- Results[1]
- Championships Driver Category I Category II Manufacturer Category I (Over 2.5L) Category II (Over 2.5L) Combined (Under 2.5L)
- References
{{Motorsport season
|series = Trans-Am Series
|year = 1978
}}The 1978 Trans-Am Series was the thirteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. It was the first time the series left North America (i.e. the United States and Canada), with a round in Mexico at the end of the season. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles. Results[1]| Round | Date | Circuit | Winning driver (TA2) | Winning vehicle (TA2) | Winning driver (TA1) | Winning vehicle (TA1) |
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| 1 | May 21 | USA}} Sears Point | USA}} Greg Pickett | Chevrolet Corvette | USA}} Gene Bothello | Chevrolet Corvette | | 2 | June 4 | CAN}} Westwood | CAN}} Ludwig Heimrath | Porsche 935 | USA}} Nick Engels | Chevrolet Corvette | | 3 | June 11 | USA}} Portland | USA}} Tuck Thomas | Chevrolet Monza | USA}} Bob Matkowitch | Chevrolet Corvette | | 4 | June 25 | CAN}} Mont-Tremblant | USA}} Monte Sheldon | Porsche 935 | USA}} Bob Tullius | Jaguar XJS | | 5 | July 8 | USA}} Watkins Glen‡ | USA}} Hal Shaw, Jr.
{{flagicon|USA}} Monte Shelton | Porsche 935 | USA}} Brian Fuerstenau
{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Tullius | Jaguar XJS | | 6 | August 13 | USA}} Brainerd | USA}} Jerry Hansen | Chevrolet Monza | USA}} Bob Tullius | Jaguar XJS | | 7 | August 19 | CAN}} Mosport | USA}} Greg Pickett | Chevrolet Corvette | USA}} Bob Tullius | Jaguar XJS | | 8 | September 4 | USA}} Road America | USA}} Greg Pickett | Chevrolet Corvette | USA}} Bob Tullius | Jaguar XJS | | 9 | October 8 | USA}} Laguna Seca | USA}} Greg Pickett | Chevrolet Corvette | USA}} Bob Tullius | Jaguar XJS | | 10 | November 5 | MEX}} Mexico City | CAN}} Ludwig Heimrath | Porsche 935 | USA}} Bob Tullius | Jaguar XJS |
‡ The Watkins Glen 6 Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes, the overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935 ChampionshipsDriverCategory I- Bob Tullius – 189 points
- Babe Headley – 98.5 points
- Frank Joyce – 72 points
- Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points
- John Huber – 44.5 points
Category II- Greg Pickett – 132.5 points
- Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points
- Ludwig Heimrath – 102 points
- Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points
- Monte Sheldon – 71 points
ManufacturerCategory I (Over 2.5L)- Jaguar – 73 points
- Chevrolet – 69 points
- Datsun – 3 points
Category II (Over 2.5L)- Chevrolet – 74 points
- Porsche – 65 points
- Pontiac – 10 points
Combined (Under 2.5L)- Porsche – 72 points
- Datsun – 19 points
- British Leyland – 18 points
- Mazda – 18 points
- Opel – 12 points
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1978.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-05-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230854/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1978.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-24 |df= }}
{{Trans-Am Series seasons}} 2 : Trans-Am Series|1978 in American motorsport |