1978 European Formula Super Vee Championship
ADAC Goodyear 300
2 April 1978 - Nürburgring Nordschleife, Round 1
1 54 Arie Luyendijk Lola T620 42m42.5
2 33 Frank Lampe Lola T620 42m54.6
3 Manfred Trint Kaimann SV78 43m03.8
4 37 Helmut Henzler March 783 43m31.2
5 Josef Kaufmann Veemax Mk.9 43m33.3
6 K. Johnsson Veemax Mk.9 43m47.0
7 Harald Brutschin Lola T620 44m56.3
8 Bernd Brutschin Lola T620 45m41.3
9 W. Schenker Lola T620 45m47.5
10 G. Hoffmann Lola 46m25.2
R 11 Kennerth Persson Brabham Fuel pump
R Hakan Edvinsson Veemax Fuel pump
R Günther Gebhardt Veemax
R Tibor Meray Veemax
R Norbert Gross Veemax
R Tuomo Alitalo Veemax
R Helmut Lenz
DNA Willi Bergmeister March DNA - car not ready
FL Manfred Trint 8.28.5 = 161.663 km/u
12th Deutschland Trophäe, Jim Clark Gedächtnisrennen
9 April 1978 - Hockenheimring, Round 2
1 Helmut Henzler March 783 27m30.1, 12 laps, 177.679 kph
2 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9 27m41.5 (Pole Position)
3 Manfred Trint Kaimann SV78 27m46.8
4 Günther Gebhardt Veemax Mk.9 27m52.8
5 Hakan Edvinsson Veemax Mk.9 27m53.1
6 Arie Luyendijk Lola T620 28m12.0
7 Ralf Rauh Lola T620 28m16.2
8 Kennerth Persson Brabham 28m50.2
9 Jo Gartner Lola T620 28m55.9
10 Michael Kahnt TOJ 28m57.2
FL Günther Gebhardt 2.15.8 = 179.946 km/u
XLI International ADAC Eifelrennen
30 April 1978 - Nürburgring Nordschleife, Round 3
1 6 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1 41m18.2, 165.8 kph Q1 8m11
2 Helmut Henzler March 783 41m19.5, 5 laps
3 Jo Gartner Lola T620 41m34.1 3
4 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78 41m44.5
5 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9 42m08.0
6 Josef Kaufmann Veemax Mk.9 42m09.1
7 Ralf Rauh Lola T620 42m30.7
8 Hakan Edvinsson Veemax Mk.9 42m32.2
9 Bruce Venn Lola T620 42m43.1
10 Luis Bachmaier Kaimann SV78 42m50.3
R Manfred Trint Kaimann SV78 Electrics
R 37 Udo Wagenhäuser March 783 Spun
R Willi Bergmeister March 783 3 laps/Spun 4
R Alexander Güttes Clutch 2
FL Helmuth Henzler 8.08.7 = 168.2 km/u
4 June 1978 - Karlskoga, Round 4
1 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78
2 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1
3 Günther Gebhardt Veemax Mk.9
4 Helmut Henzler March 783 Q1 1m18.8
5 Jo Gartner Lola T620
6 Herbert Ramel Kaimann SV78
7 Alfred Groh Lola T620
8 Luis Bachmaier Kaimann SV78
9 Jac Nelleman Veemax Mk.9
10 Calle Jonsson Veemax Mk.9
NS Juha Varjosaari Kaimann SV78
11 June 1978 - Keimola, Round 5
1 Helmut Henzler March 783 32m53.2, 25 laps Q2
2 Jac Nelleman Veemax Mk.9 32m59.1 5
3 27 Henri Toivonen Veemax Mk.9 32m59.5 1 1m17.6
4 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9 33m17.8 3
5 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1 33m20.3
6 Günther Gebhardt Veemax Mk.9 33m26.7
7 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78 33m32.1
8 Juha Varjosaari Kaimann SV78 33m35.5 6
9 Luis Bachmaier Kaimann SV78 33m39.2
10 Tuomo Alitalo Veemax Mk.9
R Hakan Edvinsson Veemax Mk.9
R Frank Lampe Lola T620
R Norbert Gross Veemax 4
25 June 1978 - Donington Park , Round 6
1 Helmut Henzler March 783 30m53.31, 25 laps
2 Bruce Venn Lola T326/28 25
3 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1 25
4 Jo Gartner Lola T620 25
5 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78 25
6 Dieter Engel 25
7 Jac Nelleman Veemax Mk.9 25
8 Juha Varjosaari Kaimann SV78
9 Günther Gebhardt Veemax Mk.9
10 Mike Catlow - -
