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The 1978 World Rally Championship 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 the Rally New Zealand from the schedule.
1978 was the last season with an official world championship only for manufacturers. 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 awarded the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another ten 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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| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/ice | Red = Mixed surface |
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| Rally | Dates run | Championships | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
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 Monte Carlo Rally |
21–28 January | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Arctic Rally |
3–5 February | Drivers |
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 Swedish Rally |
10–12 February | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Safari Rally |
23–27 March | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Rallye de Portugal |
19–23 April | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Acropolis Rally Greece |
29 May–2 June | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Scottish Rally |
3–7 June | Drivers |
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 Rajd Polski |
6–9 July | Drivers |
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1000 Lakes Rally |
25–27 August | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Rally New Zealand |
2–5 September | Drivers |
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 Critérium du Québec |
13–17 September | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Tour de France Automobile |
16–21 September | Drivers |
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 Rallye Sanremo |
3–7 October | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 Southern Cross Rally |
14–18 October | Drivers |
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 Rallye de España |
20–22 October | Drivers |
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 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire |
21–24 October | Manufacturers Drivers |
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Tour de Corse |
4–5 November | Manufacturers Drivers |
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 RAC Rally |
19–23 November | Manufacturers Drivers |
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| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
SWE |
KEN |
POR |
GRC |
FIN |
CAN |
ITA |
CIV |
FRA |
GBR |
Points |
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| 1 | Fiat
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14 | 14 | - | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | - | 18 | (9) | 134 |
| 2 |  Ford
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- | 18 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | - | - | 18 | 100 |
| 3 |  Opel
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(10) | 12 | - | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 10 | - | 12 | 14 | 100 |
| 4 | Porsche
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18 | - | 16 | 7 | - | 12 | - | 14 | - | 12 | - | 79 |
| 5 |  Datsun
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- | - | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 52 |
| 6 | Toyota
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- | - | - | 15 | 8 | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| 7 | Lancia
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8 | 12 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | 49 |
| 8 | Peugeot
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- | - | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | 45 |
| 9 | Renault
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17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 33 |
| 10 | British Leyland Cars
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | Saab
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- | 8 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 12 | Volkswagen
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- | 9 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 13 | Mitsubishi
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- | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 16 |
| 14 | Vauxhall
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- | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Alfa Romeo
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 16 | Mercedes
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- | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 17 | Volvo
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- | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 18 | Chrysler
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| 19 |  Škoda
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- | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 20 | Alpine-Renault
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 21 |  Lada
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- | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
SWE |
KEN |
POR |
GRC |
FIN |
CAN |
ITA |
CIV |
FRA |
GBR |
Points |
| Pos. | Driver | MON |
ARC |
SWE |
KEN |
POR |
GRC |
SCO |
POL |
FIN |
NZL |
CAN |
TDF |
ITA |
GIR |
AUS |
ESP |
CIV |
FRA |
GBR |
Points |
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| 1 | Markku Alén
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- | 4 | (4) | - | 9 | 6 | 0 | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 52 |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas
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9 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Hannu Mikkola
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- | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Michèle Mouton
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0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 14 |
| 5 | Russell Brookes
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Walter Röhrl
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3 | - | - | - | 0 | (9) | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bernard Darniche
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2 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 11 |
| 8 | Ari Vatanen
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- | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Jean Ragnotti
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6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 10 |
| 10 | Pentti Airikkala
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- | - | 0 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 10 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON |
ARC |
SWE |
KEN |
POR |
GRC |
SCO |
POL |
FIN |
NZL |
CAN |
TDF |
ITA |
GIR |
AUS |
ESP |
CIV |
FRA |
GBR |
Points |
| Overall finish |
Group finish | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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