The following is an overview of the events of 1978 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 4–5 February16th 24 Hours of Daytona 12 February1978 NHRA WinternationalsUltimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018) 19 February20th Daytona 500 7 May36th Monaco Grand Prix 28 May62nd Indianapolis 500 1–9 June60th Isle of Man TT 10–11 June46th 24 Hours of Le Mans 16 July 1978 NHRA SummernationalsBurgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine", written 2 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018); Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018) 22–23 July30th 24 Hours of Spa 30 July1st Suzuka 8 Hours 1 October19th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 7–8 October7th 24 Hours of Nurburgring 19 November25th Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef22JuneDan WheldonBritishRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (2005, 2011).14JulyMattias EkströmSwedishRacing driverFIA World Rallycross champion ().
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef11SeptemberRonnie Peterson34SwedishRacing driver10-time Grand Prix Winner20OctoberGunnar Nilsson29SwedishRacing driver1977 Belgian Grand Prix winner.
See also List of 1978 motorsport champions
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