1978 Dywa Grand Prix Series season
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Season
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Races
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10
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Start date
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2 April 1978
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Start Event
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Enna-Pergusa
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End date
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17 September 1978
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End Event
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Monza
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Awards
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Driver's Champion
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TBA
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Constructor's Champion
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TBA
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Seasons
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Previous season
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Next season
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Inaugural
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1979
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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, Timo Fuchs 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
Mid-Season Team Changes
Season Calendar
GP
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Date
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Title
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Track
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Pole position
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Fastest lap
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Winning driver
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Winning team
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Drive of the Day
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Reject of the Race
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1
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2nd April
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Coppa Renzo Bizzarri
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Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa, Italy
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Template:FRA Tim Floc'h
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Mike Zhen Hong
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Template:FRA Tim Floc'h
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Template:FRA Vaillante Équipe Dywa France
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Peter Krieg
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The fuel tanks
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2
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16th April
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Dywa Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna
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Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
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Stefano Spaghetti
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Johannes Gruber
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Template:FRA "Michel Vaillant"
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Template:FRA Vaillante Équipe Dywa France
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Template:FRA "Michel Vaillant"
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Template:FRA "Ouragan"
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3
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14th May
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Template:FRA Dywa Grande Épreuve de France
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Circuit de Rouen-Les-Essarts, Orival, France
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Template:FRA Jehan Duchamps
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Leonhard von Gottorp
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Giacomo Campatelli
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Template:FRA Motorsports de Boulangerie Cochon Rose
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Txatxu Etxeberria
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Scuderia Sighinolfi
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4
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28th May
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Internationaler Dywapokal Frankens
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Norisring, Nuremberg, West Germany
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Vittoria Tessarini
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Amalure Arrigorriagakoa
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Template:FRA Jehan Duchamps
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Reception Carrot Team
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Timo Fuchs
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"Michel Vaillant"'s car
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5
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18th June
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Dywa Gran Premio di San Marino
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Circuito di Siracusa, Syracuse, Italy
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Leopoldo Faraldo
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Gabriella Mondadori
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Amada Castellón
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Reception Carrot Team
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Template:GBR George Lightley
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The Dywa-001's rear half
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6
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25th June
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Trofeo Flor Bath
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Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy
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Giacomo Campatelli
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Timo Fuchs
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Timo Fuchs
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Scuderia del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna
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Timo Fuchs
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Template:GBR Gerome Smith
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7
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2nd July
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Euskal Herriko Dywa Sari Nagusia
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Pau Street Circuit, Pau, France
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Template:FRA Tim Floc'h
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Marco Tortellini
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Nino Pilia
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Bambini di San Marino
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Template:FRA Aimé Voulescons
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Heywood Jablowme
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8
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23rd July
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Template:GBR The Castle Cup
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Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Amalure Arrigoriagakoa
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Template:FRA Aimé Voulescons
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Gabriella Mondadori
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Template:SUI Latin Auto Technology Enterprises
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Gabriella Mondadori
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Nino Pilia
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9
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13th August
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Dywa Granda Espròva d'Occitània
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Circuit de Charade, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
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Amalure Arrigorriagakoa
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Amalure Arrigorriagakoa
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Nikolai Zorbin
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Scuderia Verona
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[REDACTED]
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[REDACTED]
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10
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17th September
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Coppa Monguzzi
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Autodromo Internazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
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Standings
Scoring System
Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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PP
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FLAP
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Points
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9
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6
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4
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3
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2
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1
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1
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1
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Drivers' Championship
All results counted towards the championship.
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Key
Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Orange
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
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Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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Pale Blue
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Withdrawn (WD)
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Blank
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Did Not Enter (No text)
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Excluded (EX)
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Did not Start (DNS)
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Did not Arrive (DNA)
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Event cancelled (C)
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Injured (INJ)
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Bold denotes pole position
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Italics denote fastest lap
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† Classification despite retirement
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‡ Race not run to scheduled distance
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Teams' Championship
All results by each team's cars counted towards the championship.