The 1978 European Formula Three Championship was the fourth
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a European Formula Three(F3) auto racing competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). After one season of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the FIA revived th ...
season, contested over 16 rounds.
Jan Lammers of
the Netherlands
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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
Results
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.
Four scores were dropped.
Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.
Although
Jan Lammers and
Anders Olofsson
Anders Olofsson (31 March 1952 – 22 January 2008) was a Swedish racing driver.
Racing career
He won back-to-back Swedish Formula Three titles in 1977 and 1978 and finished runner-up in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in the same seasons ...
tied on points and tied on four wins each, Lammers took the championship by virtue of scoring five second places to Olofsson's three.
References
Points table
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Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship