1978年のヨーロッパ・フォーミュラ3選手権
シーズン順位

レースごとに、勝者に9ポイント、次点者に6ポイント、3位に4ポイント、4位に3ポイント、5位に2ポイント、6位に1ポイントが与えられた。追加のポイントは付与されなかった。
ヤン・ラマースとアンデルス・オロフソンはそれぞれ4勝を獲得し有効ポイントが同点となったが、ラマースは2位の回数が5回、オロフソンが2位3回だった回数で上回り、上位回数の規定によってラマースがチャンピオンシップを獲得した。
| 順位 | ドライバー | ZAN   | NÜR   | OST   | ZOL   | IMO   | NÜR   | DIJ   | MNZ   | PER   | MAG   | KNU   | KAR   | DON   | KAS   | JAR   | VLL   | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  Jan Lammers | 9 | (1) | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | - | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 71 (72) |
| = |  Anders Olofsson | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - | 71 |
| 3 |  Patrick Gaillard | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 48 |
| 4 |  Teo Fabi | 4 | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 9 | 45 |
| 5 |  Michael Bleekemolen | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| 6 |  Derek Warwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| = |  David Kennedy | - | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 13 |
| 8 |  Daniele Albertin | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 12 |
| 9 |  Alain Prost | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | 10 |
| = |  Guido Pardini | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 10 |
| 11 |  Roberto Campominosi | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| = |  Arie Luyendyk | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 13 |  Slim Borgudd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| = |  Eddy Bianchi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 15 |  Bobby Rahal | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 16 |  Marzio Romano | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| = |  Mauro Baldi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| = |  John Nielsen | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| = |  Huub Rothengatter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| 20 |  Enzo Coloni | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| = |  Jean-Louis Schlesser | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| = |  Jacques Coulon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| = |  Eje Elgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| = |  Andrea de Cesaris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| = |  Jochen Dauer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| = |  Bruno Pescia | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 27 |  Fillipo Niccolini | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 28 |  Ulf Svensson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| = |  Jorge Caton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | ZAN   | NÜR   | OST   | ZOL   | IMO   | NÜR   | DIJ   | MNZ   | PER   | MAG   | KNU   | KAR   | DON   | KAS   | JAR   | VAL   | Points |