# List of 1978 motorsport champions

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.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Steve Kinser | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Karl Kinser Racing | |

## Drag racing

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

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| Karting World Championship | Lake Speed |
| Karting World Championship | Junior: Stefano Modena |
| Karting European Championship | 100cc: Jean-Pierre Knops |
| Karting European Championship | FC: Gianfranco Baroni |

## Motorcycle racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Kenny Roberts | 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 350cc World Championship | Kork Ballington | 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Kork Ballington | 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Eugenio Lazzarini | 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 50cc World Championship | Ricardo Tormo | 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 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 |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 250cc: Gennady Moiseyev | 1978 FIM Motocross World Championship |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 125cc: Akira Watanabe | 1978 FIM Motocross World Championship |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| Formula One World Championship | Mario Andretti | 1978 Formula One season |
| Formula One World Championship | Constructors: Lotus-Ford | 1978 Formula One season |
| 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 |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Nations: East Germany | 1978 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| 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 |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: Oreca | 1978 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Bertram Schäfer | 1978 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Siegfried Stohr | 1978 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Trivellato Racing | 1978 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| 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 |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| World Rally Championship | Markku Alén | 1978 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Ilkka Kivimäki | 1978 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Fiat | 1978 World Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Greg Carr | 1978 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: John Dawson-Damer | 1978 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Hannu Mikkola | 1978 British Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Arne Hertz | 1978 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Taisto Heinonen | 1978 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Tom Burgess | 1978 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Reinhard Hainbach | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Olavi Ellermann | 1978 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Meelis Arumeel | 1978 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Antonio Carello | 1978 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Maurizio Perissinot | 1978 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 1: Kyösti Hämäläinen | 1978 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 2: Ulf Grönholm | 1978 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 4: Markku Alén | 1978 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Bernard Darniche | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Attila Ferjáncz | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: János Tandari | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Adartico Vudafieri | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Mauro Mannini | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Lancia | |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Blair Robson | 1978 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Jerzy Landsberg | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Ilie Olteanu | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Drew Gallacher | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: David McHarg | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Sarel van der Merwe | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Chris Hawkins | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Datsun | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Antonio Zanini | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Víctor Sabater | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Martin Schanche | |
| British Rallycross Championship | Trevor Hopkins | |

## Sports car and GT

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| World Sportscar Championship | Porsche | 1978 World Sportscar Championship |
| World Sportscar Championship | Division 1: BMW | 1978 World Sportscar Championship |
| World Sportscar Championship | Division 2: Porsche | 1978 World Sportscar Championship |
| World Sportscar Championship | GT Cup: Porsche | 1978 World Sportscar Championship |
| 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 |

## Stock car racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Cale Yarborough | 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| 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 |

## 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 |
| Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine | Wolfgang Schütz | 1978 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine |
| Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft | Harald Ertl | 1978 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
| French Supertouring Championship | Lucien Guitteny | 1978 French Supertouring Championship |