List of 1978 motorsport champions

1978 motorsport champions
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This list of 1978 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Open wheel racing

Series	Driver	Season article
Formula One World Championship	Mario Andretti	1978 Formula One season
	Constructors: Lotus-Ford
USAC National Championship	Tom Sneva	1978 USAC Championship Car season
European Formula Two Championship	Bruno Giacomelli	1978 European Formula Two Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1978 All-Japan Formula Two Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship	Graham McRae	1978 Australian Drivers' Championship
British Formula One Championship	Tony Trimmer	1978 British Formula One Championship
Cup of Peace and Friendship	Ulli Melkus	1978 Cup of Peace and Friendship
	Nations: East Germany
Formula Atlantic	Howdy Holmes	1978 Formula Atlantic season
Formula Nacional	Juan Alonso de Celada	1978 Formula Nacional
Rothmans International Series	Warwick Brown	1978 Rothmans International Series
SCCA Formula Super Vee	Bill Alsup	1978 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
South African Formula Atlantic Championship	Ian Scheckter	1978 South African Formula Atlantic Championship
South African National Drivers Championship	Ian Scheckter	1978 South African National Drivers Championship
USAC Mini-Indy Series	Bill Alsup	1978 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship	Jan Lammers	1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
British Formula Three Championship	Nelson Piquet	1978 British Formula Three season
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Juan Carlos Ridolfi	1978 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship	Alain Prost (tie) Jean-Louis Schlesser (tie)	1978 French Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Oreca
German Formula Three Championship	Bertram Schäfer	1978 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship	Siegfried Stohr	1978 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Trivellato Racing
Soviet Formula 3 Championship	Mark Balezin	1978 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Patrick Studer	1978 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Philippe Alliot	1978 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	John Wright	1978 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship	Amadeo Ferri	1978 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship	Kenneth Acheson	1978 British Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Klaus Pedersen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Roelof Wunderink	1978 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Irish Formula Ford Championship	Michael Roe	1978 Irish Formula Ford Championship
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Grant Campbell
Swedish Formula Ford Championship	Anders Olofsson	1978 Swedish Formula Ford Championship

Sports car and GT

Series	Driver	Season article
World Sportscar Championship	Porsche	1978 World Sportscar Championship
	Division 1: BMW
	Division 2: Porsche
	GT Cup: Porsche
Australian Sports Car Championship	Ross Mathiesen	1978 Australian Sports Car Championship
Australian Sports Sedan Championship	Allan Grice	1978 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Can-Am	Alan Jones	1978 Can-Am season
IMSA GT Championship	Peter Gregg	1978 IMSA GT Championship

Touring car

Series	Driver	Season article
European Touring Car Championship	Umberto Grano	1978 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship	Peter Brock	1978 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship	Richard Longman	1978 British Saloon Car Championship
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft	Harald Ertl	1978 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

Stock car racing

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Cale Yarborough	1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Winston West Series	Jimmy Insolo	1978 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series	Marvin Smith	1978 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera	Juan María Traverso	1978 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship	A. J. Foyt	1978 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Rallying

Series	Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Markku Alén	1978 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Ilkka Kivimäki
	Manufacturers: Fiat
Australian Rally Championship	Greg Carr	1978 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: John Dawson-Damer
New Zealand Rally Championship	Blair Robson	1978 New Zealand Rally Championship

Motorcycle racing

Series	Driver	Season article
500cc World Championship	Kenny Roberts	1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship	Kork Ballington
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship	Eugenio Lazzarini
50cc World Championship	Ricardo Tormo
Speedway World Championship	Ole Olsen	1978 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship	Reg Pridmore
Formula 750	Johnny Cecotto	1978 Formula 750 season

Motocross

Series	Driver	Season article
FIM Motocross World Championship	500cc: Heikki Mikkola	1978 FIM Motocross World Championship
	250cc: Gennady Moiseyev
	125cc: Akira Watanabe

Karting

Series	Driver	Season article
Karting World Championship	Lake Speed
	Junior: Stefano Modena

Drag racing

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Kelly Brown	1978 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: Don Prudhomme
	Pro Stock: Bob Glidden

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing