1978 European Formula Two Championship

December 2025 1978 European Formula Two season 1977 1979 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.1978 European F2 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f2/1978-european-f2-championship motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 1 April 2018 Calendar Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 GBR Thruxton 27 March 55 3.792=208.560 km 1'06:13.77 188.943 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno Giacomelli 2 FRG Hockenheim 9 April 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'20:22.0 202.741 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno GiacomelliCHE Marc Surer ITA Bruno Giacomelli 3 FRG Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) 30 April 9 22.835=205,515 km 1'06:34.2 185.232 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli FIN Keke Rosberg BRA Alex Ribeiro 4 FRA 1974 Pau 15 May 73 2.76=201.48 km 1'33:11.73 129.714 km/h GBR Brian Henton ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno Giacomelli 5 ITA Mugello 28 May 42 5.245=220.290 km 1'15:39.7 174.691 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli USA Eddie Cheever IRL Derek Daly 6 ITA Vallelunga 4 June 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'17:12.2 161.651 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno Giacomelli IRL Derek Daly 7 FRA 1974 Rouen 18 June 38 5.543=210.634 km 1'08:43.2 183.906 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli BRA Ingo Hoffmann ITA Bruno Giacomelli 8 GBR Donington Park 25 June 40+40 3.149=251.92 km 1'29:51.43 168.214 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli GBR Brian Henton FIN Keke Rosberg 9 FRA 1974 Nogaro 9 July 65 3.12=202.80 km 1'19:12.23 153.629 km/h ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno Giacomelli 10 ITA Pergusa-Enna 23 July 41 4.95=202.95 km 1'04:05.6 189.989 km/h IRL Derek Daly IRL Derek Daly ITA Bruno Giacomelli 11 ITA Misano 6 August 60 3.488=209.28 km 1'13:45.09 170.258 km/h GBR Brian Henton ITA Bruno Giacomelli ITA Bruno Giacomelli 12 FRG Hockenheim 24 September 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'20:20.02 202.824 km/h CHE Marc Surer IRL Derek Daly ITA 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.FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979 Patrick Stephens Ltd. gold p. 11 0-85059-320-4 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 GBR HOC1 FRG NÜR FRG PAU FRA 1974 MUG ITA VLL ITA ROU FRA 1974 DON GBR NOG FRA 1974 ENN ITA MIS ITA HOC2 FRG Pts 1 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 1 p f 1 p f Ret p 1 f (3) p 2 p f 1 p Ret p 1 p f 1 1 f 1 78 (82) 2 SUI Marc Surer 2 2 f (4) 3 2 9 3 3 2 Ret 2 2 p 48 (51) 3 IRL Derek Daly 6 9 Ret 9† 1 1 11† Ret 3 3 p f 9† Ret f 27 4 USA Eddie Cheever 4 Ret 3 5 7 f Ret 2 Ret 9 2 6 Ret 24 5 FIN Keke Rosberg Ret 8 2 f DNS Ret Ret 1 17† 16 6 ITA Piero Necchi Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 DNQ 2 10 Ret DNQ Ret 13 = BRA 1968 Ingo Hoffmann Ret 4 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret f 4 5 Ret 10 14 13 8 BRA 1968 Alex Ribeiro 15 6 1 NC 10 NC 10 Ret Ret 7 13 11 = FRG Manfred Winkelhock 5 12 Ret 8 9 4 12† 5 7 9 Ret 3 11 = ITA Alberto Colombo 8 5 7 NC 5 4 Ret 4 Ret 8 15 11 11 SWE Eje Elgh DNQ DNQ 9 2 13 DNQ 6 Ret 13 Ret DNQ 6 8 = ARG Ricardo Zunino 14 Ret 13 Ret 18 6 5 9 DNS 5 7 5 8 13 RSA 1928 Rad Dougall 3 10 Ret 12 Ret DNQ 6 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 5 14 ITA Elio