1978 European Formula Three season

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

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

Contents

Schedule

1978 Schedule
Round Race Circuit
1 Netherlands Zandvoort
2 Germany Nürburgring (1st)*
3 Austria Österreichring
4 Belgium Zolder
5 Italy Imola
6 Germany Nürburgring (2nd)*
7 France Dijon
8 Italy Monza
9 Italy Pergusa
10 France Magny-Cours
11 Sweden Knutstorp
12 Sweden Karlskoga
13 Great Britain Donington Park
14 Germany Kassel Calden
15 Spain Jarama
16 Italy Vallelunga

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.[1]

Four scores were dropped.[2] 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.[2]

Pos. Driver 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 Points

References

Points table

  1. ^ FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd.. pp. gold p. 9. ISBN 0-85059-320-4. 
  2. ^ a b FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd.. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.