1978 World Rally Championship
RAC Rally
? 1978
1 4 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Ford Escort 1800 RS ?JN 830R
2 Ford Escort 1800 RS
3 Ford Escort 1800 RS
4 Tony Pond/Fred Gallagher Triumph TR7 V8
5 Anders Kullang/Bruno Bergland Opel Kadett GTE
6 Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer Fiat Abarth 131
7 John Taylor/Phil Short Ford Escort 1800 RS
8 Andy Dawson/Terry Harryman Datsun 140J Violet
9 Henri Toivonen Chrysler Sunbeam Lotus
10 Bror Danielsson/Bror de Jong Opel Kadette GTE
Russell Brookes Ford Escort UNY 956S
1 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius Ford Escort RS2000
R 24 Bjorn Johansson/Ragnar Spjuth Opel Kadett GTE
28 Malcolm Wilson Ford Escort ??? 701N
169 Alexis Bulgari Opel Kadett GTE 631 TT 75
134 Noel Francis Panther Lima XPM 447
R Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Lancia Stratos
R Sandro Munari/P.Sodano Lancia Stratos
Monte Carlo Rally
? 1978
1 Jean-Pierre Nicolas/Vincent Laverne Porsche 911SC 6h57m03
2 Jean Ragnotti Renault 5 Alpine 6h58m55
3 Guy Frequelin Renault 5 Alpine 6h59m55
4 Walter Rohrl Fiat 131 Abarth 7h00m22
5 Bernard Darniche Fiat 131 Abarth 7h02m44
6 Jean-Claude Andruet Fiat 131 Abarth 7h03m24
7 Michele Mouton Lancia Stratos HF 7h05m50
8 Maurizio Verini Fiat 131 Abarth 7h09m01
9 Anders Kullang Opel Kadett GT/E 7h11m41
10 Fulvio Bacchelli Lancia Stratos HF 7h11m58
Swedish Rally
? 1978
1 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius Ford Escort RS 24160 pts
2 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800 24248
3 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 24326
4 Stig Blomqvist/Hans Sylvan Lancia Stratos HF 24491
5 Ari Vatanen/Atso Aho Ford Escort RS1800 24601
6 Simo Lampinen/Sölve Andreasson Fiat 131 Abarth 24975
7 Bror Danielsson/Klas Edqvist Opel Kadett GT/E 25185
8 Lars-Erik Walfridsson/Per-Arne Persson Volvo 142 26231
9 Ola Strömberg/Hansjöran Ericson Saab 96 V4 26282
10 Kjell Melin/Ola Hellgren VW Golf GTI 26379
11 Rune Åhlin/Jerry Åhlin Opel Kadett GT/E 26632
12 Anders Tunemar/Anders Bonnevier Saab 99 EMS 26767
13 Anders Olsson/Magnus Olsson Ford Escort RS2000 26870
14 Jens Sögaard/Svein Nordal Opel Kadett GT/E 26922
15 Jan Sellholm/Mats Carlbom Opel Kadett GT/E 26922
16 Ruben Börjesson/Marianne Sterner VAZ 1500S 26978
17 Sune Danielsson/Bengt Linder Opel Ascona 19SR 27009
18 John Haugland/Martin Holmes Skoda 130RS 27046
19 Bengt-Åke Ytterbring/Kenth Sandberg Datsun Cherry F2 27076
20 Bengt Ottosson/Ronny Wikström Datsun Cherry F2 27132
21 Gert Blomqvist/Tommy Blomqvist Fiat 131 Mirafiori
22 Jan-Olov Olsson/Lars-Olov Bengtsson Volvo 142
23 Krister Karlsson/Kaj Persson Volvo 142
24 Roger Johansson/Jan Bonving Saab 99 EMS
25 Sören Nilsson/Anders Olsson Opel Kadett GT/E
26 Hans Sevelius/Göran Sandström Volkswagen Golf GTI
27 Nikolai Elizarov/ Valentin Grigoriev Lada 1600
28 Ricky Bergsman/Roland Andersson Volvo 142 GL
29 Berndt Johnson/Rolf Persson BMW 2002
30 Bengt Dahl/Jan-Olof Bohlin Toyota Corolla
R Timo Salonen/Jaakko Markkula Fiat 131 Abarth SS23 - valve
R Stasis Brundza/Arvydas Girdauskas Lada 1600 SS23 – engine
R Lasse Jönsson/ Porsche Carrera SS19 - accident
R Morgan Carlsson/ Ford Escort RS1800 SS19 - clutch
R Leif Asterhag/Anders Gullberg Toyota Celica 2000GT SS12 - engine
R Björn Blomqvist/Benny Melander Opel Kadett GT/E SS10 - accident
R Per Eklund/Björn Cederberg Saab 99 EMS SS10 - conrod
R Sven-Inge Neby/ Volvo 142 SS8 - diff
R Erkki Temmes/Raymond Eriksson Saab 99 EMS SS7 - gearbox
