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1978 World Rally Championship

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The 1978 World Rally Championship was the sixth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule remained largely similar to the previous year, with the exception of the removal of the Rally New Zealand from the schedule.

1978 was the last season with an official world championship only for manufacturers. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points. In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA awarded the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another ten events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.

Events

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Map

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Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/ice Red = Mixed surface

Schedule and results

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Rally Dates run Championships Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars
Monaco 
Monte Carlo Rally 		21–28 January Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France  Jean-Pierre Nicolas (6h:57m:03s)
  2. France  Jean Ragnotti (6h:58m:55s)
  3. France  Guy Fréquelin (6h:59m:55s)
  1. Porsche 911
  2. Renault 5 Alpine
  3. Renault 5 Alpine
Finland 
Arctic Rally 		3–5 February Drivers
  1. Finland  Ari Vatanen (6h:25m:03s)
  2. Finland  Henri Toivonen (6h:28m:44s)
  3. Finland  Markku Alén (6h:36m:20s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Chrysler Avenger
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
Sweden 
Swedish Rally 		10–12 February Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Sweden  Björn Waldegård (6h:42m:40s)
  2. Finland  Hannu Mikkola (6h:44m:08s)
  3. Finland  Markku Alén (6h:45m:26s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
Kenya 
Safari Rally 		23–27 March Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France  Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+8m:18s penalties)
  2. Kenya  Vic Preston, Jr. (+8m:55s penalties)
  3. Finland  Rauno Aaltonen (+9m:10s penalties)
  1. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  2. Porsche 911
  3. Datsun 160J
Portugal 
Rallye de Portugal 		19–23 April Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland  Markku Alén (7h:45m:33s)
  2. Finland  Hannu Mikkola (7h:50m:01s)
  3. France  Jean-Pierre Nicolas (8h:01m:01s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
Greece 
Acropolis Rally Greece 		29 May–2 June Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. West Germany  Walter Röhrl (10h:00m:50s)
  2. Finland  Markku Alén (10h:10m:54s)
  3. Kenya  Shekhar Mehta (10h:23m:36s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Datsun 160J
Scotland 
Scottish Rally 		3–7 June Drivers
  1. Finland  Hannu Mikkola (4h:26m:38s)
  2. Finland  Pentti Airikkala (4h:34m:36s)
  3. United Kingdom  Roger Clark (4h:35m:11s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
Poland 
Rajd Polski 		6–9 July Drivers
  1. Spain  Antonio Zanini (5h:51m:01.2s)
  2. Austria  Franz Wittmann (6h:04m:10.9s)
  3. Spain  Salvador Cañellas (6h:09m:04.8s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Opel Kadett GT/E
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
Finland 
1000 Lakes Rally 		25–27 August Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland  Markku Alén (3h:30m:10s)
  2. Finland  Timo Salonen (3h:32m:14s)
  3. Finland  Pentti Airikkala (3h:32m:50s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
New Zealand 
Rally New Zealand 		2–5 September Drivers
  1. United Kingdom  Russell Brookes (9h:57m:12.0s)
  2. New Zealand  Jim Donald (10h:09m:29.4s)
  3. New Zealand  Paul Adams (10h:41m:55.8s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
Canada 
Critérium du Québec 		13–17 September Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. West Germany  Walter Röhrl (4h:54m:23s)
  2. Finland  Markku Alén (5h:02m:56s)
  3. Sweden  Anders Kulläng (5h:12m:46s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Opel Kadett GT/E
France 
Tour de France Automobile 		16–21 September Drivers
  1. France  Michèle Mouton (11h:18m:15.7s)
  2. France  Jean-Louis Clarr (11h:34m:01.8s)
  3. United Kingdom  Chris Sclater (11h:40m:04.0s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Opel Kadett GT/E
  3. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
Italy 
Rallye Sanremo 		3–7 October Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland  Markku Alén (10h:53m:28s)
  2. Italy  Maurizio Verini (11h:04m:00s)
  3. France  Francis Vincent (11h:10m:31s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Porsche 911
Australia 
Southern Cross Rally 		14–18 October Drivers
  1. Australia  George Fury (1h:25m:17s)
  2. Australia  Colin Bond (1h:37m:12s)
  3. Australia  Wayne Bell (1h:58m:32s)
  1. Datsun Stanza
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Holden Gemini
Spain 
Rallye de España 		20–22 October Drivers
  1. Italy  Tony Carello (4h:20m:03s)
  2. Spain  Beny Fernández (4h:29m:40)
  3. Spain  Jorge de Bagration (4h:33m:27s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
Ivory Coast 
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 		21–24 October Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France  Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+2m:28s penalties)
  2. Finland  Timo Mäkinen (+2m:43s penalties)
  3. France  Jean Ragnotti (+3m:50s penalties)
  1. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  2. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  3. Renault 5 Alpine
France 
Tour de Corse 		4–5 November Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. France  Bernard Darniche (6h:47m:34s)
  2. France  Jean-Claude Andruet (6h:51m:59s)
  3. Italy  Sandro Munari (6h:52m:59s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
United Kingdom 
RAC Rally 		19–23 November Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. Finland  Hannu Mikkola (8:47m:23s)
  2. Sweden  Björn Waldegård (8h:52m:41s)
  3. United Kingdom  Russell Brookes (8h:58m:55s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800

Standings

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Manufacturers' championship

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Markku Alén drives a Fiat 131 Abarth at the 1000 Lakes Rally.
 
