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Shellsport F1 Series 1978 standings
Championship points standings for the Shellsport F1 Series 1978
| Position | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyres | Points | 1. | 
| Tony Trimmer | Melchester Racing | McLaren M23 (Cosworth) | 149 |
2. |
| Bob Evans | JC Cooper | Surtees TS19 (Cosworth) Hesketh 308E (Cosworth) | 93 |
3. | 
| Emilio de Villota | Centro Asegurado F1 | McLaren M25 (Cosworth) | 86 |
4. |
| Guy Edwards | Mopar F1, Team March | March 751 (Cosworth) March 781 (Cosworth) | 78 |
5. |
| Geoff Lees | Mario Deliotti Racing, Team March, JC Cooper | Ensign N175 (Cosworth) March 781 (Cosworth) Hesketh 308E (Cosworth) Chevron B42 (Hart) | 69 |
6. | 
| Bruce Allison | Mario Deliotti Racing, Team March | Ensign N175 (Cosworth) March 751 (Cosworth) March 781 (Cosworth) | 63 |
7. |
| Valentino Musetti | Val Musetti, David Price Racing | March 752 (Cosworth) Ensign N177 (Cosworth) | 62 |
8. |
| John Cooper | JC Racing | Williams FW05 (Cosworth) Hesketh 308C (Cosworth) | 45 |
9. |
| Mike Wilds | Graham Eden Racing | Ralt RT1 (Ford BDA) | 43 |
10. | 
| 
| Desiré Wilson | Mario Deliotti Racing | Ensign N175 (Cosworth) | 34 |
11. | 
| Giancarlo Martini | Mario Deliotti Racing | Ensign N175 (Cosworth) | 32 |
12. | 
| David Kennedy | Theodore Racing | Wolf WR3 (Cosworth) | 22 |
13. | 
| Teddy Pilette | Stanley BRM | BRM P207 | 20 |
14. |
|
| Divina Galica | Team Olympus, Melchester Racing | Surtees TS19 (Cosworth) McLaren M23 (Cosworth) | 19 |
15. |
| Kim Mather | Kim Mather | Chevron B34 (Ford BDA) | 18 |
16. |
| Elio de Angelis | Chevron Cars | Chevron B42 (Hart) | 12 |
16. | 
| Boy Hayje | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron B42 (Hart) | 12 |
16. |
| Ray Mallock | Alan Baillie | March 752 (Ford BDA) | 12 |
19. |
| Iain McLaren | McLaren of Broxburn | Chevron B35 (Ford BDA) Chevron B40 (Hart) | 11 |
19. |
| Adrian Russell | Adrian Russell | March 762 (Ford BDA) | 11 |
21. | 
| Brett Lunger | BS Fabrications | McLaren M26 (Cosworth) | 10 |
22. | 
| Brett Riley | Dr. J. Ehrlich | March 762 (Hart) | 8 |
23. |
| Don Breidenbach | Briggs Racing Enterprises | Chevron B42 (Hart) | 7 |
24. |
| Geoff Brabham | Boxer Cars | Boxer PR2 (Hart) | 6 |
25. | 
| Walter Raus | Walter Raus | March 762 (BMW) | 4 |
26. |
| John David Briggs | Briggs Racing Enterprises | Chevron B42 (Hart) | 3 |
27. |
| Warren Booth | Warren Booth | Scott S1 (Ford BDA) | 2 |
27. |
| Carlo Giorgio | Carlo Giorgio | March 742 (Hart) | 2 |
27. |
| Richard Jones | Smith & Jones | March 742 (Ford BDA) | 2 |
27. |
| Stephen South | Stephen South | March 782 (Ford BDA) | 2 |
| Alan Baillie | Alan Baillie | March 752 (Ford BDA) | 0 |
| Andy Barton | Andy Barton | Barton JTB3 (Ford BDA) March 772 (Ford BDA) | 0 |
| Gerd Biechteler | Gerd Biechteler | March 761 (Cosworth) March 782 (BMW) | 0 |
| Kevin Bowditch | Kevin Bowditch | Lola T460 (Ford BDA) | 0 |
| Nigel Clarkson | Nigel Clarkson | March 762 (Ford BDA) March 742 (Ford BDA) | 0 |
| Norman Dickson | Boxer Cars, Dicksons of Perth | Boxer PR2 (Hart) March 772P (Hart) | 0 |
| Eugen Grupp | Eugen Grupp | Toj F202 (BMW) | 0 |
| Alo Lawler | Alo Lawler, L&B Excavtions | Surtees TS19 (Cosworth) Ralt RT1 (Hart) | 0 |
| Dennis Leech | Dennis Leech | March 761 (Cosworth) | 0 |
| Willie Wood | Willie Wood | March 742 (Ford BDA) | 0 |
| Jörg Zaborowski | Jürg Zaborowski | March 761 (Cosworth) | 0 |
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| Driver | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most race wins |
| Tony Trimmer | 5 |
| Most pole positions |
| Tony Trimmer | 4 |
| Most podium positions |
| Tony Trimmer | 8 |
| Most podium positions without a win |
| Emilio de Villota | 3 |
| Most fastest race laps |
| Geoff Lees | 3 |
Nationality of participating drivers
| % | Country | Drivers | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.7% | Great Britain |
| Tony Trimmer, Bob Evans, Guy Edwards, Geoff Lees, Valentino Musetti, Mike Wilds, Divina Galica, Kim Mather, Ray Mallock, Iain McLaren, Warren Booth, Adrian Russell, Andy Barton, Alan Baillie, Norman Dickson, Stephen South, Richard Jones, Dennis Leech, Willie Wood, Nigel Clarkson, Kevin Bowditch, John Cooper | 22 |
