1978 World Championship for Makes

The 1978 World Sportscar Championship season was the 26th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1978 World Championship for Makes, which was contested from 4 February to 3 September 1978 over an eight race series. The 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1000 km Nürburgring were part of the inaugural FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers.[1]

The championship was open to cars in Groups 1 to 5,[2] i.e.:

Porsche was awarded the overall championship [5] and the Division 2 title for cars with an engine capacity of over 2 litres.[6] BMW was awarded the Division 1 title for cars with an engine capacity of up to 2 litres [6] and Porsche won the GT Cup.[6]

  1. ^ "World Challenge for Endurance Drivers - Championships - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. ^ János Wimpffen, 1978 - A German International Championship, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1144 to 1145
  3. ^ a b c d e Contents, 1977 FIA Yearbook
  4. ^ a b c d e Contents, 1979 FIA Yearbook
  5. ^ János Wimpffen, 1978 Summary, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1179 to 1180
  6. ^ a b c World Championship for Makes 1978, 1979 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 87 & 88