| 1978 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1978 World Championship for Makes season was the 26th FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series running under the Group 5 and GT formulas in Europe, and IMSA GTX and GTO in the United States. Championship points were once again divided amongst engine sizes, but each class winner had points counting toward a single overall championship. It ran from February 4, 1978 to September 3, 1978, and was composed of 8 races.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona
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Daytona International Speedway | February 4 February 5 |
| 2 |  6 Hours of Mugello
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Mugello Circuit | March 19 |
| 3 |  6 Hours of Dijon
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Dijon-Prenois | April 16 |
| 4 |  6 Hours of Silverstone
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Silverstone Circuit | May 14 |
| 5 |  1000km Nürburgring
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Nürburgring | May 28 |
| 6 | Misano 6 Hours
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Misano Circuit | June 25 |
| 7 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours
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Watkins Glen International | July 8 |
| 8 | 6 Hours of Vallelunga
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Vallelunga | September 3 |
Season results[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Over 2.0 Winning Team | Under 2.0 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.0 Winning Drivers | Under 2.0 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona | #99 Brumos Porsche
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None | Results |
Peter Gregg Rolf Stommelen Toine Hezemans
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| 2 | Mugello | #12 Gelo Racing Team
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#31 Faltz Preparation
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Results |
| Hans Heyer Toine Hezemans John Fitzpatrick
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 Dieter Quester Derek Bell
| |||
| 3 | Dijon | #2 Porsche Kremer Racing
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#21 BMW Italia-Osella
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Results |
| Bob Wollek Henri Pescarolo
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Giorgio Francia Eddie Cheever
| |||
| 4 | Silverstone | #1 Martini Racing
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 #53 BMW Belgium
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Results |
| Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
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Harald Grohs Eddy Joosen
| |||
| 5 | Nürburgring | #3 Gelo Racing Team
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#34 BMW Motorsport GmbH
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Results |
| Hans Heyer Klaus Ludwig Toine Hezemans
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Hans-Joachim Stuck Markus Höttinger
| |||
| 6 | Misano | #7 Porsche Kremer Racing
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#2 BMW Belgium
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Results |
| Bob Wollek Henri Pescarolo
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Harald Grohs Patrick Nève
| |||
| 7 | Watkins Glen | #30 Gelo Racing Team
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#10 BMW Faltz
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Results |
| Peter Gregg Toine Hezemans John Fitzpatrick
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Hans-Joachim Stuck Dieter Quester
| |||
| 8 | Vallelunga | #3 Porsche Kremer Racing
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 #34 BMW Schweiz
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Results |
| Bob Wollek Henri Pescarolo
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Marc Surer Freddy Kottulinsky
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Manufacturers' championship[]
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car from either of the two classes; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
Only the best six points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1† | Porsche
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20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 120 |
| 2 | BMW
|
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 120 | |
| 3= | Fiat
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10 | 10 | |||||||
| 3= | Chevrolet
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10 | 10 | |||||||
| 5 | Renault
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8 | 8 | |||||||
| 6 | De Tomaso
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6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| 7 | Jaguar
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6 | 6 | |||||||
| 8 | Ford
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1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 9 | Ferrari
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3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 10= | Lancia
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3 | 3 | |||||||
| 10= | Volkswagen
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3 | 3 |
† - Porsche was declared the winner of the championship due to earning eight wins to BMW's seven.
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