| 7.3% | Italy |
| Giancarlo Martini, Elio de Angelis, Carlo Giorgio | 3 |
| 7.3% | U.S.A. |
| Brett Lunger, John David Briggs, Don Breidenbach | 3 |
| 4.9% | Australia |
| Bruce Allison, Geoff Brabham | 2 |
| 4.9% | Austria |
| Walter Raus, Gerd Biechteler | 2 |
| 4.9% | Ireland |
| David Kennedy, Alo Lawler | 2 |
| 4.9% | Germany |
| Jörg Zaborowski, Eugen Grupp | 2 |
| 2.4% | Spain |
| Emilio de Villota | 1 |
| 2.4% | Netherlands |
| Boy Hayje | 1 |
| 2.4% | Belgium |
| Teddy Pilette | 1 |
| 2.4% | New Zealand |
| Brett Riley | 1 |
| 2.4% | South Africa |
| Desiré Wilson | 1 |
Individual driver statistics for the 1978 Shellsport F1 Series
| Driver | Age | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | Fastest laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison, Bruce |
| 24 y/o | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Baillie, Alan |
| 41 y/o | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barton, Andy |
| n/a | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biechteler, Gerd |
| n/a | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Booth, Warren |
| 41 y/o | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowditch, Kevin |
| n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brabham, Geoff |
| 26 y/o | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breidenbach, Don |
| 28 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briggs, John David |
| 28 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarkson, Nigel |
| 30 y/o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper, John |
| n/a | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| de Angelis, Elio |
| 20 y/o | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| de Villota, Emilio |
| 31 y/o | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Dickson, Norman |
| 25 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwards, Guy |
| 35 y/o | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Evans, Bob |
| 31 y/o | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Galica, Divina |
| 31 y/o | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Giorgio, Carlo |
| 30 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grupp, Eugen |
| n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayje, Boy |
| 29 y/o | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones, Richard |
| 29 y/o | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennedy, David |
| 25 y/o | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawler, Alo |
| 34 y/o | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leech, Dennis |
| 35 y/o | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lees, Geoff |
| 27 y/o | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lunger, Brett |
| 32 y/o | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mallock, Ray |
| 27 y/o | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martini, Giancarlo |
| 30 y/o | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mather, Kim |
| 26 y/o | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McLaren, Iain |
| 36 y/o | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musetti, Valentino |
| 35 y/o | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pilette, Teddy |
| 35 y/o | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raus, Walter |
| 35 y/o | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley, Brett |
| 24 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell, Adrian |
| 41 y/o | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South, Stephen |
| 26 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trimmer, Tony |
| 35 y/o | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Wilds, Mike |
| 32 y/o | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson, Desiré |
| 24 y/o | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wood, Willie |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaborowski, Jörg |
| n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
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