1978 European Formula Two Championship

1978 European Formula Two season
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The 1978 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Italian driver Bruno Giacomelli, driving the works March car, won the season in dominant fashion.[1]

Calendar

Race NoCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 United Kingdom Thruxton 27 March553.792=208.560 km1'06:13.77188.943 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli
2 West Germany Hockenheim 9 April20+206.789=271.56 km1'20:22.0202.741 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Switzerland Marc Surer
Italy Bruno Giacomelli
3 West Germany Nürburgring 7 May922.835=205,515 km1'06:34.2185.232 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli Finland Keke Rosberg Brazil Alex Ribeiro
4 France Pau 15 May732.76=201.48 km1'33:11.73129.714 km/h United Kingdom Brian Henton Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli
5 Italy Mugello 28 May425.245=220.290 km1'15:39.7174.691 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli United States Eddie Cheever Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
6 Italy Vallelunga 4 June653.2=208.0 km1'17:12.2161.651 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
7 France Rouen 18 June385.543=210.634 km1'08:43.2183.906 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Italy Bruno Giacomelli
8 United Kingdom Donington Park 25 June40+403.149=251.92 km1'29:51.43168.214 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli United Kingdom Brian Henton Finland Keke Rosberg
9 France Nogaro 9 July653.12=202.80 km1'19:12.23153.629 km/h Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli
10 Italy Pergusa-Enna 23 July 1979414.95=202.95 km1'04:05.6189.989 km/h Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Italy Bruno Giacomelli
11 Italy Misano 6 August603.488=209.28 km1'13:45.09170.258 km/h United Kingdom Brian Henton Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Bruno Giacomelli
12 West Germany Hockenheim 24 September20+206.789=271.56 km1'20:20.02202.824 km/h Switzerland Marc Surer Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Italy Bruno Giacomelli

Note:

Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Final point standings

Drivers

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.

Three scores were dropped.[2] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.

PlaceNameTeamChassisEngineTHR
United Kingdom
HOC
West Germany
NÜR
West Germany
PAU
France
MUG
Italy
VLL
Italy
ROU
France
DON
United Kingdom
NOG
France
EMM
Italy
MIS
Italy
HOC
West Germany
Points
1Italy Bruno GiacomelliMarch RacingMarchBMW99-9(4)69-999978 (82)
2Switzerland Marc SurerMarch RacingMarchBMW66(3)46-446-6648 (51)
3Republic of Ireland Derek DalyChevron RacingChevronHart1---99--44--27
4United States Eddie CheeverProject Four RacingMarchBMW3-421-6--62-24
5Finland Keijo RosbergOpert RacingChevronHart-16----9----16
6Italy Piero NecchiAstra RacingMarchBMW---3-4-6----13
Brazil Ingo HoffmannProject Four RacingMarchBMW-41-3--32---13
8Brazil Alex RibeiroAlex Ribeiro [3]MarchBMW-29---------11
Italy Alberto ColomboSan Remo RacingMarchBMW-3--2-3-3---11
West Germany Manfred WinkelhockMarch RacingMarchBMW2----3-2---411
11Argentina Ricardo ZuninoMarch RacingMarchBMW-----12--2128
Sweden Eje ElghOpert RacingChevronHart---6--1----18
13South Africa Rad DougallToleman MotorsportMarchBMW4------1----5
14Italy Elio de AngelisChevron RacingChevronHart----------4-4
United Kingdom Geoff LeesTeam KallayChevronHart-------1--3-4
16Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniTeam EuroracingMarchBMW---------3--3
United Kingdom Brian HentonBrian Henton [3]MarchHart--2------1--3
United Kingdom Stephen SouthRaven RacingMarchHart-----------33
19Italy Giuseppe GabbianiTrivellato RacingChevronFerrari-----2------2
20Italy Roberto MarazziTeam BenelliMarchBMW---1--------1

Note:

Only drivers who were not graded were able to score points.

References

  1. "1978 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
  3. 1 2 II Gran Premio dell'Adriatico 1978, www.formula2.net Retrieved 8 February 2017
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