Het Wereldkampioenschap rally in 1978 was de zesde jaargang van het Wereldkampioenschap rally (internationaal het World Rally Championship), georganiseerd door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Kleur | Ondergrond |
Grijs | Asfalt |
Bruin | Gravel |
Roze | Asfalt en gravel |
Blauw | Sneeuw en ijs |
Ronde | Rally | Podium | Statistieken |
Pos. | Rijder | Auto | Tijd | Proeven | Afstand | Gestart | Gefinisht |
| 1 | 46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (21-28 januari 1978) | 1. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Porsche 911 | 6:57.03 | 29 | 565,00 km | 216 | 129 |
2. | Jean Ragnotti | Renault 5 Alpine | 6:58.55 |
3. | Guy Fréquelin | Renault 5 Alpine | 6:59.55 |
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| 2 | 28th International Swedish Rally (10-12 februari 1978) | 1. | Björn Waldegård | Ford Escort RS1800 | 6:42.40 | 38 | 615,60 km | 112 | 60 |
2. | Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort RS1800 | 6:44.08 |
3. | Markku Alén | Fiat 131 Abarth | 6:45.26 |
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| 3 | 26th Safari Rally (23-27 maart 1978) | 1. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 8:18 | 75 | 5016,00 km | 72 | 13 |
2. | Vic Preston Jr. | Porsche 911 | 8:55 |
3. | Rauno Aaltonen | Datsun 160J | 9:10 |
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| 4 | 12º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto (19-23 april 1978) | 1. | Markku Alén | Fiat 131 Abarth | 7:45.33 | 46 | 631,50 km | 112 | 20 |
2. | Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort RS1800 | 7:50.01 |
3. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:01.01 |
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| 5 | 25th Acropolis Rally (29 mei-2 juni 1978) | 1. | Walter Röhrl | Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:00.50 | 54 | 772,10 km | 160 | 37 |
2. | Markku Alén | Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:10.54 |
3. | Shekhar Mehta | Datsun 160J | 10:23.36 |
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| 6 | 28th 1000 Lakes Rally (25-27 augustus 1978) | 1. | Markku Alén | Fiat 131 Abarth | 3:30.10 | 45 | 365,70 km | 104 | 55 |
2. | Timo Salonen | Fiat 131 Abarth | 3:32.14 |
3. | Pentti Airikkala | Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS | 3:32.50 |
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| 7 | 6ème Critérium Molson du Québec (13-17 september 1978) | 1. | Walter Röhrl | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:54.23 | 14 | 533,70 km | 58 | 24 |
2. | Markku Alén | Fiat 131 Abarth | 5:02.56 |
3. | Anders Kulläng | Opel Kadett GT/E | 5:12.46 |
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| 8 | 20º Rallye Sanremo (3-7 oktober 1978) | 1. | Markku Alén | Lancia Stratos HF | 10:53.28 | 55 | 893,80 km | 122 | 56 |
2. | Maurizio Verini | Fiat 131 Abarth | 11:04.00 |
3. | Francis Vincent | Porsche 911 | 11:10.31 |
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| 9 | 10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire (21-24 oktober 1978) | 1. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 2:28 | 17 | 5472,00 km | 51 | 9 |
2. | Timo Mäkinen | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 2:43 |
3. | Jean Ragnotti | Renault 5 Alpine | 3:50 |
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| 10 | 22ème Tour de Corse (4-5 november 1978) | 1. | Bernard Darniche | Fiat 131 Abarth | 6:47.33 | 10 | 543,10 km | 116 | 37 |
2. | Jean-Claude Andruet | Fiat 131 Abarth | 6:51.59 |
3. | Sandro Munari | Fiat 131 Abarth | 6:52.59 |
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| 11 | 34th Lombard RAC Rally (19-23 november 1978) | 1. | Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:47.23 | 76 | 715,37 km | 168 | 61 |
2. | Björn Waldegård | Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:52.41 |
3. | Russell Brookes | Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:58.55 |
- Noot: De acht beste resultaten werden gerekend voor het kampioenschap.