1978 European Formula Two Championship
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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.[1]
Calendar
editRace No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thruxton | 27 March | 55 | 3.792=208.560 km | 1'06:13.77 | 188.943 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
2 | Hockenheim | 9 April | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:22.0 | 202.741 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli Marc Surer |
Bruno Giacomelli |
3 | Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) |
7 May | 9 | 22.835=205,515 km | 1'06:34.2 | 185.232 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Keke Rosberg | Alex Ribeiro |
4 | Pau | 15 May | 73 | 2.76=201.48 km | 1'33:11.73 | 129.714 km/h | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
5 | Mugello | 28 May | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'15:39.7 | 174.691 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Eddie Cheever | Derek Daly |
6 | Vallelunga | 4 June | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'17:12.2 | 161.651 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Derek Daly |
7 | Rouen | 18 June | 38 | 5.543=210.634 km | 1'08:43.2 | 183.906 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Ingo Hoffmann | Bruno Giacomelli |
8 | Donington Park | 25 June | 40+40 | 3.149=251.92 km | 1'29:51.43 | 168.214 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Brian Henton | Keke Rosberg |
9 | Nogaro | 9 July | 65 | 3.12=202.80 km | 1'19:12.23 | 153.629 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
10 | Pergusa-Enna | 23 July 1979 | 41 | 4.95=202.95 km | 1'04:05.6 | 189.989 km/h | Derek Daly | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli |
11 | Misano | 6 August | 60 | 3.488=209.28 km | 1'13:45.09 | 170.258 km/h | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
12 | Hockenheim | 24 September | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:20.02 | 202.824 km/h | Marc Surer | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli |
Note:
Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Final point standings
editDrivers
editFor every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.
Three scores were dropped.[2] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.
Note:
Only drivers who were not graded were able to score points.
References
edit- ^ "1978 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. gold p. 11. ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
- ^ a b II Gran Premio dell'Adriatico 1978, www.formula2.net Retrieved 8 February 2017