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The1978 World Rally Championshipwas the sixth season of theFédération 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 theRally New Zealandfrom 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 theFIA 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 theWorld 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. FranceJean-Pierre Nicolas(6h:57m:03s)
  2. FranceJean Ragnotti(6h:58m:55s)
  3. FranceGuy Fréquelin(6h:59m:55s)
  1. Porsche 911
  2. Renault 5 Alpine
  3. Renault 5 Alpine
Finland
Arctic Rally 		3–5 February Drivers
  1. FinlandAri Vatanen(6h:25m:03s)
  2. FinlandHenri Toivonen(6h:28m:44s)
  3. FinlandMarkku Alén(6h:36m:20s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Chrysler Avenger
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
Sweden
Swedish Rally 		10–12 February Manufacturers
Drivers
  1. SwedenBjörn Waldegård(6h:42m:40s)
  2. FinlandHannu Mikkola(6h:44m:08s)
  3. FinlandMarkku 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. FranceJean-Pierre Nicolas(+8m:18s penalties)
  2. KenyaVic Preston, Jr.(+8m:55s penalties)
  3. FinlandRauno 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. FinlandMarkku Alén(7h:45m:33s)
  2. FinlandHannu Mikkola(7h:50m:01s)
  3. FranceJean-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 GermanyWalter Röhrl(10h:00m:50s)
  2. FinlandMarkku Alén(10h:10m:54s)
  3. KenyaShekhar Mehta(10h:23m:36s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Datsun 160J
Scotland
Scottish Rally 		3–7 June Drivers
  1. FinlandHannu Mikkola(4h:26m:38s)
  2. FinlandPentti Airikkala(4h:34m:36s)
  3. United KingdomRoger 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. SpainAntonio Zanini(5h:51m:01.2s)
  2. AustriaFranz Wittmann(6h:04m:10.9s)
  3. SpainSalvador 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. FinlandMarkku Alén(3h:30m:10s)
  2. FinlandTimo Salonen(3h:32m:14s)
  3. FinlandPentti 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 KingdomRussell Brookes(9h:57m:12.0s)
  2. New ZealandJim Donald(10h:09m:29.4s)
  3. New ZealandPaul 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 GermanyWalter Röhrl(4h:54m:23s)
  2. FinlandMarkku Alén(5h:02m:56s)
  3. SwedenAnders 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. FranceMichèle Mouton(11h:18m:15.7s)
  2. FranceJean-Louis Clarr(11h:34m:01.8s)
  3. United KingdomChris 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. FinlandMarkku Alén(10h:53m:28s)
  2. ItalyMaurizio Verini(11h:04m:00s)
  3. FranceFrancis Vincent(11h:10m:31s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Porsche 911
Australia
Southern Cross Rally 		14–18 October Drivers
  1. AustraliaGeorge Fury(1h:25m:17s)
  2. AustraliaColin Bond(1h:37m:12s)
  3. AustraliaWayne Bell(1h:58m:32s)
  1. Datsun Stanza
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Holden Gemini
Spain
Rallye de España 		20–22 October Drivers
  1. ItalyTony Carello(4h:20m:03s)
  2. SpainBeny Fernández(4h:29m:40)
  3. SpainJorge 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. FranceJean-Pierre Nicolas(+2m:28s penalties)
  2. FinlandTimo Mäkinen(+2m:43s penalties)
  3. FranceJean 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. FranceBernard Darniche(6h:47m:34s)
  2. FranceJean-Claude Andruet(6h:51m:59s)
  3. ItalySandro 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. FinlandHannu Mikkola(8:47m:23s)
  2. SwedenBjörn Waldegård(8h:52m:41s)
  3. United KingdomRussell 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 Aléndrives aFiat 131 Abarthat the1000 Lakes Rally.
Ari Vatanenwith aFord Escort RS1800at 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 ItalyFiat 14 14 - 18 18 18 18 16 - 18 (9) 134
2 United StatesFord - 18 7 16 9 6 13 13 - - 18 100
3 GermanyOpel (10) 12 - 13 12 11 16 10 - 12 14 100
4 GermanyPorsche 18 - 16 7 - 12 - 14 - 12 - 79
5 JapanDatsun - - 16 - 16 - - - 10 - 10 52
6 JapanToyota - - - 15 8 13 14 - - - - 50
7 ItalyLancia 8 12 - - 11 - - 18 - - - 49
8 FrancePeugeot - - 18 9 - - - - 18 - - 45
9 FranceRenault 17 - - - - - - - 16 - - 33
10 United KingdomBritish Leyland Cars - - - - - - 12 - - - 12 24
11 SwedenSaab - 8 - - - - 10 - - - - 18
12 GermanyVolkswagen - 9 - - - - 8 - - - - 17
13 JapanMitsubishi - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - 16
14 United KingdomVauxhall - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
ItalyAlfa Romeo - - - - - - - 14 - - - 14
16 GermanyMercedes - - 12 - - - - - - - - 12
17 SwedenVolvo - 10 - - - - - - - - - 10
18 United StatesChrysler - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
19 CzechoslovakiaŠkoda - - - - 6 - - - - - - 6
20 FranceAlpine-Renault - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5
21 Soviet UnionLada - - - - 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 FinlandMarkku Alén - 4 (4) - 9 6 0 - 9 - 6 - 9 9 - - - - 0 52
2 FranceJean-Pierre Nicolas 9 - - 9 4 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - 9 0 0 31
3 FinlandHannu Mikkola - - 6 - 6 - 9 - 0 - - - - - - - - - 9 30
4 FranceMichèle Mouton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 3 - - - 2 - 14
5 United KingdomRussell Brookes - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - - - - - - - 4 13
6 West GermanyWalter Röhrl 3 - - - 0 (9) - - - - 9 - 0 - - - - - 1 13
7 FranceBernard Darniche 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 9 - 11
8 FinlandAri Vatanen - 9 2 - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 11
9 FranceJean Ragnotti 6 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - 4 - - 10
10 FinlandPentti 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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