1978 World Rally Championship for Drivers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1978_World_Rally_Championship_for_Drivers
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf World Rally Championship event
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1978 World Rally Championship for Drivers
gptkbp:nextSeason 1979 World Rally Championship for Drivers
gptkbp:notableDriver gptkb:Timo_Salonen
gptkb:Hannu_Mikkola
gptkb:Jean-Pierre_Nicolas
gptkb:Ari_Vatanen
gptkb:Björn_Waldegård
gptkb:Markku_Alén
gptkb:Ove_Andersson
gptkb:Sandro_Munari
gptkb:Walter_Röhrl
gptkb:Bernard_Darniche
gptkbp:notableEvent Fiat won the manufacturers' title
Markku Alén won the championship by a single point
First official FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
First year with separate drivers' and manufacturers' championships
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Fiat_131_Abarth
gptkb:Ford_Escort_RS1800
gptkb:Datsun_160J
Lancia Stratos HF
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 11
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Fédération_Internationale_de_l'Automobile
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_Rally_Championship
gptkbp:pointsSystem Best 8 results counted
gptkbp:previousSeason 1977 World Rally Championship for Drivers
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Björn_Waldegård
gptkbp:seasonNumber 6
gptkbp:startYear 1978
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Hannu_Mikkola
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Markku_Alén
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1977_FIA_Cup_for_Rally_Drivers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8