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The 1978 World Rally Championship season was the sixth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule remained largely similar to the previous year, with the exception of the removal of New Zealand from the schedule in favor of the

From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a season championship for the winningest manufacturer. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points.

In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA began awarding the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another 10 events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.

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**1978 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers**
Rank	Manufacturer	Event											Total points
Rank	Manufacturer	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	GRC	FIN	CAN	ITA	CIV	FRA	GBR	Total points
1	Fiat	14	14	-	18	18	18	18	16	-	18	(9)	134
2	Ford	-	18	7	16	9	6	13	13	-	-	18	100
3	Opel	(10)	12	-	13	12	11	16	10	-	12	14	100
4	Porsche	18	-	16	7	-	12	-	14	-	12	-	79
5	Datsun	-	-	16	-	16	-	-	-	10	-	10	52
6	Toyota	-	-	-	15	8	13	14	-	-	-	-	50
7	Lancia	8	12	-	-	11	-	-	18	-	-	-	49
8	Peugeot	-	-	18	9	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	45
9	Renault	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	33
10	British Leyland Cars	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	12	24
11	Saab	-	8	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	18
12	Volkswagen	-	9	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	17
13	Mitsubishi	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	16
14	Vauxhall	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	14
14	Alfa Romeo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	14
16	Mercedes	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
17	Volvo	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
18	Chrysler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8
19	Škoda	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
20	Alpine-Renault	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5
21	Lada	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

**1978 World Rally Championship point awards**
Overall finish	Group finish
Overall finish	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	17	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	16	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	15	14	13	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	14	13	12	11	10	-	-	-	-	-
6	13	12	11	10	9	8	-	-	-	-
7	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	-	-	-
8	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	-	-
9	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	-
10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

**1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers**
No	Events														Other	Total
1	Markku Alén	-	4	(4)	-	9	6	9	-	6	9	-	-	-	9	52
2	Jean-Pierre Nicolas	9	-	-	9	4	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	31
3	Hannu Mikkola	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	30
4	Michèle Mouton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	18	-	9	14
5	Russell Brookes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	12	13
6	Walter Röhrl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	4	-	13
7	Bernard Darniche	3	-	-	-	-	(9)	-	-	9	-	-	-	1	-	11
8	Ari Vatanen	-	9	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11
9	Jean Ragnotti	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	10
10	Pentti Airikkala	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	10

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**1978 World Rally Championship event map**
Black = Tarmac	Brown = Gravel	Blue = Snow/Ice	Red = Mixed Surface

**1978 World Rally Championship schedule and results**
Rally	Dates run	Championships	Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)	Podium Cars
46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	21–28 January	Manufacturers Drivers	Jean-Pierre Nicolas (6h:57m:03s) Jean Ragnotti (6h:58m:55s) Guy Fréquelin (6h:59m:55s)	Porsche 911 Renault 5 Alpine Renault 5 Alpine
13th Arctic Rally	3–5 February	Drivers	Ari Vatanen (6h:25m:03s) Henri Toivonen (6h:28m:44s) Markku Alén (6h:36m:20s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Chrysler Avenger Fiat 131 Abarth
28th International Swedish Rally	10–12 February	Manufacturers Drivers	Björn Waldegård (6h:42m:40s) Hannu Mikkola (6h:44m:08s) Markku Alén (6h:45m:26s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800 Fiat 131 Abarth
26th Safari Rally	23–27 March	Manufacturers Drivers	Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+8m:18s penalties) Vic Preston, Jr. (+8m:55s penalties) Rauno Aaltonen (+9m:10s penalties)	Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé Porsche 911 Datsun 160J
11º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto	19–23 April	Manufacturers Drivers	Markku Alén (7h:45m:33s) Hannu Mikkola (7h:50m:01s) Jean-Pierre Nicolas (8h:01m:01s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800
25th Acropolis Rally	29 May–2 June	Manufacturers Drivers	Walter Röhrl (10h:00m:50s) Markku Alén (10h:10m:54s) Shekhar Mehta (10h:23m:36s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Datsun 160J
19th Esso-Lombard Scottish Rally	3–7 June	Drivers	Hannu Mikkola (4h:26m:38s) Pentti Airikkala (4h:34m:36s) Roger Clark (4h:35m:11s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS Ford Escort RS1800
38 Rajd Polski	6–9 July	Drivers	Antonio Zanini (5h:51m:01.2s) Franz Wittmann (6h:04m:10.9s) Salvador Cañellas (6h:09m:04.8s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Opel Kadett GT/E Fiat 131 Abarth
28th 1000 Lakes Rally	25–27 August	Manufacturers Drivers	Markku Alén (3h:30m:10s) Timo Salonen (3h:32m:14s) Pentti Airikkala (3h:32m:50s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
9th Motogard Rally of New Zealand	2–5 September	Drivers	Russell Brookes (9h:57m:12.0s) Jim Donald (10h:09m:29.4s) Paul Adams (10h:41m:55.8s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800
6ème Critérium Molson du Québec	13–17 September	Manufacturers Drivers	Walter Röhrl (4h:54m:23s) Markku Alén (5h:02m:56s) Anders Kulläng (5h:12m:46s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Opel Kadett GT/E
37ème Tour de France Automobile	16–21 September	Drivers	Michèle Mouton (11h:18m:15.7s) Jean-Louis Clarr (11h:34m:01.8s) Chris Sclater (11h:40m:04.0s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Opel Kadett GT/E Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
20º Rallye Sanremo	3–7 October	Manufacturers Drivers	Markku Alén (10h:53m:28s) Maurizio Verini (11h:04m:00s) Francis Vincent (11h:10m:31s)	Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth Porsche 911
13th Southern Cross Rally	14–18 October	Drivers	George Fury (1h:25m:17s) Colin Bond (1h:37m:12s) Wayne Bell (1h:58m:32s)	Datsun Stanza Ford Escort RS Holden Gemini
26º RACE Rallye de España	20–22 October	Drivers	Tony Carello (4h:20m:03s) Beny Fernández (4h:29m:40) Jorge de Bagration (4h:33m:27s)	Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth Lancia Stratos HF
10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire	21–24 October	Manufacturers Drivers	Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+2m:28s penalties) Timo Mäkinen (+2m:43s penalties) Jean Ragnotti (+3m:50s penalties)	Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé Renault 5 Alpine
22ème Tour de Corse	4–5 November	Manufacturers Drivers	Bernard Darniche (6h:47m:34s) Jean-Claude Andruet (6h:51m:59s) Sandro Munari (6h:52m:59s)	Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth
27th Lombard RAC Rally	19–23 November	Manufacturers Drivers	Hannu Mikkola (8:47m:23s) Björn Waldegård (8h:52m:41s) Russell Brookes (8h:58m:55s)	Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800

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