de Angelis Ret Ret 10 14 10 Ret 13† 12 Ret 3 DNS 4 = GBR Geoff Lees Ret 6 DNQ 4 Ret 4 16 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 10 3 = GBR Stephen South Ret 4 3 = GBR Brian Henton Ret 17 5 Ret p 15 8 14† 11 f Ret 6 11 p Ret 3 19 ITA Beppe Gabbiani 7 11 Ret Ret 5 DNQ DNQ 15 Ret 12 DNQ 2 20 ITA Roberto Marazzi DNQ 18 12 7 11 Ret DNQ DNQ 1 — NLD Boy Hayje 11 16 14 23 DNQ 7 Ret DNQ 7 0 — ARG Miguel Ángel Guerra 16 13 DNQ 7 Ret 8 DNQ 12 0 — ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli DNQ DNQ 8 Ret Ret 0 — NLD Michael Bleekemolen DNQ Ret 8 0 — AUT Peter Scharmann 14 11 DNQ 10 15 9 0 — FRG Axel Plankenhorn 15 Ret 9 DNQ 0 — AUS Larry Perkins 9 0 — USA John David Briggs 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 19 11 DNQ 10 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 0 — USA Don Breidenbach Ret DNQ Ret 10† 20 12 DNQ 12 16 DNS DNQ DNQ 0 — ITA Sandro Cinotti Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 14 12 17 11 0 — FRA 1974 Richard Dallest NC DNQ 11 Ret 16 DNQ 0 — ARG Ariel Bakst 17 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ 0 — BEL Bernard de Dryver Ret 13 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 13 Ret 0 — SUI Markus Hotz 13 0 — GBR Norman Dickson 16 DNQ 14 0 — FRG Wolfgang Locher 17 DNQ NC 14 Ret 0 — FRG Michael Korten DNQ 15 DNQ 0 — ITA Giacomo Agostini 18 DNQ 18 17 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 0 — SUI Romeo Camathias 16 DNQ 0 — ITA Giancarlo Martini 19 DNQ 0 — ITA Gianfranco Trombetti 21 DNQ 0 — AUT Walter Raus DNQ DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — FRA 1974 José Dolhem Ret Ret DNQ 0 — JPN 1947 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Ret Ret 0 — FRA 1974 Alain Couderc Ret DNS DNQ 0 — ITA Carlo Giorgio DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — ITA Sergio Mingotti DNQ DSQ DNQ 0 — FRG Dieter Kern DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — AUT Harald Ertl Ret DNQ 0 — AUT Hans Meier Ret 0 — BEL Patrick Nève Ret 0 — USA James King Ret 0 — ITA Riccardo Patrese Ret 0 — FRG Rudolf Dötsch Ret 0 — FRA 1974 Alain Prost Ret 0 — GBR Tiff Needell Ret 0 — FRA 1974 Marc Sourd Ret 0 — ITA Giancarlo Naddeo DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — SUI Gérard Pillon DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — FRA 1974 Pierre Maublanc DNQ DNQ 0 — ITA Gaudenzio Mantova DNQ DNQ 0 — FRG Helmut Bross DNQ DNQ 0 — AUT Gerd Biechteler DNQ 0 — FRG Kurt Lotterschmid DNQ 0 — FRG Peter Dienemann DNQ 0 — FRA 1974 Michel Leclère DNQ 0 — GBR Nigel Mansell DNQ 0 — GBR Tony Trimmer DNQ 0 — ITA Luciano Pavesi DNQ 0 — ITA Gimax DNQ 0 — AUT Herbert Jerich DNQ 0 — GBR Divina Galica DNQ 0 — ITA Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi DNQ 0 — FRG Henning Hagenbauer DNQ 0 — ITA Marco Micangeli DNQ 0 — FRG Klaus Walz DNQ 0 — FRG Eugen Grupp DNQ 0 Graded drivers ineligible for points — FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret 3 Ret 8 0 — ITA Arturo Merzario 6 5 0 — FRA 1974 Patrick Tambay 6† 0 — FRG Jochen Mass 12 7 8 0 — FRA 1974 Jacques Laffite 11† Ret 0 — SUI Clay Regazzoni Ret 0 Pos Driver THR GBR HOC1 FRG NÜR FRG PAU FRA 1974 MUG ITA VLL ITA ROU FRA 1974 DON GBR NOG FRA 1974 ENN ITA MIS ITA HOC2 FRG PtsSource:1978 European F2 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1978-european-f2-championship/ motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 27 February 2026 References Formula Two Category:European Formula Two Championship seasons