1978 World Championship for Makes

Racing tournament 1978 World Sportscar Championship 1977 1979 The 1978 World Sportscar Championship season was the 26th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1978 World Championship for Makes, which was contested from 4 February to 3 September 1978 over an eight race series. The 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1000 km Nürburgring were part of the inaugural FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers.http://www.racingsportscars.com/championship/World%20Challenge%20for%20Endurance%20Drivers.html World Challenge for Endurance Drivers - Championships - Racing Sports Cars www.racingsportscars.com 2018-03-24 The championship was open to cars in Groups 1 to 5,János Wimpffen, 1978 - A German International Championship, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1144 to 1145 i.e.: Group 1 Series Touring CarsContents, 1977 FIA YearbookContents, 1979 FIA Yearbook Group 2 Touring Cars Group 3 Series Grand Touring Cars Group 4 Grand Touring Cars Group 5 Special Production Cars Porsche was awarded the overall championship János Wimpffen, 1978 Summary, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1179 to 1180 and the Division 2 title for cars with an engine capacity of over 2 litres.World Championship for Makes 1978, 1979 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 87 & 88 BMW was awarded the Division 1 title for cars with an engine capacity of up to 2 litres and Porsche won the GT Cup. Schedule thumb|Porsche won the championship with their 935 model (pictured in 1977) thumb|BMW placed first in Division 1 with the 320i Rnd Race name Circuit Date 1 USA 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 4 February5 February 2 ITA 6 Hours of Mugello Mugello Circuit 19 March 3 FRA 6 Hours of Dijon Dijon-Prenois 16 April 4 GBR 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit 14 May 5 DEU 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 28 May 6 ITA Misano 6 Hours Misano Circuit 25 June 7 USA Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 8 July 8 ITA 6 Hours of Vallelunga Vallelunga 3 September Round results Rnd Circuit Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Team GT Cup Winning Team Results Over 2.0 Winning Drivers Under 2.0 Winning Drivers GT Cup Winning Drivers Over 2.0 Winning Car Under 2.0 Winning Car GT Cup Winning Car 1 Daytona USA #99 Brumos Porsche None None Results USA Peter GreggDEU Rolf StommelenNLD Toine Hezemans None None DEU Porsche 935-77A None None 2 Mugello DEU #12 Gelo Racing Team DEU #31 Faltz Preparation ITA #4 Jolly Club Results DEU Hans HeyerNLD Toine HezemansGBR John Fitzpatrick AUT Dieter QuesterGBR Derek Bell ITA Fulvio BacchelliITA Claudio Magnani DEU Porsche 935-77A DEU BMW 320i ITA Lancia Stratos 3 Dijon DEU #2 Porsche Kremer Racing ITA #21 BMW Italia-Osella #31 Meccarillos Racing Team Results FRA Bob WollekFRA Henri Pescarolo ITA Giorgio FranciaUSA Eddie Cheever CHE Angelo Pallavicini CHE Peter Bernhard CHE Enzo Calderari DEU Porsche 935-77A DEU BMW 320i DEU Porsche 934 4 Silverstone DEU #1 Martini Racing BEL #53 BMW Belgium #25 Wrangler Racing Team Results DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx DEU Harald GrohsBEL Eddy Joosen DEU Eberhard SindelDenmark Preben Kristoffersen DEU Porsche 935-78 DEU BMW 320i DEU Porsche 934 5 Nürburgring DEU #3 Gelo Racing Team DEU #34 BMW Motorsport GmbH #48 Norddeutscher Automobilclub Results DEU Hans HeyerDEU Klaus LudwigNLD Toine Hezemans DEU Hans-Joachim StuckAUT Markus Höttinger DEU Gerhard HappelDEU Götz von Tschirnhaus DEU Porsche 935-77A DEU BMW 320i DEU Porsche Carrera RSR 6 Misano DEU #7 Porsche Kremer Racing BEL #2 BMW Belgium #18 Angelo Pallavicini Results FRA Bob WollekFRA Henri Pescarolo DEU Harald GrohsBEL Patrick Nève CHE Angelo PallaviciniCHE Edi KofelCHE Marco Vanoli DEU Porsche 935-77A DEU BMW 320i DEU Porsche 934 7 Watkins Glen DEU #30 Gelo Racing Team DEU #10 BMW Faltz USA #29 Billy J. Hagan Results USA Peter GreggNLD Toine HezemansGBR John Fitzpatrick DEU Hans-Joachim StuckAUT Dieter Quester USA Hoyt OverbaghUSA Billy Hagan DEU Porsche 935-77A DEU BMW 320i USA Chevrolet Monza 350 8 Vallelunga DEU #3 Porsche Kremer Racing CHE #34 BMW Schweiz CHE #12 Angelo Pallavicini Results FRA Bob WollekFRA Henri Pescarolo CHE Marc SurerSWE Freddy Kottulinsky CHE Angelo PallaviciniCHE Marco Vanoli DEU Porsche 935-77A DEU BMW 320i DEU Porsche 934 Points system Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in each division on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only allocated points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by any other car from that manufacturer. Only the best six points finishes could be retained towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Championship results The overall championship was awarded to the winner of Division 2 (Over 2000cc), Porsche thus scoring their third straight World Championship for Makes victory. Division 1 (Up to 2000cc) Position Manufacturer Total 1 BMW 120 2 Porsche 12 3 Fiat 10 4 Alpine 8 5 Volkswagen 6 6 Ford 4 Division 2 (Over 2000cc) Position Manufacturer Total 1 Porsche 120 2 De Tomaso 8 3 Chevrolet 4 4 Ferrari 3 = Lancia 3 GT Cup Position Manufacturer Total 1 Porsche 115 2 Lancia 20 = Chevrolet 20 4 Fiat 10 5 Alpine 8 References External links 1978 World Championship for Makes race results at wsrp.ic.cz Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar Championship