Season 1978
ARG
AUS
AUT
BEL
BGR
BRA
CHE
CYP
DDR
DNK
HUN
IRL
KWT
LUX
ROU
RSA
SVK
TUR
USA
USSR
YU
FIA
WRC 1978
21. 1. – 27. 1. 1978, Monte Carlo • entries/finish - 216/83 • asphalt - snow 565,00 km - (cancelled 95,00 km) • Other years
| 1. |  | Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Laverne Vincent |  | Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 | 6:57:03 | |
| 2. | | Ragnotti Jean - Andrié Jean-Marc |  | Renault 5 Alpine | 6:58:55 | |
| 3. | | Fréquelin Guy - Delaval Jacques | | 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
| 1. | | Waldegård Björn - Thorszelius Hans |  | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 6:42:40 | |
| 2. |  | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 6:44:08 | |
| 3. | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |  | Fiat 131 Abarth | 6:45:26 |
23. 3. – 27. 3. 1978, Nairobi • entries/finish - 72/13 • gravel • Other years
| 1. | | Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Lefèbvre Jean-Claude |  | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 | 8:18:00 | |
| 2. | | Preston jr. Vic - Lyall John | | Porsche 911 | 8:55:00 | |
| 3. | | Aaltonen Rauno - Drews Lofty |  | Datsun 160J | 9:10:00 |
19. 4. – 23. 4. 1978, Estoril • Automóvel Club de Portugal • entries/finish - 112/20 • asphalt - gravel 631,50 km • Other years
| 1. | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 7:45:33 |
| 2. | | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 7:50:01 |
| 3. | | Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Laverne Vincent | | 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
| 1. |  | Röhrl Walter - Geistdörfer Christian | | Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:00:50 | |
| 2. | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | | Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:10:54 | |
| 3. | | Mehta Shekhar - Mehta Yvonne | | Datsun 160J | 10:23:36 |
25. 8. – 27. 8. 1978, Jyväskylä • entries/finish - 108/55 • gravel 367,20 km • Other years
| 1. | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | | Fiat 131 Abarth | Alitalia Fiat | 3:30:10 |
| 2. | | Salonen Timo - Nyman Erkki | | Fiat 131 Abarth | Alitalia Fiat | 3:32:14 |
| 3. | | Airikkala Pentti - Virtanen Risto |  | Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS | Dealer Team Vauxhall / Castrol | 3:32:50 |
13. 9. – 17. 9. 1978, Montreal • entries/finish - 58/24 • gravel - asphalt 533,70 km • Other years
| 1. | | Röhrl Walter - Geistdörfer Christian | | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:54:23 | |
| 2. | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | | Fiat 131 Abarth | 5:02:56 | |
| 3. | | Kulläng Anders - Berglund Bruno |  | 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. | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka |  | Lancia Stratos HF | Lancia Pirelli | 10:53:28 |
| 2. | | Verini Maurizio - Bernacchini Arnaldo | | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 11:04:00 |
| 3. | | Vincent Francis - Lux Willy | | 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
| 1. | | Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Gamet Michel | | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 | Peugeot Esso | 2:28:00 |
| 2. | | Mäkinen Timo - Todt Jean | | Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 | Peugeot Esso | 2:43:00 |
| 3. | | Ragnotti Jean - Andrié Jean-Marc | | 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. | | Darniche Bernard - Mahé Alain | | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 6:47:34 |
| 2. | | Andruet Jean-Claude - Biche | | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat France | 6:51:59 |
| 3. | | Munari Sandro - Mannucci Mario | | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Alitalia | 6:52:59 |
19. 11. – 23. 11. 1978, Birmingham • entries/finish - 168/61 • gravel 715,37 km • Other years
| 1. | | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Eaton Yale | 8:47:23 |
| 2. | | Waldegård Björn - Thorszelius Hans | | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Eaton Yale | 8:52:41 |
| 3. | | Brookes Russell - Tucker Derek | | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Andrews Heat for Hire | 8:58:55 |
Team standings
| | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | ||
| 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
| 1. | | Nicolas Jean-Pierre | 3 |
| = | | Alén Markku | 3 |
| 3. | | Röhrl Walter | 2 |
| 4. | | Darniche Bernard | 1 |
| = | | Mikkola Hannu | 1 |
| = | | Waldegård Björn | 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. | | Darniche Bernard | 6 |
| = | | Verini Maurizio | 6 |
| = | | Andersson Ove | 6 |
| 16. | | Hämäläinen Kyösti | 5 |
| 17. | | Andruet Jean-Claude | 4 |
| = | | Pond Tony | 4 +2 [N] |
| = | | Bacchelli Fulvio | 4 |
| = | | Mehta Shekhar | 4 |
| 21. | | Taylor John | 3 +2 [N] |
| = | | Thérier Jean-Luc | 3 |
| = | | Siroco | 3 |
| 24. | | Eklund Per | 2 |
| = | | Gardavot Christian | 2 |
| = | | Alméras Jacques | 2 |
| 27. | | Pérusse Jean-Paul | 1 |
| = | | Bip-Bip | 1 |
| = | | Danielsson Bror | 1 |
| = | | Clark Roger | 1 +2 [N] |
| = | | Fréquelin Guy | 1 |
| = | | Ragnotti Jean | 1 |
| = | | Carlsson Lars | 1 |
| = | | Kulläng Anders | 1 +1 [N] |
| = | | Iaveris | 1 |
| = | | Källström Harry | 1 |