1978 European Formula Two Championship

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The 1978 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Italian driver Bruno Giacomelli, driving the works March car, won the season in dominant fashion.^[1]

Calendar

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winner
1	Thruxton	27 March	55	3.792=208.560 km	1'06:13.77	188.943 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
2	Hockenheim	9 April	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'20:22.0	202.741 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli Marc Surer	Bruno Giacomelli
3	Nürburgring (Eifelrennen)	7 May	9	22.835=205,515 km	1'06:34.2	185.232 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Keke Rosberg	Alex Ribeiro
4	Pau	15 May	73	2.76=201.48 km	1'33:11.73	129.714 km/h	Brian Henton	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
5	Mugello	28 May	42	5.245=220.290 km	1'15:39.7	174.691 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Eddie Cheever	Derek Daly
6	Vallelunga	4 June	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'17:12.2	161.651 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli	Derek Daly
7	Rouen	18 June	38	5.543=210.634 km	1'08:43.2	183.906 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Ingo Hoffmann	Bruno Giacomelli
8	Donington Park	25 June	40+40	3.149=251.92 km	1'29:51.43	168.214 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Brian Henton	Keke Rosberg
9	Nogaro	9 July	65	3.12=202.80 km	1'19:12.23	153.629 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
10	Pergusa-Enna	23 July 1979	41	4.95=202.95 km	1'04:05.6	189.989 km/h	Derek Daly	Derek Daly	Bruno Giacomelli
11	Misano	6 August	60	3.488=209.28 km	1'13:45.09	170.258 km/h	Brian Henton	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
12	Hockenheim	24 September	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'20:20.02	202.824 km/h	Marc Surer	Derek Daly	Bruno Giacomelli

Note:

Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Final point standings

Drivers

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.^[2] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.

Place	Name	Team	Chassis	Engine	THR	HOC	NÜR	PAU	MUG	VLL	ROU	DON	NOG	ENN	MIS	HOC	Points
1	Bruno Giacomelli	March Racing	March	BMW	9	9	-	9	(4)	6	9	-	9	9	9	9	78 (82)
2	Marc Surer	March Racing	March	BMW	6	6	(3)	4	6	-	4	4	6	-	6	6	48 (51)
3	Derek Daly	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Hart	1	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	4	4	-	-	27
4	Eddie Cheever	Project Four Racing	March	BMW	3	-	4	2	-	-	6	-	-	6	1	-	22
5	Keke Rosberg	Fred Opert Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	1	6	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	16
6	Piero Necchi	Astra Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	3	-	4	-	6	-	-	-	-	13
	Ingo Hoffmann	Project Four Racing	March	BMW	-	4	1	-	3	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	13
8	Alex Ribeiro	Alex Ribeiro ^[3]	March	BMW	-	2	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11
	Alberto Colombo	San Remo Racing	March	BMW	-	3	-	-	2	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	11
	Manfred Winkelhock	March Racing	March	BMW	2	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	-	-	-	4	11
11	Eje Elgh	Fred Opert Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	8
12	Ricardo Zunino	March Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	2	-	2	7
13	Rad Dougall	Toleman Motorsport	March	BMW	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	5
14	Elio de Angelis	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4
	Geoff Lees	Team Kallay	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	4
16	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Team Euroracing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
	Brian Henton	Brian Henton ^[3]	March	Hart	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3
	Arturo Merzario	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3
	Stephen South	Raven Racing	March	Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
20	Giuseppe Gabbiani	Trivellato Racing	Chevron	Ferrari	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
21	Roberto Marazzi	Team Benelli	March	BMW	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Note:

Only drivers who were not graded were able to score points.

