1978 British Formula One season
The 1978 British Formula One season (formally the 1978 Aurora AFX F1 Championship) was the first British Formula One Series season. It commenced on March 24 1978 and ended on September 24 after twelve races.
The Aurora AFX F1 Championship replaced the Shellsport Group 8 series that had been run in 1976 and 1977 to Formula Libre rules. As part of the changes, Formula 5000 cars were no longer eligible to race in the Aurora AFX championship. Formula 1 cars were now the focus of the series, with Formula 2 cars still being permitted as a 'B-class'.[1]
Results and standings
Races
Drivers
| Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Fastest Lap |
| Points |
20 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Pos |
Driver |
OUL |
BRA |
SNE |
MAL |
ZAN |
DON |
THR |
OUL |
MAL |
BRA |
THR |
SNE |
Pts |
| 1 |
Tony Trimmer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
149 |
| 2 |
Bob Evans |
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
93 |
| 3 |
Emilio de Villota |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Ret |
5 |
7 |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
8 |
8 |
84 |
| 4 |
Guy Edwards |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
2 |
Ret |
1 |
3 |
DNS |
1 |
Ret |
78 |
| 5 |
Geoff Lees |
Ret |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Ret |
|
|
5 |
5 |
|
69 |
| 6 |
Bruce Allison |
|
DNS |
|
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Ret |
12 |
3 |
63 |
| 7 |
Valentino Musetti |
NC |
NC |
Ret |
3 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
Ret |
6 |
4 |
DNS |
62 |
| 8 |
John Cooper |
3 |
8 |
Ret |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
|
10 |
4 |
44 |
| 9 |
Mike Wilds |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
7 |
6 |
DNS |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
5 |
43 |
| 10 |
Desiré Wilson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
6 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
34 |
| 11 |
Giancarlo Martini |
|
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
| 12 |
Dave Kennedy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
22 |
| 13 |
Teddy Pilette |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
|
|
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
20 |
| 14 |
Divina Galica |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
19 |
| 15 |
Kim Mather |
4 |
Ret |
NC |
5 |
NC |
Ret |
DNS |
NC |
Ret |
|
|
Ret |
18 |
| 16 |
Boy Hayje |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
| = |
Ray Mallock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
12 |
|
|
|
12 |
| = |
Elio de Angelis |
|
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|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
12 |
| 19 |
Iain McLaren |
5 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
11 |
| = |
Adrian Russell |
DNQ |
10 |
NC |
13 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
NC |
Ret |
Ret |
|
11 |
| 21 |
Brett Lunger |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
| 22 |
Brett Riley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Ret |
|
|
8 |
| 23 |
Don Breidenbach |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
6 |
|
7 |
| 24 |
Geoff Brabham |
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|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
| 25 |
Walter Raus |
|
7 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
| = |
Stephen South |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
Ret |
9 |
|
4 |
| 27 |
John David Briggs |
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
8 |
17 |
|
3 |
| 28 |
Warren Booth |
NC |
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
Ret |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| = |
Carlo Giorgio |
|
9 |
|
|
Ret |
|
|
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|
|
|
2 |
| = |
Richard Jones |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
9 |
11 |
Ret |
2 |
| — |
Andy Barton |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Gerd Biechteler |
|
|
|
11 |
|
DNS |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Alan Baillie |
DNQ |
|
|
14 |
|
NC |
NC |
|
|
|
15 |
DNS |
0 |
| — |
Norman Dickson |
|
|
DNS |
|
Ret |
|
|
|
|
DNS |
14 |
|
0 |
| — |
Dennis Leech |
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|
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|
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|
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|
16 |
|
0 |
| — |
Alo Lawler |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
|
|
Ret |
|
Ret |
|
|
Ret |
|
0 |
| — |
Kevin Bowditch |
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|
|
DNQ |
DNS |
|
|
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|
|
0 |
| — |
Nigel Clarkson |
DNQ |
DNQ |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
0 |
| — |
Jörg Zaborowski |
|
|
DNQ |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Eugen Grupp |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
|
|
|
0 |
| Pos |
Driver |
OUL |
BRA |
SNE |
MAL |
ZAN |
DON |
THR |
OUL |
MAL |
BRA |
THR |
SNE |
Pts |
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Not classified (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank |
Did not participate |
| Excluded (EX) |
Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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References