1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship

Open-wheel motor race series 1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship 1977 1979 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 Round Circuit Date 1 NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 27 March 2 BRD Nürburgring, Nürburg 2 April 3 AUT Österreichring, Spielberg 16 April 4 BEL Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 23 April 5 ITA Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola 14 May 6 BRD Nürburgring, Nürburg 28 May 7 FRA Dijon-Prenois, Dijon 4 June 8 ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 25 June 9 ITA Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa 2 July 10 FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 16 July 11 SWE Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd 6 August 12 SWE Karlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga 13 August 13 GBR Donington Park, Leicestershire 26 August 14 BRD Kassel-Calden Circuit, Kassel 3 September 15 ESP 1977 Circuito del Jarama, Madrid 17 September 16 ITA ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 8 October Results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report 1 NED Circuit Park Zandvoort NED Michael Bleekemolen NED Arie Luyendijk NED Jan Lammers Racing Team Holland Report 2 BRD Nürburgring ITA Teo Fabi NED Jan Lammers SWE Anders Olofsson Strike Up Racing Team Report 3 AUT Österreichring SWE Anders Olofsson SWE Anders Olofsson SWE Anders Olofsson Strike Up Racing Team Report 4 BEL Circuit Zolder NED Michael Bleekemolen ITA Teo Fabi ITA Teo Fabi Astra Racing Team Report 5 ITA Autodromo Dino Ferrari SWE Anders Olofsson SWE Anders Olofsson FRA Patrick Gaillard Chevron Racing Team Report 6 BRD Nürburgring SWE Anders Olofsson NED Jan Lammers FRA Patrick Gaillard Chevron Racing Team Report 7 FRA Dijon-Prenois NED Jan Lammers ITA Teo Fabi ITA Teo Fabi Astra Racing Team Report 8 ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza ITA Siegfried Stohr ITA Daniele Albertin NED Jan Lammers Racing Team Holland Report 9 ITA Autodromo di Pergusa ITA Siegfried Stohr ITA Siegfried Stohr NED Michael Bleekemolen Chevron Racing Team Report 10 FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours NED Jan Lammers NED Jan Lammers NED Jan Lammers Racing Team Holland Report 11 SWE Ring Knutstorp SWE Anders Olofsson SWE Anders Olofsson SWE Anders Olofsson Strike Up Racing Team Report 12 SWE Karlskoga Motorstadion SWE Anders Olofsson NED Jan Lammers NED Jan Lammers Racing Team Holland Report 13 GBR Donington Park GBR Derek Warwick NED Jan Lammers GBR Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Report 14 BRD Kassel-Calden Circuit ITA Teo Fabi SWE Anders Olofsson SWE Anders Olofsson Strike Up Racing Team Report 15 ESP 1977 Circuito del Jarama FRA Alain Prost FRA Alain Prost FRA Alain Prost Ecurie Elf Report 16 ITA ACI Vallelunga Circuit ITA Siegfried Stohr ITA Teo Fabi ITA Teo Fabi Astra Racing Team Report Sources:http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1971-1980/saison-1978.html Formel 3 guide - Saison 1978 2016-12-29 2016-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20161223045536/http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1971-1980/saison-1978.html 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.FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979 Patrick Stephens Ltd. gold p. 9 0-85059-320-4 Four scores were dropped.FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979 Patrick Stephens Ltd. gold p. 11 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. Pos. Driver ZANNLD NÜRBRD OSTAUT ZOLBEL IMOITA NÜRBRD DIJFRA MNZITA PERITA MAGFRA KNUSWE KARSWE DONGBR KASBRD JARESP 1977 VALITA Points 1 NLD Jan Lammers 9 (1) 2 - 1 6 6 9 - 9 6 9 6 6 2 - 71 (72) = SWE Anders Olofsson 3 9 9 6 4 - 4 - 4 - 9 6 2 9 6 - 71 3 FRA Patrick Gaillard 2 - 4 1 9 9 - 6 6 6 - 1 - 1 3 - 48 4 ITA Teo Fabi 4 6 - 9 - - 9 - - 4 - 4 - - - 9 45 5 NLD Michael Bleekemolen 6 3 6 4 - - 2 - 9 - - - - - - - 30 6 GBR Derek Warwick - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 4 - 13 = IRL David Kennedy - 4 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 4 - - - 13 8 ITA Daniele Albertin - 2 3 3 - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 12 9 FRA Alain Prost - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 9 - 10 = ITA Guido Pardini - - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - 6 10 11 ITA Roberto Campominosi - - - - 6 - - - 2 - - - - - - 1 9 = NLD Arie Luyendyk 1 - 1 2 - 2 - - - 1 2 - - - - - 9 13 SWE Slim Borgudd - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 - - - - 6 = ITA Eddy Bianchi - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 3 6 15 USA Bobby Rahal - - - - - 4 - 1 - - - - - - - - 5 16 CHE Marzio Romano - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 4 = ITA Mauro Baldi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 = DNK John Nielsen - - - - - 1 3 - - - - - - - - - 4 = NLD Huub Rothengatter - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - 4 20 ITA Enzo Coloni - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 3 = FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 3 = FRA Jacques Coulon - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 = SWE Eje Elgh - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 3 = ITA Andrea de Cesaris - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 = DEU Jochen Dauer - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 3 = CHE Bruno Pescia - - - - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 3 27 ITA Fillipo Niccolini - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 28 SWE Ulf Svensson - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 = ESP 1977 Jorge Caton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 Pos. Driver ZANNLD NÜRBRD OSTAUT ZOLBEL IMOITA NÜRBRD DIJFRA MNZITA PERITA MAGFRA KNUSWE KARSWE DONGBR KASBRD JARESP 1977 VALITA Points References Points table FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979 Patrick Stephens Ltd. grey 89–90 0-85059-320-4 Formula Three Category:FIA European Formula 3 Championship