1978 World Rally Championship season
- 1978 World Rally Championship season
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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See also
* 1978 in sports
* [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=season&champid=wrc1978 FIA World Rally Championship 1978] at [http://www.rallybase.nl/ rallybase.nl]
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