# Temporada 1978 del Campeonato Europeo de Fórmula Dos

La temporada 1978 del Campeonato Europeo de Fórmula Dos fue la decimosegunda edición de dicho campeonato.

## Calendario

| | Circuito | Fecha | Vueltas | Distancia | Tiempo | Velocidad | Pole Position | Vuelta rápida | Ganador |
| 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 | 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 de julio de 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 |

## Clasificación de pilotos

Por cada carrera se otorgaron puntos: 9 puntos para el ganador, 6 para el segundo lugar, 4 para el tercer lugar, 3 para el cuarto lugar, 2 para el quinto lugar y 1 para el sexto lugar. No se otorgaron puntos adicionales.
Tres puntos se eliminaron. Se coloca entre paréntesis.
| Lugar | Nombre | Equipo | Equipo | Coche | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VLL | ROU | DON | NOG | EMM | 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 | 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 | 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 |