1978 Miscellaneous Rallies
Marlboro Arctic Rally
3rd-5th February 1978
R 36 Ingemar Persson/Leif Merilä Volvo 142 BRG 010
Sachs Winter Rally
February 1978
R Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer Lancia Stratos suspension TO N 98792
Hankiralli
17th-19th February 1978
7 4 Per Eklund/Björn Cederberg Saab 99 EMS HRD 993
25 64 Kjell-Åke Hedin/Gladys Nordgren Opel GTE JGH 062
37 66 Bengt Andersson/Gunnar Lundberg Sunbeam Avenger GTE 683
R 17 Erkki Temmes/Seppo Markkonen Saab 99 EMS EAT 522
R 19 Lars Jansson/Gunnar Hydling Opel GTE JLS 095
R 25 Christer Olofsson/Martti Seitsola Saab 99 EMS HCT 803
R 52 Per Gillberg/Tommy Jansson Opel Ascona COL 666
R 55 Lars-G Eriksson/Jan Östberg Saab V4 DSP 985
R 62 Matti Hakala/Olli Hakala Volvo 142 TJP 648
R 68 Carl-E Lindqvist/Roger Amren VW Golf S HBD 589
R 88 Tage Holmbom/Tapio Palola Saab V4 COY 290
R 90 Leif Wretman/Anders Nilsson Volvo 122 AOT 540
Unterfranken Rally
March 1978
R Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer Lancia Stratos engine TO N 98792
12th Yu Rally
30th March-2nd April 1978
1 Svatopluk Kvaisar/Jiri Kotek Skoda 130 RS
2 Vaclav Blahna/Lubisav Hlavka Skoda 130 RS
3 Wolphang Schultz/Mikael Oberother BMW 2002 TI
4 Ilia Cubrikov/Kiro Kirov Renault 5 Alpine
5 Ferdinand Osterer/Gustav Somer Ford Escort RS
6 Gerhard Gottlieb/Otto Karsten BMW 2002
7 Jozef Srnjsky/Jiri Sirovajko Lada 1600
8 Drago Zonta/Marko Rjavec Zastava 101
9 Petr Czernohorsky/Peter Czermedz Skoda 130 RS
10 Dragan Vuckovic/Vladimir Tomic Skoda 110 R
Manx Trophy
? 1978
1 Tony Pond/David Richards Triumph TR7 V8
Tulip Rally
6th-8th May 1978
Gilbert Staepelaere/Eric Bessem Ford Escort RS1800
Russell Brookes/Peter Bryant Ford Escort RS1800
Bjorn Danielson/Bob de Jong Opel Kadett
Alain Arnaud/Alain Picat Peugeot 504
Esso Lombard Scottish International Rally
4th-6th June 1978
1 Hannu Mikkola Ford Escort RS1800 266m38s
2 Pentti Airikkala Vauxhall Chevette 274m36s
3 Roger Clark Ford Escort RS1800 275m11s
Russell Brookes Ford Escort RS1800
Markku Alen Fiat 151
P.Faulkner Ford Escort RS1800
Tony Pond Triumph TR7
Malcolm Wilson Ford Escort RS1800
J.Taylor Ford Escort RS1800
G.Elsmore Ford Escort RS1800
III Rally Prešov
13th-14th June 1978
Ps # Driver/Co-Driver Car Pts Cls
1 21 Ladislav Hornak/Pavol Jakubec Skoda 130RS 3086 A2
2 25 Marian Prokop/Daniel Lako Skoda 120S 3218 A2
3 30 Peter Horak/Ludovit Sarissky Skoda 120SR 3319 A2
4 1 Ivan Misik/Rudolf Medo Fiat 125P 3348 A5
5 76 Stefan Schmitzer/Peter Tozser Skoda 110LS 3394 A1
6 81 Julius Ziman/Roman Koprda Skoda 110LS 3421 A1
7 46 Miroslav Petrasek/Peter Jablonovsky Skoda 100L 3440 A2
8 50 Jan Zeleznik/Stefan Kellemes Skoda 100 3444 A2
