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1978 motorsport champions
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This list of 1978 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Dirt oval racing

Series Champion Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series United States Steve Kinser
Teams: United States Karl Kinser Racing

Drag racing

Series Champion Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Kelly Brown 1978 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: United States Don Prudhomme
Pro Stock: United States Bob Glidden

Karting

Series Driver Season article
Karting World Championship United States Lake Speed
Junior: Italy Stefano Modena
Karting European Championship 100cc: Belgium Jean-Pierre Knops
FC: Italy Gianfranco Baroni

Motorcycle racing

Series Driver Season article
500cc World Championship United States Kenny Roberts 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship South Africa Kork Ballington
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
50cc World Championship Spain Ricardo Tormo
Speedway World Championship Denmark Ole Olsen 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship United Kingdom Reg Pridmore
Formula 750 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto 1978 Formula 750 season

Motocross

Series Driver Season article
FIM Motocross World Championship 500cc: Finland Heikki Mikkola 1978 FIM Motocross World Championship
250cc: Soviet Union Gennady Moiseyev
125cc: Japan Akira Watanabe

Open wheel racing

Series Driver Season article
Formula One World Championship United States Mario Andretti 1978 Formula One season
Constructors: United Kingdom Lotus-Ford
USAC National Championship United States Tom Sneva 1978 USAC Championship Car season
European Formula Two Championship Italy Bruno Giacomelli 1978 European Formula Two Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1978 All-Japan Formula Two Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship New Zealand Graham McRae 1978 Australian Drivers' Championship
British Formula One Championship United Kingdom Tony Trimmer 1978 British Formula One Championship
Cup of Peace and Friendship East Germany Ulli Melkus 1978 Cup of Peace and Friendship
Nations: East Germany East Germany
Formula Atlantic United States Howdy Holmes 1978 Formula Atlantic season
Formula Nacional Spain Juan Alonso de Celada 1978 Formula Nacional
Rothmans International Series Australia Warwick Brown 1978 Rothmans International Series
SCCA Formula Super Vee United States Bill Alsup 1978 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
South African Formula Atlantic Championship South Africa Ian Scheckter 1978 South African Formula Atlantic Championship
South African National Drivers Championship South Africa Ian Scheckter 1978 South African National Drivers Championship
USAC Mini-Indy Series United States Bill Alsup 1978 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Netherlands Jan Lammers 1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
British Formula Three Championship Brazil Nelson Piquet 1978 British Formula Three season
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile Juan Carlos Ridolfi 1978 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship France Alain Prost (tie)
France Jean-Louis Schlesser (tie) 		1978 French Formula Three Championship
Teams: France Oreca
German Formula Three Championship West Germany Bertram Schäfer 1978 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Italy Siegfried Stohr 1978 Italian Formula Three Championship
Teams: Italy Trivellato Racing
Soviet Formula 3 Championship Soviet Union Mark Balezin 1978 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Patrick Studer 1978 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship France Philippe Alliot 1978 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia John Wright 1978 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship Brazil Amadeo Ferri 1978 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Kenneth Acheson 1978 British Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship Denmark Klaus Pedersen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship Netherlands Roelof Wunderink 1978 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Irish Formula Ford Championship Republic of Ireland Michael Roe 1978 Irish Formula Ford Championship
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Grant Campbell
Swedish Formula Ford Championship Sweden Anders Olofsson 1978 Swedish Formula Ford Championship

Rallying

Series Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Finland Markku Alén 1978 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Finland Ilkka Kivimäki
Manufacturers: Italy Fiat
Australian Rally Championship Australia Greg Carr 1978 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Australia John Dawson-Damer
British Rally Championship Finland Hannu Mikkola 1978 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Sweden Arne Hertz
Canadian Rally Championship Finland Taisto Heinonen 1978 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Canada Tom Burgess
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Germany Reinhard Hainbach
Estonian Rally Championship Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Olavi Ellermann 1978 Estonian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Meelis Arumeel
European Rally Championship Italy Antonio Carello 1978 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Italy Maurizio Perissinot
Finnish Rally Championship Group 1: Finland Kyösti Hämäläinen 1978 Finnish Rally Championship
Group 2: Finland Ulf Grönholm
Group 4: Finland Markku Alén
French Rally Championship France Bernard Darniche
Hungarian Rally Championship Hungary Attila Ferjáncz
Co-Drivers: Hungary János Tandari
Italian Rally Championship Italy Adartico Vudafieri
Co-Drivers: Italy Mauro Mannini
Manufacturers: Italy Lancia
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Blair Robson 1978 New Zealand Rally Championship
Polish Rally Championship Poland Jerzy Landsberg
Romanian Rally Championship Romania Ilie Olteanu
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom Drew Gallacher
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom David McHarg
South African National Rally Championship South Africa Sarel van der Merwe
Co-Drivers: South Africa Chris Hawkins
Manufacturers: Japan Datsun
Spanish Rally Championship Spain Antonio Zanini
Co-Drivers: Spain Víctor Sabater

Rallycross

Series Driver Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship Norway Martin Schanche
British Rallycross Championship United Kingdom Trevor Hopkins

Sports car and GT

Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship West Germany Porsche 1978 World Sportscar Championship
Division 1: Germany BMW
Division 2: Germany Porsche
GT Cup: Germany Porsche
Australian Sports Car Championship Australia Ross Mathiesen 1978 Australian Sports Car Championship
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australia Allan Grice 1978 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Can-Am Australia Alan Jones 1978 Can-Am season
IMSA GT Championship United States Peter Gregg 1978 IMSA GT Championship

Stock car racing

Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series United States Cale Yarborough 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Winston West Series United States Jimmy Insolo 1978 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series United States Marvin Smith 1978 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera Argentina Juan María Traverso 1978 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship United States A. J. Foyt 1978 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Touring car

Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Italy Umberto Grano 1978 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Peter Brock 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship United Kingdom Richard Longman 1978 British Saloon Car Championship
Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine Germany Wolfgang Schütz 1978 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Austria Harald Ertl 1978 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
French Supertouring Championship France Lucien Guitteny 1978 French Supertouring Championship

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