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Revision as of 21:36, 22 May 2021
1978 Dywa Grand Prix Series season | |
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Season | |
Races | 10 |
Start date | 2 April 1978 |
Start Event | ![]() |
End date | 17 September 1978 |
End Event | ![]() |
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Driver's Champion | ![]() |
Constructor's Champion | ![]() |
Seasons | |
Previous season | Next season |
Inaugural | 1979 |
The 1978 Dywa Grand Prix Series season was the inaugural season of the Dywa Grand Prix Series. All teams and drivers raced identical Dywa-001 chassis with Renzo DFV-2 3.0 V8 engines. Exactly how the previously tinpot Dywa Cars were able to put together the resources not only to supply dozens of vehicles, but also to arrange transport and race events at major European circuits is a question that perhaps should not be asked and in any case must not be answered directly.
The series featured drivers who already had or would go on to race in the Formula One World Championship such as Valentino Nicchi, Leonhard von Gottorp and future 1991 WTCM World Champion Silvio Bachot, as well as many names known previously only to the anoraks who follow national Formula Ford racing. It has been described by motorsport historians as "the spiritual predecessor to the Life Grand Prix Series" for its low-cost cars and chaotic racing.
Teams and drivers
All teams and drivers raced identical Dywa-001 chassis with Renzo DFV-2 3.0 V8 engines.
Driver Changes
- Stefano Spaghetti replaced Valentino Nicchi at Macchina Automobili Giorgio Armani after the first race.
- Kelby Rogerson sustained a career-ending broken back in the opening round at Enna-Pergusa. Seborgan driver Nino Pilia took his place at Scuderia Sighinolfi.
- Timo Fuchs sustained a sprained ankle at the second round at Imola. Uruguayan driver Javier Scarpetta would replace Fuchs at Scuderia del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna for the following race in Rouen.
- Lena Troscchi sustained grave neck, leg, and back injuries in a violent collision with Luciano Sighinolif at Rouen, ruling her out for the rest of the season. South Yemeni driver Hoji Imin would replace her.
- Leonhard von Gottorp departed from the series after Rouen. His place at Macchina Automobili Giorgio Armani was taken by Italian driver Marco Tortellini.
- The Earl of Sandwich departed Dickenson-Lightley after the race at Rouen. Eclectic Frenchman Jehan-Jacques Graves would take his place.
- Silvio Bachot departed Bambini di San Marino as part of the mass exodus of competent drivers after Rouen. Nino Pilia, left without a drive after Scuderia Sighinofli's withdrawal, would replace him.
Mid-Season Team Changes
- Scuderia Sighinolfi withdrew from the series after Rouen, following the career-changing injury sustained by Kelby Rogerson at Enna and Luciano Sighinolfi causing similarly-grave injuries to Great Leap Backward driver Lena Troscchi in a collision during the race at Rouen.
- Black Swan Racing would take over Scuderia Sighinolfi's entry from the Norisring onwards.
Season Calendar
GP | Date | Title | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Drive of the Day | Reject of the Race |
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1 | 2nd April | ![]() |
Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa, Italy | Template:FRA Tim Floc'h | ![]() |
Template:FRA Tim Floc'h | Template:FRA Vaillante Équipe Dywa France | ![]() |
The fuel tanks |
2 | 16th April | ![]() |
Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy | ![]() |
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Template:FRA "Michel Vaillant" | Template:FRA Vaillante Équipe Dywa France | Template:FRA "Michel Vaillant" | Template:FRA "Ouragan" |
3 | 14th May | Template:FRA Dywa Grande Épreuve de France | Circuit de Rouen-Les-Essarts, Orival, France | Template:FRA Jehan Duchamps | ![]() |
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Template:FRA Motorsports de Boulangerie Cochon Rose | ![]() |
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4 | 28th May | ![]() |
Norisring, Nuremberg, West Germany | ![]() |
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"Michel Vaillant"'s car |
5 | 18th June | ![]() |
Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica, Misano, Italy | ||||||
6 | 25th June | ![]() |
Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy | ||||||
7 | 2nd July | ![]() |
Montjuïc Park, Barcelona, Spain | ||||||
8 | 23rd July | Template:GBR The Castle Cup | Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | ||||||
9 | 13th August | ![]() |
Circuit de Charade, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France | ||||||
10 | 17th September | ![]() |
Autodromo Internazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy |
Standings
Scoring System
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | PP | FLAP |
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Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
All results counted towards the championship.
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Teams' Championship
All results by each team's cars counted towards the championship.
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