Super Vee season South African Formula Atlantic Championship Ian Scheckter 1978 South African Formula Atlantic Championship South African National Drivers Championship Ian Scheckter 1978 South African National Drivers Championship USAC Mini-Indy Series Bill Alsup 1978 USAC Mini-Indy Series season Formula Three FIA European Formula 3 Championship Jan Lammers 1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship British Formula Three Championship Nelson Piquet 1978 British Formula Three season Chilean Formula Three Championship Juan Carlos Ridolfi 1978 Chilean Formula Three Championship French Formula Three Championship Alain Prost (tie) Jean-Louis Schlesser (tie) 1978 French Formula Three Championship Teams: Oreca German Formula Three Championship Bertram Schäfer 1978 German Formula Three Championship Italian Formula Three Championship Siegfried Stohr 1978 Italian Formula Three Championship Teams: Trivellato Racing Soviet Formula 3 Championship Mark Balezin 1978 Soviet Formula 3 Championship Swiss Formula Three Championship Patrick Studer 1978 Swiss Formula Three Championship Formula Renault French Formula Renault Championship Philippe Alliot 1978 French Formula Renault Championship Formula Ford Australian Formula Ford Championship John Wright 1978 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Brazilian Formula Ford Championship Amadeo Ferri 1978 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship British Formula Ford Championship Kenneth Acheson 1978 British Formula Ford Championship Danish Formula Ford Championship Klaus Pedersen Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship Roelof Wunderink 1978 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship Irish Formula Ford Championship Michael Roe 1978 Irish Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Grant Campbell Swedish Formula Ford Championship Anders Olofsson 1978 Swedish Formula Ford Championship
Rallying Series Driver Season article World Rally Championship Markku Alén 1978 World Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Ilkka Kivimäki Manufacturers: Fiat Australian Rally Championship Greg Carr 1978 Australian Rally Championship Co-Drivers: John Dawson-Damer British Rally Championship Hannu Mikkola 1978 British Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Arne Hertz Canadian Rally Championship Taisto Heinonen 1978 Canadian Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Tom Burgess Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Reinhard Hainbach Estonian Rally Championship Olavi Ellermann 1978 Estonian Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Meelis Arumeel European Rally Championship Antonio Carello 1978 European Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Maurizio Perissinot Finnish Rally Championship Group 1: Kyösti Hämäläinen 1978 Finnish Rally Championship Group 2: Ulf Grönholm Group 4: Markku Alén French Rally Championship Bernard Darniche Hungarian Rally Championship Attila Ferjáncz Co-Drivers: János Tandari Italian Rally Championship Adartico Vudafieri Co-Drivers: Mauro Mannini Manufacturers: Lancia New Zealand Rally Championship Blair Robson 1978 New Zealand Rally Championship Polish Rally Championship Jerzy Landsberg Romanian Rally Championship Ilie Olteanu Scottish Rally Championship Drew Gallacher Co-Drivers: David McHarg South African National Rally Championship Sarel van der Merwe Co-Drivers: Chris Hawkins Manufacturers: Datsun Spanish Rally Championship Antonio Zanini Co-Drivers: Víctor Sabater
Rallycross Series Driver Season article FIA European Rallycross Championship Martin Schanche British Rallycross Championship Trevor Hopkins
Sports car and GT Series Driver Season article World Sportscar Championship Porsche 1978 World Sportscar Championship Division 1: BMW Division 2: Porsche GT Cup: Porsche Australian Sports Car Championship Ross Mathiesen 1978 Australian Sports Car Championship Australian Sports Sedan Championship Allan Grice 1978 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Can-Am Alan Jones 1978 Can-Am season IMSA GT Championship Peter Gregg 1978 IMSA GT Championship
Stock car racing Series Driver Season article NASCAR Winston Cup Series Cale Yarborough 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Manufacturers: Chevrolet NASCAR Winston West Series Jimmy Insolo 1978 NASCAR Winston West Series ARCA Racing Series Marvin Smith 1978 ARCA Racing Series Turismo Carretera Juan María Traverso 1978 Turismo Carretera USAC Stock Car National Championship A. J. Foyt 1978 USAC Stock Car National Championship
Touring car Series Driver Season article European Touring Car Championship Umberto Grano 1978 European Touring Car Championship Australian Touring Car Championship Peter Brock 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship British Saloon Car Championship Richard Longman 1978 British Saloon Car Championship Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine Wolfgang Schütz 1978 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Harald Ertl 1978 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft French Supertouring Championship Lucien Guitteny 1978 French Supertouring Championship
See also List of motorsport championships Auto racing