1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship

1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
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The 1978 European Formula Three Championship was the fourth FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, contested over 16 rounds.

Jan Lammers of the Netherlands won the drivers championship with 72 points.

Schedule

Round		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	27 March
	R2
	R3
2		Nürburgring, Nürburg	2 April
3	R1	Österreichring, Spielberg	16 April
	R2
	R3
4	R1	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder	23 April
	R2
	R3
5	R1	Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola	14 May
	R2
	R3
6		Nürburgring, Nürburg	28 May
7	R1	Dijon-Prenois, Dijon	4 June
	R2
	R3
8	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	25 June
	R2
	R3
	R4
9	R1	Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa	2 July
	R2
	R3
10		Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	16 July
11	R1	Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd	6 August
	R2
	R3
12	R1	Karlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga	13 August
	R2
	R3
13	R1	Donington Park, Leicestershire	26 August
13	R2	Donington Park, Leicestershire	26 August
14	R1	Kassel-Calden, Kassel	3 September
	R2
	R3
15		Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	17 September
16	R1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	8 October
	R2
	R3

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Teo Fabi	Patrick Gaillard	Michael Bleekemolen	Chevron Racing Team	Report
	R2		Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
	R3			Arie Luyendijk	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
2		Nurburgring	Teo Fabi	Jan Lammers	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team	Report
3	R1	Österreichring	Michael Bleekemolen	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team	Report
	R2			Patrick Gaillard	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
	R3			Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
4	R1	Circuit Zolder	Michael Bleekemolen	Anders Olofsson	Michael Bleekemolen	Chevron Racing Team	Report
	R2		Jan Lammers	Patrick Gaillard	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron Racing Team
	R3			Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team
5	R1	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	Michael Bleekemolen	Siegfried Stohr	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team	Report
	R2		Anders Olofsson	Patrick Gaillard	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
	R3			Anders Olofsson	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron Racing Team
6		Nurburgring	Anders Olofsson	Jan Lammers	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron Racing Team	Report
7	R1	Dijon-Prenois	Teo Fabi	Patrick Gaillard	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron Racing Team	Report
	R2		Anders Olofsson	Jacques Coulon	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
	R3			Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team
8	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team	Report
	R2		Roberto Campominosi	Roberto Campominosi	Roberto Campominosi	Scuderia Escolette
	R3		Siegfried Stohr	Siegfried Stohr	Siegfried Stohr	Trivellato Racing Team
	R4			Daniele Albertin	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
9	R1	Autodromo di Pergusa	Siegfried Stohr	Siegfried Stohr	Siegfried Stohr	Trivellato Racing Team	Report
	R2		Michael Bleekemolen	Patrick Gaillard	Michael Bleekemolen	Chevron Racing Team
	R3			Siegfried Stohr	Michael Bleekemolen	Chevron Racing Team
10		Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland	Report
11	R1	Ring Knutstorp	Slim Borgudd	Slim Borgudd	Huub Rothengatter	Racing Team Holland	Report
	R2		Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
	R3			Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
12	R1	Karlskoga Motorstadion	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team	Report
	R2		Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
	R3			Jan Lammers	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
13	R1	Donington Park	John Bright	Arie Luyendijk	Jorge Caton	Equipo Nacional Espanol	Report
13	R2	Donington Park	Derek Warwick	Jan Lammers	Derek Warwick	Warwick Trailers	Report
14	R1	Kassel-Calden	Jan Lammers	Derek Warwick	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team	Report
	R2		Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
	R3			Anders Olofsson	Anders Olofsson	Strike Up Racing Team
15		Circuito del Jarama	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Ecurie Elf	Report
16	R1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	Teo Fabi	Siegfried Stohr	Siegfried Stohr	Trivellato Racing Team	Report
	R2		Eddy Bianchi	Guido Pardini	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Holland
	R3			Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Astra Racing Team
Sources: ^[1]

Season standings

Drivers standings

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

Four scores were dropped.^[3] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.

Although Jan Lammers and Anders Olofsson tied on points and tied on four wins each, Lammers took the championship by virtue of scoring five second places to Olofsson's three.^[3]

Pos.	Driver	ZAN	NÜR	OST	ZOL	IMO	NÜR	DIJ	MNZ	PER	MAG	KNU	KAR	DON	KAS	JAR	VAL	Points
1	Jan Lammers	9	(1)	2	-	1	6	6	9	-	9	6	9	6	6	2	-	71 (72)
=	Anders Olofsson	3	9	9	6	4	-	4	-	4	-	9	6	2	9	6	-	71
3	Patrick Gaillard	2	-	4	1	9	9	-	6	6	6	-	1	-	1	3	-	48
4	Teo Fabi	4	6	-	9	-	-	9	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	9	45
5	Michael Bleekemolen	6	3	6	4	-	-	2	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30
6	Derek Warwick	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	4	-	13
=	David Kennedy	-	4	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	2	-	-	4	-	-	-	13
8	Daniele Albertin	-	2	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	12
9	Alain Prost	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	9	-	10
=	Guido Pardini	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	10
11	Roberto Campominosi	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	9
=	Arie Luyendyk	1	-	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	9
13	Slim Borgudd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	6
=	Eddy Bianchi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6
15	Bobby Rahal	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
16	Marzio Romano	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
=	Mauro Baldi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
=	John Nielsen	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
=	Huub Rothengatter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	4
20	Enzo Coloni	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
=	Jean-Louis Schlesser	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
=	Jacques Coulon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	3
=	Eje Elgh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
=	Andrea de Cesaris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
=	Jochen Dauer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
=	Bruno Pescia	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
27	Fillipo Niccolini	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
28	Ulf Svensson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
=	Jorge Caton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Pos.	Driver	ZAN	NÜR	OST	ZOL	IMO	NÜR	DIJ	MNZ	PER	MAG	KNU	KAR	DON	KAS	JAR	VAL	Points

References

Points table

FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. grey 89–90. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.

↑ http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1971-1980/saison-1978.html
↑ FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 9. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
1 2 FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.

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[1] ttp://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1971-1980/saison-1978.html

[2] FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 9. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.

[p11-3] 1 2 FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.

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