# 1978 European Formula Two Championship

The 1978 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Italian driver Bruno Giacomelli, driving the works March car, won the season in dominant fashion.

## Calendar

| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | Thruxton | 27 March | 55 | 3.792=208.560 km | 1'06:13.77 | 188.943 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 2 | Hockenheim | 9 April | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:22.0 | 202.741 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli Marc Surer | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 3 | Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) | 7 May | 9 | 22.835=205,515 km | 1'06:34.2 | 185.232 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Keke Rosberg | Alex Ribeiro |
| 4 | Pau | 15 May | 73 | 2.76=201.48 km | 1'33:11.73 | 129.714 km/h | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 5 | Mugello | 28 May | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'15:39.7 | 174.691 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Eddie Cheever | Derek Daly |
| 6 | Vallelunga | 4 June | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'17:12.2 | 161.651 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Derek Daly |
| 7 | Rouen | 18 June | 38 | 5.543=210.634 km | 1'08:43.2 | 183.906 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Ingo Hoffmann | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 8 | Donington Park | 25 June | 40+40 | 3.149=251.92 km | 1'29:51.43 | 168.214 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Brian Henton | Keke Rosberg |
| 9 | Nogaro | 9 July | 65 | 3.12=202.80 km | 1'19:12.23 | 153.629 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 10 | Pergusa-Enna | 23 July 1979 | 41 | 4.95=202.95 km | 1'04:05.6 | 189.989 km/h | Derek Daly | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 11 | Misano | 6 August | 60 | 3.488=209.28 km | 1'13:45.09 | 170.258 km/h | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 12 | Hockenheim | 24 September | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:20.02 | 202.824 km/h | Marc Surer | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli |
Note:
Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

## Final point standings
### Drivers

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.
Three scores were dropped. Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.
| Place | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VLL | ROU | DON | NOG | ENN | MIS | HOC | Points |
| 1 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing | March | BMW | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | (4) | 6 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 78 (82) |
| 2 | Marc Surer | March Racing | March | BMW | 6 | 6 | (3) | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | 48 (51) |
| 3 | Derek Daly | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 27 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Project Four Racing | March | BMW | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 22 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 6 | Piero Necchi | Astra Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| | Ingo Hoffmann | Project Four Racing | March | BMW | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 |
| 8 | Alex Ribeiro | Alex Ribeiro | March | BMW | - | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| | Alberto Colombo | San Remo Racing | March | BMW | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 11 |
| | Manfred Winkelhock | March Racing | March | BMW | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Eje Elgh | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Ricardo Zunino | March Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Rad Dougall | Toleman Motorsport | March | BMW | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| | Geoff Lees | Team Kallay | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 16 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Team Euroracing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| | Brian Henton | Brian Henton | March | Hart | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| | Arturo Merzario | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Hart | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| | Stephen South | Raven Racing | March | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Giuseppe Gabbiani | Trivellato Racing | Chevron | Ferrari | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 21 | Roberto Marazzi | Team Benelli | March | BMW | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers who were not graded were able to score points.