9 64 Marian Kotlarik/Peter Kotlarik Fiat 128 Coupe 3445 A1
10 75 Ladislav Fabian/Pavel Trnka Skoda 110L 3461 A1
11 43 Miroslav Tocon/Stanislav Vilman Fiat 127 3521 A2
12 52 Dusan Uzak/Vladimir Kolarik Wartburg 353 3534 A2
13 31 Vladimir Szekely/Jozef Norek Skoda 110L 3591 A2
14 45 Miroslav Brazdik/Zdenek Brazdik Skoda 100 3604 A2
15 8 Frantisek Dobrovodsky/Alojz Dobrovodsky Fiat 850 Coupe 3632 A5
16 34 Miroslav Matovic/Jan Morozuk Skoda 3638 A2
17 74 Frantisek Novotny/Ondrej Repak Skoda 100 3728 A1
18 12 Eduard David/Jan Wagner VAZ 2103 3752 A2
19 28 Marian Kovalik/Jaroslav Sekerka Skoda 130RS 3886 A2
20 23 Marian Petrilla/Milan Vrobla VAZ 201 3892 A2
21 3 Viliam Varga/Frantisek Novak Skoda 3894 A5
22 61 Michal Plutko/Zdenek Mospan Fiat 128 Coupe 3968 A1
23 79 Jan Polacek/Jozef Blasko Skoda 110R 4014 A1
24 24 Pavel Bordas/Ludovit Bolna Skoda 120S 4025 A2
25 20 Frantisek nachtman/Peter Setaffy Skoda 120SR 4113 A2
26 57 Jaroslav Kopcak/Jaroslav Banoci Trabant 601 4209 A2
27 65 Kazomir Pomothy/Jan Zilla Fiat 125P 4459 A1
28 80 Jozef Hegedus/Jan Basti Skoda 110L 5204 A1
29 16 Jan Seman/Vladimir Orth Skoda 120SR 5552 A2
30 82 Imrich Ernest/Frantisek Komar Skoda 110LS 7135 A1
R 2 Milan Koren/Michal Fulka Skoda 120S A5
R 4 Ivan Pallag/Eugen Jurkovic Skoda 120SR A5
R 6 Ladislav Kacerik/Vladimir Banoci Skoda 110R A5
R 11 Jan Zornicka/Jan Chaben Skoda 110L A2
R 22 Milan Purdes/Jozef Rendos Skoda 120S A2
R 27 Pavol Trstan/Rudolf Vojtas Skoda 120RS A2
R 29 Stefan Poliak/Jan Dermek Skoda 120S A2
R 35 Vaclav Suchanek/Pavol Pastrnak Skoda 110L A2
R 42 Karol Krejci/Peter Armay Skoda 100L A2
R 44 Jozef Jinda/Jan Blaha Skoda 100 A2
R 47 Jozef Kocan/Frantisek Blascik Skoda 100L A2
R 48 Dusan Sabo/Stefan Vojsabel Skoda A2
R 55 Alexander Gaher/Gabriela Gaherova Trabant 601 A2
R 71 Juraj Hudy/Tibor Andrasi Skoda 110L A1
R 73 Anton Mikulik/Ivan Kuhn Skoda 110LS A1
Smile Ralli
17th-18th June 1978
7 4 Ruben Borjesson/Joe Hawkins Lada 1500S CFL 795
15 35 Lennart Runestig/Tommy Gistavsson Opel GTE JME 332
17 34 Roland Bakke/Lars Johansson Opel Ascona HDB 712
19 37 Göran Tyrbjörn/J-O.Eriksson Volvo 343 EZS 424
Sveitsin Ralli
1st-2nd July 1978
R 27 Anders Blomberg/Kari Mandelin Opel GTE KE54556
24 Hours of Ypres
? 1978
1 Tony Pond/Fred Gallagher Triumph TR7 V8
2 G.Staepelaere/F.Franssen Ford Escort RS
3 T.Carello/M.Perisinot Lancia Stratos
VIII Barum Rally
? 1978
1 Sadivý/Janecek Skoda 130 RS
Bayerwald Rally
August 1978
2 Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer Lancia Stratos TO N 98792
Vuelta a la America del Sud
? September 1978 - 18,000 miles
1 Andrew Cowan/Colin Malkin Mercedes 450SLC
2 Sobieslaw Zasada Mercedes 450SLC