R Pentti Airikkala/Risto Virtanen Vauxhall Chevette HS SS6 - oilpress
R Anders Kulläng/Bruno Berglund Opel Kadett GT/E SS6 - valve
R Jean-Luc Thérier/Michel Vial Toyota Celica 2000GT SS5 - fanbelt
R Stefan Einarsson/ Saab 99 EMS SS4 - accident
R Lars Carlsson/Bo Sundberg Chrysler Avenger GT DNS – piston
26th Safari Rally
23rd-26th March 1978
1 Jean-Pierre Nicolas/Jean-Claude Lefebre Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe
2 14 Vic Preston Jr/John Lyall Porsche 911SC
4 5 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius Porsche 911SC
6 Sobieslaw Zasada Mercedes 280E
Rauno Aaltonen/L.Drews Datsun 160J
H.Kallstrom/C.Billstam Datsun 160J
Simo Lampinen/Henry Liddon Peugeot
R Andrew Cowan/Johnstone Syer Mercedes 280E engine ingested water
R Joginder Singh Mercedes 280E engine ingested water
R Fowkes Mercedes 280E broken sump
R Rob Collinge/Anton Levitan Peugeot accident
68 starters.
Collinge was in a collision with two non-competing cars 12 miles after the start of the rally.
Although Collinge and Levitan were unhurt, six people were feared dead in the accident.
25th Acropolis Rally
? May 1978
1 Walter Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer Fiat 131 Abarth
8 16 Billy Coleman Ford Escort MLD 999P
Markku Alen Fiat 131 Abarth
Sandro Munari Fiat 131 Abarth
TAP Rally of Portugal
? June 1978
1 4 Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 7h45m33
2 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS 7h50m01
3 Jean-Pierre Nicolas/V.Laverne Ford Escort RS 8h01m01
4 6 Ove Andersson/Henry Liddon Toyota Celica 8h13m27 BTC 884
5 Achim Warmbold/C.Billstam Opel Kadett GT/E 8h28m42
6 Anders Kulläng/B.Berglund Opel Kadett GT/E 8h36m42
7 12 Timo Mäkinen/Jean Todt Peugeot 104 ZS 8h50m36 415 BHH 75
8 C.Torres/P.de Almeida Ford Escort RS2000 9h20m35
9 A.Martinho/A.Morais Porsche Carrera 9h35m32
10 C.Fontainhas/R.Seromenho Ford Escort RS 9h46m36
R Jean-Luc Thérier Toyota Celica piston
R Ari Vatanen Ford Escort RS drive-shaft
R Björn Waldegård Ford Escort RS drive-shaft
R Walter Rohrl Fiat 131 Abarth clutch
R Sandro Munari Fiat 131 Abarth lost wheel
Notes: 118 starters, 20 finishers
1000 Lakes
25-27 August 1978
1 Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 12610 pts
2 Timo Salonen/Erkki Nyman Fiat 131 Abarth 12734
3 Pentti Airikkala/Risto Virtanen Vauxhall Chevette 12770
4 Per Eklund/Björn Cederberg Porsche 911 SC 13105
5 Simo Lampinen/Juhani Markkanen Fiat 131 Abarth 13254
6 Tapio Rainio/Jaakko Markkula Toyota Celica 13345
7 9 Anders Kullang/Bruno Berglund Opel Kadett GTE 13388
8 Kyösti Hämäläinen/Juhani Korhonen Ford Escort RS 13594
9 Leif Asterhag/Anders Gullberg Toyota Celica 13610
10 Markku Saaristo/Timo Alanen Toyota Celica 13727
R Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS SS12
R Ari Vatanen/Atso Aho Ford Escort RS SS19
R Henri Toivonen/Juha Paajanen Porsche Carrera SS10
Raimo Häyrinen/Pekka Toivonen Saab
Criterium du Quebec
? 1978
1 Walter Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer Fiat 131 Abarth
San Remo Rally
? 1978
1 4 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Lancia Stratos
R 5 Sandro Munari Fiat 131
Bandama Rally (Ivory Coast)
? 1978
1 Jean-Pierre Nicolas/Jean-Claude Lefebre Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe
2
3 Jean Ragnotti Renault R5 Alpine
Tour de Corse
? 1978
1 Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe Fiat 131 Abarth
R 11 Adartico Vudafieri/Bruno Scabini Lancia Stratos accident TO N 98792
1978 International World Championship for Makes
1 Fiat