| 1978 European Formula Two season | |
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The 1978 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds.
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| Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thruxton | United Kingdom | March 27, 1978 | 55 | 3.792=208.560 km | 1'06:13.77 | 188.943 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 2 | Hockenheim | West Germany | April 9, 1978 | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:22.0 | 202.741 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli Marc Surer |
| 3 | Nürburgring | West Germany | May 7, 1978 | 9 | 22.835=205,515 km | 1'06:34.2 | 185.232 km/h | Alex Ribeiro | Bruno Giacomelli | Keke Rosberg |
| 4 | Pau | France | May 15, 1978 | 73 | 2.76=201.48 km | 1'33:11.73 | 129.714 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 5 | Mugello | Italy | May 28, 1978 | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'15:39.7 | 174.691 km/h | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli | Eddie Cheever |
| 6 | Vallelunga | Italy | June 4, 1978 | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'17:12.2 | 161.651 km/h | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 7 | Rouen | France | June 18, 1978 | 38 | 5.543=210.634 km | 1'08:43.2 | 183.906 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Ingo Hoffmann |
| 8 | Donington Park | United Kingdom | June 25, 1978 | 40+40 | 3.149=251.92 km | 1'29:51.43 | 168.214 km/h | Keke Rosberg | Bruno Giacomelli | Brian Henton |
| 9 | Nogaro | France | July 9, 1978 | 65 | 3.12=202.80 km | 1'19:12.23 | 153.629 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 10 | Pergusa-Enna | Italy | July 23, 1979 | 41 | 4.95=202.95 km | 1'04:05.6 | 189.989 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Derek Daly | Derek Daly |
| 11 | Misano | Italy | August 6, 1978 | 60 | 3.488=209.28 km | 1'13:45.09 | 170.258 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 12 | Hockenheim | West Germany | September 24, 1978 | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:20.02 | 202.824 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Marc Surer | Derek Daly |
Note:
Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
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.[1] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Engine | Total Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | March Racing | March | BMW | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | (4) | 6 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 78 (82) |
| 2 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | March Racing | March | BMW | 6 | 6 | (3) | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | 48 (51) |
| 3 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 27 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Project Four Racing | March | BMW | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | 24 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Opert Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 6 | Piero Necchi | Italy | Astra Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Ingo Hoffmann | Brazil | Project Four Racing | March | BMW | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| 8 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | private entry | March | BMW | - | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Alberto Colombo | Italy | San Remo Racing | March | BMW | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Manfred Winkelhock | West Germany | March Racing | March | BMW | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | |
| 11 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | March Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Eje Elgh | Sweden | Opert Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | |
| 13 | Rad Dougall | South Africa | Toleman Motorsport | March | BMW | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Geoff Lees | United Kingdom | Team Kallay | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | |
| 16 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Team Euroracing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Brian Henton | United Kingdom | private entry | March | Hart | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| Stephen South | United Kingdom | Raven Racing | March | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Italy | Trivellato Racing | Chevron | Ferrari | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 20 | Roberto Marazzi | Italy | Team Benelli | March | BMW | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
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