? 401 Timo Makinen Mercedes 450SLC
X Rallye Matador Tatry
15th-17th September 1978
1 Andris Rejmanis/Andris Zvingevic VAZ 21011 23912 pts
2 Karel Zahour/Jiri Bujarek Skoda 130RS 25017
3 Hans Britth/Tommy Johansson Ford Escort RS2000 25053
4 Dieter Heimbürger/Roland Weitz Wartburg 353W 25175
5 Andrzej Radecki/Waldemar Bidzinski Polski Fiat 125p 1500 25296
6 Volker Beyer/Carl-Ullrich Karsten Wartburg 353 26331
7 Thomas Fischer/Jochen Wolf Trabant 601 28713
Champion Nordic Rally (Tampere)
16th-17th September 1978
18 35 Inge Josefsson/Anna-L Josefsson Opel GTE JLN 422
24 51 Hans Olin/Anders Söderlund Toyota Corolla BCN 525
36 45 Kent Eriksson/Bengt Brinkmark Opel Ascona GCH 913
R 6 Hasse Hansson/Sören Swalking Ford Escort RS KEM 471
R 9 Bengt Thorsell/Bo Johansson Ford Escort RS FBC 522
R 24 Claes Fredriksson/Christina Nordqvist Saab 96 V4 KEJ 314
R 26 Jan Hållander/Lage Tjärnström VW Golf BBR 554
R 29 Håkan Wallinder/Torbjörn Knutsson Opel GTE JGP 375
R 40 Leif Appelblad/Ragnar Larsson Saab V4 CEJ 283
R 49 Kaj Lampila/Dick Heikenborn Saab V4 FEN 398
R 65 Anders Blomberg/Kari Mandelin Opel GTE
Vantaan-Ralli
16th-17th September 1978
R 90 Staffan Parmander/Stefan Carlsson Opel Ascona BJE 039
R 94 Robert öfverberg/Mats Ekström Opel Ascona ACH 852
R 97 Leif Johansson/Owe Pettersson Volvo 142 EYN 178
R 102 Mats Green/Carina Olsson Opel Ascona DAB 044
R 133 Per Henfors BMW 2002 DJE 274
R 135 Kalle Grundel Saab V4 CDK 980
38th Polish Rally
? 1978
1 Antonio Zanini Fiat 131 Abarth
XIV Rallye Príncipe de Asturias
? 1978
1 Tino Suárez/J.B. Pino Seat FL-80
2 Jose A. “Fombona”/L. Menéndez Seat FL-80
3 “Monchu”/“Leonides” Alpine 1500
4 Bernardo Cardín/Valentín Seat FL-80
5 “Fino”/José Antonio Seat FL-80
6 Erasmo Cagigal/Jose L. Montes Simca Rallye
7 Rodríguez/Rubio Seat 124
8 Victor Roza/M. Magallanes Seat 1800
9 Porfirio Iglesias/Castańedo Seat 1430
10 Jose L. Grańa/Villamandos Seat FL-80
13th Mogul Šumava Rallye Klatovy
? 1978
1 Leo Pavlík/Oldrich Gottfried Škoda 130 RS
Jänner Rallye
? 1978
1 Wolfgang Sulc/Weixelbaum Volkswagen 1302S 12461 pts
2 Georg Fischer/Weinzierl Datsun Sunny 12588
3 Franz Wittmann/Nestinger Opel Kadett GT/E 12631
4 Andreas Stigler/Stigler Volkswagen Golf GTI 13000
5 Alois Albrecht/Rochet Ford Escort RS2000 13261
6 Jürgen Bertl/Hesse Volkswagen Golf GTI 13360
7 Attila Ferjancz/Tandari Renault 17 Gordini 13549
8 Wolfgang Schneider/Leismüller Ford Escort RS2000 13662
9 Willi Geringer/Winter Ford Escort RS2000 13671
10 Walter Osterer/Frais Opel Kadett GT/E 13706
R Peter Mattig/? Opel Kadett GT/E head gasket
R Josef Haider/? Opel Kadett GT/E accident
R Herbert Grünsteidl/? Lada 1500S accident
51 starters. 21 finishers. Co-efficient 1.