Ari Vatanen with a Ford Escort RS1800 at the 1000 Lakes
Pos. Manufacturer Monaco 
MON 		Sweden 
SWE 		Kenya 
KEN 		Portugal 
POR 		Greece 
GRC 		Finland 
FIN 		Canada 
CAN 		Italy 
ITA 		Ivory Coast 
CIV 		France 
FRA 		United Kingdom 
GBR 		Points
1 Italy  Fiat 14 14 - 18 18 18 18 16 - 18 (9) 134
2 United States  Ford - 18 7 16 9 6 13 13 - - 18 100
3 Germany  Opel (10) 12 - 13 12 11 16 10 - 12 14 100
4 Germany  Porsche 18 - 16 7 - 12 - 14 - 12 - 79
5 Japan  Datsun - - 16 - 16 - - - 10 - 10 52
6 Japan  Toyota - - - 15 8 13 14 - - - - 50
7 Italy  Lancia 8 12 - - 11 - - 18 - - - 49
8 France  Peugeot - - 18 9 - - - - 18 - - 45
9 France  Renault 17 - - - - - - - 16 - - 33
10 United Kingdom  British Leyland Cars - - - - - - 12 - - - 12 24
11 Sweden  Saab - 8 - - - - 10 - - - - 18
12 Germany  Volkswagen - 9 - - - - 8 - - - - 17
13 Japan  Mitsubishi - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - 16
14 United Kingdom  Vauxhall - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Italy  Alfa Romeo - - - - - - - 14 - - - 14
16 Germany  Mercedes - - 12 - - - - - - - - 12
17 Sweden  Volvo - 10 - - - - - - - - - 10
18 United States  Chrysler - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
19 Czechoslovakia  Škoda - - - - 6 - - - - - - 6
20 France  Alpine-Renault - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5
21 Soviet Union  Lada - - - - 4 - - - - - - 4
Pos. Manufacturer Monaco 
MON 		Sweden 
SWE 		Kenya 
KEN 		Portugal 
POR 		Greece 
GRC 		Finland 
FIN 		Canada 
CAN 		Italy 
ITA 		Ivory Coast 
CIV 		France 
FRA 		United Kingdom 
GBR 		Points

FIA Cup for Drivers

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Pos. Driver Monaco 
MON 		Finland 
ARC 		Sweden 
SWE 		Kenya 
KEN 		Portugal 
POR 		Greece 
GRC 		Scotland 
SCO 		Poland 
POL 		Finland 
FIN 		New Zealand 
NZL 		Canada 
CAN 		France 
TDF 		Italy 
ITA 		Italy 
GIR 		Australia 
AUS 		Spain 
ESP 		Ivory Coast 
CIV 		France 
FRA 		United Kingdom 
GBR 		Points
1 Finland  Markku Alén - 4 (4) - 9 6 0 - 9 - 6 - 9 9 - - - - 0 52
2 France  Jean-Pierre Nicolas 9 - - 9 4 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - 9 0 0 31
3 Finland  Hannu Mikkola - - 6 - 6 - 9 - 0 - - - - - - - - - 9 30
4 France  Michèle Mouton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 3 - - - 2 - 14
5 United Kingdom  Russell Brookes - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - - - - - - - 4 13
6 West Germany  Walter Röhrl 3 - - - 0 (9) - - - - 9 - 0 - - - - - 1 13
7 France  Bernard Darniche 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 9 - 11
8 Finland  Ari Vatanen - 9 2 - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 11
9 France  Jean Ragnotti 6 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - 4 - - 10
10 Finland  Pentti Airikkala - - 0 - - - 6 - 4 - - - - - - - - - 0 10
Pos. Driver Monaco 
MON 		Finland 
ARC 		Sweden 
SWE 		Kenya 
KEN 		Portugal 
POR 		Greece 
GRC 		Scotland 
SCO 		Poland 
POL 		Finland 
FIN 		New Zealand 
NZL 		Canada 
CAN 		France 
TDF 		Italy 
ITA 		Italy 
GIR 		Australia 
AUS 		Spain 
ESP 		Ivory Coast 
CIV 		France 
FRA 		United Kingdom 
GBR 		Points

Pointscoring systems

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Manufacturers' championship

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Overall
finish 		Group finish
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 18 - - - - - - - - -
2 17 16 - - - - - - - -
3 16 15 14 - - - - - - -
4 15 14 13 12 - - - - - -
5 14 13 12 11 10 - - - - -
6 13 12 11 10 9 8 - - - -
7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 - - -
8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 - -
9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

See also

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