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The 1978 World Rally Championship season was the sixth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule remained largely similar to the previous year, with the exception of the removal of New Zealand from the schedule in favor of the
From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a season championship for the winningest manufacturer. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points.
In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA began awarding the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another 10 events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points |
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MON |
SWE |
KEN |
POR |
GRC |
FIN |
CAN |
ITA |
CIV |
FRA |
GBR |
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| 1 | Fiat | 14 | 14 | - | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | - | 18 | (9) | 134 |
| 2 | Ford | - | 18 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | - | - | 18 | 100 |
| 3 | Opel | (10) | 12 | - | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 10 | - | 12 | 14 | 100 |
| 4 | Porsche | 18 | - | 16 | 7 | - | 12 | - | 14 | - | 12 | - | 79 |
| 5 | Datsun | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 52 |
| 6 | Toyota | - | - | - | 15 | 8 | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| 7 | Lancia | 8 | 12 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | 49 |
| 8 | Peugeot | - | - | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | 45 |
| 9 | Renault | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 33 |
| 10 | British Leyland Cars | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | Saab | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 12 | Volkswagen | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 13 | Mitsubishi | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 16 |
| 14 | Vauxhall | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Alfa Romeo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 16 | Mercedes | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 17 | Volvo | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 18 | Chrysler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| 19 | Škoda | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 20 | Alpine-Renault | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 21 | Lada | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Overall finish |
Group finish | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| No | Events | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Markku Alén | - | 4 | (4) | - | 9 | 6 | 9 | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | 52 |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | 9 | - | - | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 31 |
| 3 | Hannu Mikkola | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Michèle Mouton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 18 | - | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Russell Brookes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 12 | 13 |
| 6 | Walter Röhrl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 7 | Bernard Darniche | 3 | - | - | - | - | (9) | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| 8 | Ari Vatanen | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 9 | Jean Ragnotti | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 10 | Pentti Airikkala | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 10 |
| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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| Rally | Dates run | Championships | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
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46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
21–28 January | Manufacturers Drivers |
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13th Arctic Rally |
3–5 February | Drivers |
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28th International Swedish Rally |
10–12 February | Manufacturers Drivers |
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26th Safari Rally |
23–27 March | Manufacturers Drivers |
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11º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto |
19–23 April | Manufacturers Drivers |
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25th Acropolis Rally |
29 May–2 June | Manufacturers Drivers |
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19th Esso-Lombard Scottish Rally |
3–7 June | Drivers |
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38 Rajd Polski |
6–9 July | Drivers |
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28th 1000 Lakes Rally |
25–27 August | Manufacturers Drivers |
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9th Motogard Rally of New Zealand |
2–5 September | Drivers |
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6ème Critérium Molson du Québec |
13–17 September | Manufacturers Drivers |
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37ème Tour de France Automobile |
16–21 September | Drivers |
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20º Rallye Sanremo |
3–7 October | Manufacturers Drivers |
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13th Southern Cross Rally |
14–18 October | Drivers |
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26º RACE Rallye de España |
20–22 October | Drivers |
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10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire |
21–24 October | Manufacturers Drivers |
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22ème Tour de Corse |
4–5 November | Manufacturers Drivers |
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27th Lombard RAC Rally |
19–23 November | Manufacturers Drivers |
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