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1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship

{{Motorsport season

| link = FIA European Formula 3 Championship

| title = FIA European Formula 3 Championship

| year = 1978

}}

The 1978 European Formula Three Championship was the fourth FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, contested over 16 rounds.

Jan Lammers of the Netherlands won the drivers championship with 72 points. Points were awarded in 9-6-4-3-2-1 fashion to the first six finishers. The four worst results were discarded.

Schedule

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"

! colspan="2" | Round

! Circuit

! Date

colspan="2" | 1

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort

| 27 March

colspan="2" | 2

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Nürburgring, Nürburg

| 2 April

colspan="2" | 3

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Österreichring, Spielberg

| 16 April

colspan="2" | 4

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder

| 23 April

colspan="2" | 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola

| 14 May

colspan="2" | 6

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Nürburgring, Nürburg

| 28 May

colspan="2" | 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dijon-Prenois, Dijon

| 4 June

colspan="2" | 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza

| 25 June

colspan="2" | 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa

| 2 July

colspan="2" | 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours

| 16 July

colspan="2" | 11

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd

| 6 August

colspan="2" | 12

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Karlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga

| 13 August

colspan="2" | 13

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Donington Park, Leicestershire

| 26 August

colspan="2" | 14

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Kassel-Calden Circuit, Kassel

| 3 September

colspan="2" | 15

| {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Circuito del Jarama, Madrid

| 17 September

colspan="2" | 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma

| 8 October

Results

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! colspan="2" | Round

! Circuit

! Pole Position

! Fastest Lap

! Winning Driver

! Winning Team

! Report

colspan="2" | 1

| {{flagicon|NED}} Circuit Park Zandvoort

| {{flagicon|NED}} Michael Bleekemolen

| {{flagicon|NED}} Arie Luyendijk

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| Racing Team Holland

| Report

colspan="2" | 2

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Nürburgring

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| Strike Up Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 3

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Österreichring

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| Strike Up Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 4

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Circuit Zolder

| {{flagicon|NED}} Michael Bleekemolen

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Astra Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo Dino Ferrari

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Gaillard

| Chevron Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 6

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Nürburgring

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Gaillard

| Chevron Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dijon-Prenois

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Astra Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo Nazionale Monza

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Siegfried Stohr

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Albertin

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| Racing Team Holland

| Report

colspan="2" | 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo di Pergusa

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Siegfried Stohr

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Siegfried Stohr

| {{flagicon|NED}} Michael Bleekemolen

| Chevron Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| Racing Team Holland

| Report

colspan="2" | 11

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ring Knutstorp

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| Strike Up Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 12

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Karlskoga Motorstadion

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| Racing Team Holland

| Report

colspan="2" | 13

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Donington Park

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Warwick Trailers

| Report

colspan="2" | 14

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Kassel-Calden Circuit

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| Strike Up Racing Team

| Report

colspan="2" | 15

| {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Circuito del Jarama

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| Ecurie Elf

| Report

colspan="2" | 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} ACI Vallelunga Circuit

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Siegfried Stohr

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Astra Racing Team

| Report

colspan="9" | Sources:{{Cite web |url=http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1971-1980/saison-1978.html |title=Formel 3 guide - Saison 1978 |access-date=2016-12-29 |archive-date=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223045536/http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1971-1980/saison-1978.html |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite book|title=FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd.|pages=gold p. 9|isbn=0-85059-320-4}}

Four scores were dropped.{{cite book|title=FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd.|pages=gold p. 11|isbn=0-85059-320-4}} 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.

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! Pos.

! Driver

! ZAN
{{flagicon|NLD}}

! NÜR
{{flagicon|BRD}}

! OST
{{flagicon|AUT}}

! ZOL
{{flagicon|BEL}}

! IMO
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! NÜR
{{flagicon|BRD}}

! DIJ
{{flagicon|FRA}}

! MNZ
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! PER
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! MAG
{{flagicon|FRA}}

! KNU
{{flagicon|SWE}}

! KAR
{{flagicon|SWE}}

! DON
{{flagicon|GBR}}

! KAS
{{flagicon|BRD}}

! JAR
{{flagicon|ESP|1977}}

! VAL
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! Points

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jan Lammers

| 9

| (1)

| 2

| -

| 1

| 6

| 6

| 9

| -

| 9

| 6

| 9

| 6

| 6

| 2

| -

! 71 (72)

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson

| 3

| 9

| 9

| 6

| 4

| -

| 4

| -

| 4

| -

| 9

| 6

| 2

| 9

| 6

| -

! 71

3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Gaillard

| 2

| -

| 4

| 1

| 9

| 9

| -

| 6

| 6

| 6

| -

| 1

| -

| 1

| 3

| -

! 48

4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| 4

| 6

| -

| 9

| -

| -

| 9

| -

| -

| 4

| -

| 4

| -

| -

| -

| 9

! 45

5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Michael Bleekemolen

| 6

| 3

| 6

| 4

| -

| -

| 2

| -

| 9

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 30

6

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 9

| -

| 4

| -

! 13

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} David Kennedy

| -

| 4

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| 2

| -

| -

| 4

| -

| -

| -

! 13

8

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Albertin

| -

| 2

| 3

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 4

| -

| -

! 12

9

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 1

| -

| 9

| -

! 10

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Guido Pardini

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| 1

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 6

! 10

11

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Campominosi

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 6

| -

| -

| -

| 2

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 1

! 9

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Arie Luyendyk

| 1

| -

| 1

| 2

| -

| 2

| -

| -

| -

| 1

| 2

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 9

13

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Slim Borgudd

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 4

| 2

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 6

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Eddy Bianchi

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

! 6

15

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Rahal

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 4

| -

| 1

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 5

16

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Marzio Romano

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 4

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 4

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Baldi

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 4

! 4

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} John Nielsen

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 1

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 4

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Huub Rothengatter

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 2

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 2

| -

| -

! 4

20

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enzo Coloni

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 3

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 3

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Coulon

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 3

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Eje Elgh

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 3

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

| -

! 3

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jochen Dauer

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 3

| -

| -

! 3

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Bruno Pescia

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 2

| -

| 1

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 3

27

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fillipo Niccolini

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 2

! 2

28

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ulf Svensson

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 1

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

! 1

=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Jorge Caton

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| 1

| -

! 1

Pos.

! Driver

! ZAN
{{flagicon|NLD}}

! NÜR
{{flagicon|BRD}}

! OST
{{flagicon|AUT}}

! ZOL
{{flagicon|BEL}}

! IMO
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! NÜR
{{flagicon|BRD}}

! DIJ
{{flagicon|FRA}}

! MNZ
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! PER
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! MAG
{{flagicon|FRA}}

! KNU
{{flagicon|SWE}}

! KAR
{{flagicon|SWE}}

! DON
{{flagicon|GBR}}

! KAS
{{flagicon|BRD}}

! JAR
{{flagicon|ESP|1977}}

! VAL
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! Points

References

Points table

  • {{cite book|title=FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd.|pages=grey 89–90|isbn=0-85059-320-4}}

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