1978 European Formula Three Championship

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

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

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

• * = It is worth noting that although a number of countries held more than one race, the Nürburgring in Germany was the only race circuit to host two races.

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

• FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. grey 89–90. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.

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