Season 1978
ARG 
AUS 
AUT 
BEL 
BGR 
BOL 
BRA 
CHE 
CYP 
DDR 
DNK 
IRL 
KWT 
LUX 
NOR 
PER 
PHI 
PRY 
RSA 
SVK 
TUR 
URY 
USA 
USSR 
YU
FIA
WRC 1978
21. 1. – 27. 1. 1978, Monte Carlo • entries/finish - 216/129 • asphalt - snow 565.00 km - (cancelled 95.00 km) • Other years
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Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Laverne Vincent |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 | Publimmo Racing | 6:57:03 |
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Ragnotti Jean - Andrié Jean-Marc |
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Renault 5 Alpine | Renault Elf Calberson | 6:58:55 |
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Fréquelin Guy - Delaval Jacques |
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Renault 5 Alpine | Renault Elf Calberson | 6:59:55 |
10. 2. – 12. 2. 1978, Karlstad • entries/finish - 112/60 • snow - ice 615.60 km - (cancelled 16.90 km) • Other years
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Waldegård Björn - Thorszelius Hans |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 6:42:40 | |
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Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 6:44:08 | |
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Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 6:45:26 |
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Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Lefèbvre Jean-Claude |
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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 | Marshalls (EA) Ltd. | 8:18:00 |
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Preston jr. Vic - Lyall John |
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Porsche 911 | Martini Racing | 8:55:00 |
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Aaltonen Rauno - Drews Lofty |
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Datsun 160J | D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. | 9:10:00 |
19. 4. – 23. 4. 1978, Estoril • Automóvel Club de Portugal • entries/finish - 112/20 • asphalt - gravel 631.50 km • Other years
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Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 7:45:33 |
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Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 7:50:01 |
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Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Laverne Vincent |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Publimmo Racing | 8:01:01 |
29. 5. – 2. 6. 1978, Athens • Automobile and Touring Club of Greece (ELPA) • entries/finish - 160/38 • gravel 772.10 km - (cancelled 38.00 km) • Other years
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Röhrl Walter - Geistdörfer Christian |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:00:50 | |
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Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:10:54 | |
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Mehta Shekhar - Mehta Yvonne |
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Datsun 160J | 10:23:36 |
25. 8. – 27. 8. 1978, Jyväskylä • Autoliiton Keski-Suomen piiri r.y. • entries/finish - 108/55 • gravel 367.20 km • Other years
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Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | Alitalia Fiat | 3:30:10 |
| 2. |
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Salonen Timo - Nyman Erkki |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | Alitalia Fiat | 3:32:14 |
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Airikkala Pentti - Virtanen Risto |
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Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS | Dealer Team Vauxhall / Castrol | 3:32:50 |
13. 9. – 17. 9. 1978, Montreal, Quebec • entries/finish - 58/24 • gravel - asphalt 533.70 km • Other years
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Röhrl Walter - Geistdörfer Christian |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:54:23 | |
| 2. |
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Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 5:02:56 | |
| 3. |
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Kulläng Anders - Berglund Bruno |
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Opel Kadett GT/E | 5:12:46 |
3. 10. – 7. 10. 1978, Sanremo • entries/finish - 122/44 • asphalt 893.80 km - (cancelled 7.30 km) • Other years
| 1. |
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Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |
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Lancia Stratos HF | Lancia Pirelli | 10:53:28 |
| 2. |
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Verini Maurizio - Bernacchini Arnaldo |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 11:04:00 |
| 3. |
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Vincent Francis - Lux Willy |
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Porsche 911 SC | 11:10:31 |
Another 18 crews were clasified : 54,49,28,40,129,58,18,14,132,140,116,111
21. 10. – 24. 10. 1978, Abidjan • entries/finish - 51/9 • gravel • Other years
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Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Gamet Michel |
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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 | Peugeot Esso | 2:28:00 |
| 2. |
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Mäkinen Timo - Todt Jean |
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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 | Peugeot Esso | 2:43:00 |
| 3. |
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Ragnotti Jean - Andrié Jean-Marc |
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Renault 5 Alpine | Renault Elf Gitanes | 3:50:00 |
4. 11. – 5. 11. 1978, Ajaccio • entries/finish - 116/37 • asphalt 543.10 km • Other years
| 1. |
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Darniche Bernard - Mahé Alain |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 6:47:34 |
| 2. |
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Andruet Jean-Claude - "Biche" |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat France | 6:51:59 |
| 3. |
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Munari Sandro - Mannucci Mario |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 6:52:59 |
19. 11. – 23. 11. 1978, Birmingham • entries/finish - 168/61 • gravel 715.37 km • Other years
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Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Eaton Yale | 8:47:23 |
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Waldegård Björn - Thorszelius Hans |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Eaton Yale | 8:52:41 |
| 3. |
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Brookes Russell - Tucker Derek |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Andrews Heat for Hire | 8:58:55 |
Team standings
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| 1. | Fiat | 14 | 14 | - | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | - | 18 | 9 | 134 |
| 2. | Ford | - | 18 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | - | - | 18 | 100 |
| = | Opel | 10 | 12 | - | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 10 | - | 12 | 14 | 100 |
| 4. | Porsche KG | 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. | Alfa Romeo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 |
| = | Vauxhall | - | - | - | - | - | 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 |
Standings progress
Stats
Event victories
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Nicolas Jean-Pierre | 3 |
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Alén Markku | 3 |
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Röhrl Walter | 2 |
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Waldegård Björn | 1 |
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Mikkola Hannu | 1 |
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Darniche Bernard | 1 |
Stage winners
| 1. | | Alén Markku | 89 | +2 [N] |
| 2. | | Mikkola Hannu | 61 | +2 [N] |
| 3. | | Röhrl Walter | 53 | +2 [N] |
| 4. | | Waldegård Björn | 37 | +1 [N] |
| 5. | | Munari Sandro | 21 | |
| 6. | | Vatanen Ari | 18 | |
| 7. | | Blomqvist Stig | 17 | +1 [N] |
| 8. | | Airikkala Pentti | 11 | +2 [N] |
| 9. | | Salonen Timo | 10 | |
| = | | Vudafieri Adartico | 10 | |
| = | | Brookes Russell | 10 | +2 [N] |
| 12. | | Nicolas Jean-Pierre | 7 | |
| 13. | | Andersson Ove | 6 | |
| = | | Darniche Bernard | 6 | |
| = | | Verini Maurizio | 6 | |
| 16. | | Hämäläinen Kyösti | 5 | |
| 17. | | Mehta Shekhar | 4 | |
| = | | Pond Tony | 4 | +2 [N] |
| = | | Andruet Jean-Claude | 4 | |
| = | | Bacchelli Fulvio | 4 | |
| 21. | | Taylor John | 3 | +2 [N] |
| = | | Thérier Jean-Luc | 3 | |
| = | | "Siroco" | 3 | |
| 24. | | Alméras Jacques | 2 | |
| = | | Eklund Per | 2 | |
| = | | Gardavot Christian | 2 | |
| 27. | | Carlsson Lars | 1 | |
| = | | "Bip-Bip" | 1 | |
| = | | Danielsson Bror | 1 | |
| = | | Källström Harry | 1 | |
| = | | Ragnotti Jean | 1 | |
| = | | Pérusse Jean-Paul | 1 | |
| = | | "Iaveris" | 1 | |
| = | | Clark Roger | 1 | +2 [N] |
| = | | Fréquelin Guy | 1 | |
| = | | Kulläng Anders | 1 | +1 [N] |