Rali Vinho da Madeira
? 1978
1 Ari Vatanen/Henry Liddon Ford Escort 2000 RS
2 Giovanni Salvi/Luigi Valle Ford Escort 2000 RS
I Rally Saturnus
? 1978
1 Brane Küzmic/Marjan Ravnikar BMW 1600
2 Aleš Pušnik/Janja Stanjko R5 Alpine
3 Janez Milavec/Janez Urbancic Zastava 101
4 Drago Horvat/Janez Podlesnik BMW 1600
5 Srecko Crnigoj/Miro Vene Zastava 101
6 Aleš Crnivec/Damir Dittmayer Zastava 101
7 Dagmar Šuster/Dušan Vavpotic Zastava 101
8 Marjan Zorc/Srecko Hribar Zastava 101
9 Ivan Jordan/Alojz Radovan Zastava 101
10 Janez Jereb/Drago Lazic Zastava 101
Giro d'Italia
October 1978
NS Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimaki Lancia Stratos Only drove in recce TO N 98792
7th Rally Hebros
? 1978
1 Stoyan Kolev/Tzvetan Stoyanov Porsche 911
2nd Lavanttal Rally (A)
? 1978
1 Russling/Koschutnig Fiat Spider
6th Rally di San Marino
? 1978
1 Zordan/Bedin Porsche 911C
1st Costa Smeralda Rally
? 1978
1 Verini/Mannucci Fiat 131 Abarth
2 Ormezzano/Rudy Opel Kadett
3 Cerrato/Guizzardi Opel Kadett
4 Ceccato/Roggia Fiat 131 Abarth
5 Balzano/Griva Opel Kadett
9th Rally New Zealand
? 1978
1 Russell Brookes/Chris Porter Ford Escort RS
Happy Eater Southern Rally
? 1978
1 John Cleary/Richard Chow Ford Escort
South Swedish Rally
? 1978
1 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius Ford Escort RS 1800 3&4:7
2 Leif Asterhag/Anders Gullberg Toyota Celica GT Spec
3 Bror Danielsson/Rolf Bergudden Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
4 Björn Johansson/Ragnar Spjuth Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
5 Sören Nilsson/Anders Olsson Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
6 Svante Arthursson/Anders Fransson Volvo 242 Spec
7 Stefan Einarsson/Lennart Söderberg Saab 99 EMS 2:6
8 Anders Tunemar/Raymond Eriksson Saab 99 EMS 2:6
9 Kaj Jönsson/Per Wigren Saab 99 EMS 2:6
10 Bengt Lundström/Leif Andersson Toyota Corolla 2:5
11 Ruben Börjesson/Marianne Sterner Vaz 1500 S 2:5
12 Stig Kristiansson/Erling Wideheim Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
13 Rickard Nilsson/Sven-E Axelsson Opel Ascona Spec
14 Siegfried Huthwelder/Henning Wünsh Ford Escort RS 2000 1:3
15 Håkan Wallinder/Torben Knutsson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
16 Gert-Ove Pettersson/Bengt Schön Toyota Celica GT 2:5
17 Jan Källberg/Claes Trygg Volvo 142 3&4:7
18 Rolf Jakob Andersen/Kjell Hansen VW Golf GTI 1:2
19 Christer Gäff/Lars-G Pettersson Datsun 160 J SSS 1:3
20 åke Sandberg/Malte Sandberg Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
21 Anders Ericsson/Per-E Svensson VW Golf GTI 2:5
22 Stig Johansson/Per-O Carlsson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
23 Lasse Lindqvist/Björn Gustavsson Vaz 1500 S 2:5
24 Jörn-Ola Krog/Henning Nyengen Opel Ascona 2:6
