1978 British Formula One season

The 1978 British Formula One season (formally the 1978 Aurora AFX F1 Championship) was the first British Formula One Series season. It commenced on March 24 1978 and ended on September 24 after twelve races.
Tony Trimmer won the championship by 51 points from nearest rival Bob Evans. He also got podiums in all his races, including five wins.
==Results and standings==
===Races===
Round	Name 	Circuit 	Date 	Winning driver 	Winning car
1 	International Gold Cup 	Oulton Park 	March 24 	Tony Trimmer 	McLaren M23
2 	Evening News Trophy 	Brands Hatch 	March 27 	Tony Trimmer 	McLaren M23
3 	Anglia TV Trophy 	Snetterton 	April 16 	Tony Trimmer 	McLaren M23
4 	Sun Trophy 	Mallory Park 	May 1 	Geoff Lees 	Ensign N175
5 	International Whitsuntide Race	Zandvoort 	May 15 	Bob Evans 	Surtees TS19
6 	Donington Formula 1 Trophy 	Donington Park	May 21 	Giancarlo Martini	Ensign N175
7 	Radio 210 European Trophy 	Thruxton 	May 29 	Tony Trimmer 	McLaren M23
8 	Oulton Park Formula 1 Trophy 	Oulton Park 	June 24 	Guy Edwards 	March 781
9 	Dave Lee Travis Trophy 	Mallory Park 	July 30 	Bruce Allison 	March 781
10 	Fuji Tapes Trophy 	Brands Hatch 	August 28 	Tony Trimmer 	McLaren M23
11 	Radio Victory Trophy 	Thruxton 	September 10	Guy Edwards 	March 781
12 	Budweiser Trophy 	Snetterton 	September 24	Dave Kennedy 	Wolf WR3
=== Drivers ===
Position	1 	2 	3 	4 	5	6	7	8	9	10	Fastest Lap
Points 	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1 	2
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Pos	Driver 	OUL	BRH	SNE	MAL	ZAN	DON	THR	OUL	MAL	BRH	THR	SNE	Pts
1 	Tony Trimmer 	1 	1 	1 	2 	 	 	1 	 	2 	1 	 	2 	149
2 	Bob Evans 	 	 	 	 	1 	3 	2 	5 	7 	2 	2 	7 	93
3 	Emilio de Villota	2 	3 	2 	4 	Ret	5 	7 	Ret	4 	Ret	8 	8 	84
4 	Guy Edwards 	Ret	4 	Ret	10 	Ret	2 	Ret	1 	3 	DNS	1 	Ret	78
5 	Geoff Lees 	Ret	2 	3 	1 	 	 	Ret	 	 	5 	5 	 	69
6 	Bruce Allison 	 	DNS	 	6 	Ret	Ret	4 	2 	1 	Ret	12 	3 	63
7 	Valentino Musetti	NC 	NC 	Ret	3 	7 	4 	5 	3 	Ret	6 	4 	DNS	62
8 	John Cooper 	3 	8 	Ret	8 	8 	7 	8 	7 	9 	 	10 	4 	44
9 	Mike Wilds 	Ret	6 	Ret	7 	6 	DNS	6 	6 	8 	7 	13 	5 	43
10 	Desiré Wilson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Ret	6 	4 	3 	6 	34
11 	Giancarlo Martini	 	 	 	 	4 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	32
12 	Dave Kennedy 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	22
13 	Teddy Pilette 	Ret	5 	Ret	Ret	 	 	Ret	4 	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20
14 	Divina Galica 	 	 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	7 	 	19
15 	Kim Mather 	4 	Ret	NC 	5 	NC 	Ret	DNS	NC 	Ret	 	 	Ret	18
16 	Boy Hayje 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12
= 	Ray Mallock 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	12 	 	 	 	12
= 	Elio de Angelis 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	12
19 	Iain McLaren 	5 	 	 	9 	 	 	 	 	10 	 	 	 	11
= 	Adrian Russell 	DNQ	10 	NC 	13 	9 	8 	9 	8 	NC 	Ret	Ret	 	11
21 	Brett Lunger 	 	 	 	 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10
22 	Brett Riley 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	Ret	 	 	8
23 	Don Breidenbach 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10 	6 	 	7
24 	Geoff Brabham 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6
25 	Walter Raus 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4
= 	Stephen South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Ret	9 	 	4
27 	John David Briggs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	17 	 	3
28 	Warren Booth 	NC 	 	 	 	 	9 	 	Ret	 	 	 	 	2
= 	Carlo Giorgio 	 	9 	 	 	Ret	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2
= 	Richard Jones 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9 	11 	Ret	2
— 	Andy Barton 	 	 	 	12 	 	 	 	 	11 	 	 	 	0
— 	Gerd Biechteler 	 	 	 	11 	 	DNS	 	 	13 	 	 	 	0
— 	Alan Baillie 	DNQ	 	 	14 	 	NC 	NC 	 	 	 	15 	DNS	0
— 	Norman Dickson 	 	 	DNS	 	Ret	 	 	 	 	DNS	14 	 	0
— 	Dennis Leech 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16 	 	0
— 	Alo Lawler 	Ret	Ret	DNS	 	 	Ret	 	Ret	 	 	Ret	 	0
— 	Kevin Bowditch 	 	 	 	 	 	DNQ	DNS	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Nigel Clarkson 	DNQ	DNQ	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	DNQ	0
— 	Jörg Zaborowski 	 	 	DNQ	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Eugen Grupp 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	DNQ	 	 	 	0
Pos	Driver 	OUL	BRH	SNE	MAL	ZAN	DON	THR	OUL	MAL	BRH	THR	SNE	Pts
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