1978 European Formula Two Championship

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.

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) 30 April 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 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

Points were awarded to the top six classified non-graded finishers. Only the best nine results were counted.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th Race964321

Pos Driver THR HOC1 NÜR PAU MUG VLL ROU DON NOG ENN MIS HOC2 Pts 1 Bruno Giacomelli 1 1 78 (82) 2 Marc Surer 2 (4) 3 2 9 3 3 2 Ret 2 48 (51) 3 Derek Daly 6 9 Ret 9† 1 1 11† Ret 3 9† 27 4 Eddie Cheever 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 2 Ret 9 2 6 Ret 24 5 Keke Rosberg Ret 8 DNS Ret Ret 1 17† 16 6 Piero Necchi Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 DNQ 2 10 Ret DNQ Ret 13 = Ingo Hoffmann Ret 4 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 5 Ret 10 14 13 8 Alex Ribeiro 15 6 1 NC 10 NC 10 Ret Ret 7 13 11 = Manfred Winkelhock 5 12 Ret 8 9 4 12† 5 7 9 Ret 3 11 = Alberto Colombo 8 5 7 NC 5 4 Ret 4 Ret 8 15 11 11 Eje Elgh DNQ DNQ 9 2 13 DNQ 6 Ret 13 Ret DNQ 6 8 = Ricardo Zunino 14 Ret 13 Ret 18 6 5 9 DNS 5 7 5 8 13 Rad Dougall 3 10 Ret 12 Ret DNQ 6 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 5 14 Elio de Angelis Ret Ret 10 14 10 Ret 13† 12 Ret 3 DNS 4 = Geoff Lees Ret 6 DNQ 4 Ret 4 16 Piercarlo Ghinzani 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 10 3 = Stephen South Ret 4 3 = Brian Henton Ret 17 5 15 8 14† Ret 6 Ret 3 19 Beppe Gabbiani 7 11 Ret Ret 5 DNQ DNQ 15 Ret 12 DNQ 2 20 Roberto Marazzi DNQ 18 12 7 11 Ret DNQ DNQ 1 — Boy Hayje 11 16 14 23 DNQ 7 Ret DNQ 7 0 — Miguel Ángel Guerra 16 13 DNQ 7 Ret 8 DNQ 12 0 — Gianfranco Brancatelli DNQ DNQ 8 Ret Ret 0 — Michael Bleekemolen DNQ Ret 8 0 — Peter Scharmann 14 11 DNQ 10 15 9 0 — Axel Plankenhorn 15 Ret 9 DNQ 0 — Larry Perkins 9 0 — John David Briggs 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 19 11 DNQ 10 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 0 — Don Breidenbach Ret DNQ Ret 10† 20 12 DNQ 12 16 DNS DNQ DNQ 0 — Sandro Cinotti Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 14 12 17 11 0 — Richard Dallest NC DNQ 11 Ret 16 DNQ 0 — Ariel Bakst 17 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ 0 — Bernard de Dryver Ret 13 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 13 Ret 0 — Markus Hotz 13 0 — Norman Dickson 16 DNQ 14 0 — Wolfgang Locher 17 DNQ NC 14 Ret 0 — Michael Korten DNQ 15 DNQ 0 — Giacomo Agostini 18 DNQ 18 17 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 0 — Romeo Camathias 16 DNQ 0 — Giancarlo Martini 19 DNQ 0 — Gianfranco Trombetti 21 DNQ 0 — Walter Raus DNQ DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — José Dolhem Ret Ret DNQ 0 — Kazuyoshi Hoshino Ret Ret 0 — Alain Couderc Ret DNS DNQ 0 — Carlo Giorgio DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Sergio Mingotti DNQ DSQ DNQ 0 — Dieter Kern DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Harald Ertl Ret DNQ 0 — Hans Meier Ret 0 — Patrick Nève Ret 0 — James King Ret 0 — Riccardo Patrese Ret 0 — Rudolf Dötsch Ret 0 — Alain Prost Ret 0 — Tiff Needell Ret 0 — Marc Sourd Ret 0 — Giancarlo Naddeo DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Gérard Pillon DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Pierre Maublanc DNQ DNQ 0 — Gaudenzio Mantova DNQ DNQ 0 — Helmut Bross DNQ DNQ 0 — Gerd Biechteler DNQ 0 — Kurt Lotterschmid DNQ 0 — Peter Dienemann DNQ 0 — Michel Leclère DNQ 0 — Nigel Mansell DNQ 0 — Tony Trimmer DNQ 0 — Luciano Pavesi DNQ 0 — Gimax DNQ 0 — Herbert Jerich DNQ 0 — Divina Galica DNQ 0 — Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi DNQ 0 — Henning Hagenbauer DNQ 0 — Marco Micangeli DNQ 0 — Klaus Walz DNQ 0 — Eugen Grupp DNQ 0 Graded drivers ineligible for points — Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret 3 Ret 8 0 — Arturo Merzario 6 5 0 — Patrick Tambay 6† 0 — Jochen Mass 12 7 8 0 — Jacques Laffite 11† Ret 0 — Clay Regazzoni Ret 0 Pos Driver THR HOC1 NÜR PAU MUG VLL ROU DON NOG ENN MIS HOC2 PtsSource:

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