25 Hans Ekström/Bo Ekström Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
26 Bo-Göran Persson/Eskil östergård Volvo 142 GL 2:6
27 Kenneth Andersson/Helena Andersson Volvo 142 Spec
28 John Nilsson/Leif Olofsson Opel Ascona Spec
29 Bengt-Göran Ohlsson/Jan Glantz Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
30 Bengt Magnusson/Lennart Standberg Saab V4 2:5
31 Lars Sundling/Björn Foss Honda Civic 1:1
32 Niels Larsen/Lise Pedersen Opel Ascona 2:6
33 Tommy Nilsson/Sven Nilsson BMW 2002 2:6
34 Anders Blomberg/Steinar Jortun Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
35 Björn Madsen/Hans J Aunsö Chrysler Avenger GT 1:1
36 Tommy Hansson/Rolf Johansson Volvo PV Spec
37 Lars-Erik Mattsson/Jan Johansson Opel Ascona 2:6
38 Peter Johan Wessel/Kjell Hasselström Ford Escort 1600 1:2
39 Anders Johansson/Dan Sörensen Saab V4 Spec
40 Per Welton/Kent Andersson BMW 2002 2:6
41 Evert Wesström/Kjell Cronvall Toyota Celica GT 1:2
42 Rune Nilsson/Eric Schulze Opel Kadett Rallye Spec
43 Torbjörn Lennartsson/Peter Lennartsson Saab V4 StdB
44 Lars Hellgerud-Andersen/Torbjörn Karlsson Honda Civic 1:1
45 Bertil Börjesson/Freddy Svensson Saab V4 StdB
46 Kenneth Johansson/Börje Larsson Saab 99 EMS 2:6
47 Torbjörn Ehn/Sven Olsson Toyota Celica 2:6
48 Nils-Eric Lindqvist/Jan-E Folkestad Opel Ascona 3&4:7
49 Jörgen Nielsen/Erik Vang VW Golf GTI 2:5
50 Carl-Eric Larsson/Dan Bohman VW 1302 S 2:5
51 Christer Lundin/Håkan Kujahn Saab V4 2:5
52 Thomas Persson/Anders Kjellberg Volvo Amazon Spec
53 Ernst Zeiger/Andreas Gerber Ford Escort RS 2000 1:3
54 Erling Hansen/Ib Frederiksen Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
55 Mats Bengtsson/Lars Rosén Ford Escort RS 2000 1:3
56 Tore Skau/Trond Helseth Honda Civic 1:1
57 Bert-Alve Assarsson/Krister Olsson Saab V4 StdB
58 Peter Arvidsson/Roland Nilsson Saab V4 StdB
59 Mikael Bergqvist/Janne Rydh Opel Ascona 1:3
60 Bent Nielsen/Teddy Nielsen Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
61 Kenneth Skatt/Henrik Krafting Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
62 Kenth Gustavsson/Benny Gustavsson Saab V4 StdB
63 Willy Kjos/Kjell Selvik Ford Escort RS 2000 1:3
64 Ola Bengtsson/Mats Nilsson Saab V4 2:5
65 Ingvar Olsson/Lars-O Larsson Saab V4 StdB
66 Lars Asker/Bengt Johansson Saab V4 StdB
67 Vinco Bercic/Draqutin Ovcar BMW 2002 2:6
68 Thomas Sjöberg/Håkan Oddshammar BMW 2002 1:3
69 Erlin Jensen/Michael Larsen Ford Escort 1600 1:2
70 Björn Fjeldbu/Ove Billerud Lada 1500 2:5
71 Hans-Peter Burhardi/Hans-J Borowski VW Golf GTI 2:5
72 Jan Hövik/Björn-M Transrud Opel Kadett 1200 1:1
73 Carl Heinz Bunteaback/Gerd Fauster Ford Escort RS 2000 1:3
74 Walter Schneider/Audy Oppermann BMW 320i 2:6
5th Croatia Delta Rally
? 1978
1 Ales Pusnik/Rudi Sali Renault 5 Alpine
8th Rally Cesky Krumlov (CZ)
? 1978
1 Pavlik/Gottfried Skoda 130 RS