References

^ "1978 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
^ ^a ^b II Gran Premio dell'Adriatico 1978, www.formula2.net Retrieved 8 February 2017

The 1978 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Italian driver Bruno Giacomelli, driving the works March car, won the season in dominant fashion.^[1]

Calendar

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winner
1	Thruxton	27 March	55	3.792=208.560 km	1'06:13.77	188.943 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
2	Hockenheim	9 April	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'20:22.0	202.741 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli Marc Surer	Bruno Giacomelli
3	Nürburgring (Eifelrennen)	7 May	9	22.835=205,515 km	1'06:34.2	185.232 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Keke Rosberg	Alex Ribeiro
4	Pau	15 May	73	2.76=201.48 km	1'33:11.73	129.714 km/h	Brian Henton	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
5	Mugello	28 May	42	5.245=220.290 km	1'15:39.7	174.691 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Eddie Cheever	Derek Daly
6	Vallelunga	4 June	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'17:12.2	161.651 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli	Derek Daly
7	Rouen	18 June	38	5.543=210.634 km	1'08:43.2	183.906 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Ingo Hoffmann	Bruno Giacomelli
8	Donington Park	25 June	40+40	3.149=251.92 km	1'29:51.43	168.214 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Brian Henton	Keke Rosberg
9	Nogaro	9 July	65	3.12=202.80 km	1'19:12.23	153.629 km/h	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
10	Pergusa-Enna	23 July 1979	41	4.95=202.95 km	1'04:05.6	189.989 km/h	Derek Daly	Derek Daly	Bruno Giacomelli
11	Misano	6 August	60	3.488=209.28 km	1'13:45.09	170.258 km/h	Brian Henton	Bruno Giacomelli	Bruno Giacomelli
12	Hockenheim	24 September	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'20:20.02	202.824 km/h	Marc Surer	Derek Daly	Bruno Giacomelli

Note:

Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Final point standings

Drivers

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.^[2] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.

Place	Name	Team	Chassis	Engine	THR	HOC	NÜR	PAU	MUG	VLL	ROU	DON	NOG	ENN	MIS	HOC	Points
1	Bruno Giacomelli	March Racing	March	BMW	9	9	-	9	(4)	6	9	-	9	9	9	9	78 (82)
2	Marc Surer	March Racing	March	BMW	6	6	(3)	4	6	-	4	4	6	-	6	6	48 (51)
3	Derek Daly	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Hart	1	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	4	4	-	-	27
4	Eddie Cheever	Project Four Racing	March	BMW	3	-	4	2	-	-	6	-	-	6	1	-	22
5	Keke Rosberg	Fred Opert Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	1	6	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	16
6	Piero Necchi	Astra Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	3	-	4	-	6	-	-	-	-	13
	Ingo Hoffmann	Project Four Racing	March	BMW	-	4	1	-	3	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	13
8	Alex Ribeiro	Alex Ribeiro ^[3]	March	BMW	-	2	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11
	Alberto Colombo	San Remo Racing	March	BMW	-	3	-	-	2	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	11
	Manfred Winkelhock	March Racing	March	BMW	2	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	-	-	-	4	11
11	Eje Elgh	Fred Opert Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	8
12	Ricardo Zunino	March Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	2	-	2	7
13	Rad Dougall	Toleman Motorsport	March	BMW	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	5
14	Elio de Angelis	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4
	Geoff Lees	Team Kallay	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	4
16	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Team Euroracing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
	Brian Henton	Brian Henton ^[3]	March	Hart	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3
	Arturo Merzario	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Hart	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3
	Stephen South	Raven Racing	March	Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
20	Giuseppe Gabbiani	Trivellato Racing	Chevron	Ferrari	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
21	Roberto Marazzi	Team Benelli	March	BMW	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Note:

Only drivers who were not graded were able to score points.

References

^ "1978 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
^ a b II Gran Premio dell'Adriatico 1978, www.formula2.net Retrieved 8 February 2017

[1] "1978 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

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

[forula2.net-3] II Gran Premio dell'Adriatico 1978, www.formula2.net Retrieved 8 February 2017

[1] "1978 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

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

[forula2.net-3] II Gran Premio dell'Adriatico 1978, www.formula2.net Retrieved 8 February 2017

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v t e Formula Two seasons
1960 Formula Two season	1960
European Formula Two Championship	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Succeeded by International Formula 3000
FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012)	2009 2010 2011 2012 (List of drivers)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (since 2017)	Rebranded from the GP2 Series 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 (List of drivers) (List of race winners)