Fastest Lap: Helmut Henzler (March) 1'12.83, 155.703 kph
Pole Position: Bruce Venn (Lola)
16 July 1978 - Kassel-Calden, Round 7
1 Helmut Henzler March 783 -
2 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1 -
3 Alexander Güttes Ralt RT1 -
4 Jo Gartner Lola T620 -
5 Dieter Engel Veemax Mk.9 -
6 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78 -
7 Günther Gebhardt Veemax Mk.9 -
8 Manfred Trint Kaimann SV78 -
10 Willi Bergmeister March 783 Q4
23 July 1978 - Diepholz, Round 8
1 Jo Gartner Lola T620
2 Helmut Henzler March 783
3 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9 Q3
4 Juha Varjosaari Kaimann SV78
5 Dieter Engel Veemax Mk.9
6 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1
7 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78
10 Manfred Trint Kaimann SV78
29 July 1978 - Hockenheimring, Round 9
1 Helmut Henzler March 783 -
2 Bertram Schäfer Ralt RT1 -
3 Willi Bergmeister March 783 -
4 Kennerth Persson March 783 -
5 Gross Veemax Mk.9 -
6 Arie Luyendyk Maco -
7 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9 -
8 Bruce Venn Lola T326/28 -
9 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78 -
10 Hollamby Ralt RT1 -
Großer Preis von Österreich
13 August 1978 - Zeltweg, Round 10
1 Helmut Henzler March 783 Q1
2 Jo Gartner Lola T620
3 Willi Bergmeister March 783
4 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9
5 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78
9 Juha Varjosaari Kaimann SV78
Salzburgring, Round 11
1 Helmut Henzler March 783
2 Willi Bergmeister March 783
3 Günther Gebhardt Veemax Mk.9
4 Jo Gartner Lola T620
5 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1
7 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9
9 Dieter Engel Veemax Mk.9
Zolder, Round 12
1 Arie Luyendijk Argo JM1 51m55.97, 32 laps Q3
2 Helmut Henzler March 783 52m24.54 4
3 Jo Gartner Lola T620 52m31.35
4 Pascal Witmeur Ralt RT1 53m17.23
5 Dieter Engel Veemax Mk.9 53m18.38
6 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9
7 Juha Varjosaari Kaimann SV78
R Willi Bergmeister March 783 2
R Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1
R Axel Plankenhorn Lola T620 1
R Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78
17 September 1978 - Norisring, Round 13
1 Günther Gebhardt Veemax Mk.9 32m44.5, 147.518 kph Q5
2 Helmut Lenz Kaimann SV78 32m52.9, 35 laps
3 Hans-Georg Bürger Ralt RT1 32m56.8
4 Helmut Henzler March 783 33m13.2 1
5 Jo Gartner Lola T326 33m21.6
6 Tibor Meray Veemax Mk.9 33m28.2
7 K. Anton Kaimann 33m38.3
8 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1
9 H. Rummel Kaimann 33m40.7
10 Andy Bentza Kaimann
11 10 Frank Lampe Lola T620
X Preis von Baden-Württemberg und Hessen
24 September 1978 - Hockenheimring, Round 14
1 Michael Korten March 783 26m47.75, 182.4 kph Q2 2m11.50
2 Arie Luyendijk Argo JM1 26m50.71, 12 laps
3 Günther Gebhardt March 783 26m58.99
4 Hans-Georg Bürger Ralt RT1 26m59.58
5 Kennerth Persson Ralt RT1 27m04.37
6 Juha Varjosaari Kaimann SV78
7 Bruce Venn Lola T328
8 Dieter Engel Veemax Mk.9
9 Tuomo Alitalo Veemax Mk.9
Jo Gartner Lola T326
1 Helmut Henzler March 783 1 2m10.88
1978 European Formula Super Vee Championship Standings
Ps Driver Nat Pts
1 Helmut Henzler D 215
3 Kennerth Persson S 108
2 Jo Gartner A 107
4 Günther Gebhardt D 78
5 Helmut Lenz D 77
6 Tibor Meray D 75
7 Arie Luyendijk NL 67
8 Willi Bergmeister D 40
9 Dieter Engel D 35
10 Manfred Trint D 28
== Juha Varjosaari SF 28
12 Bruce Venn USA 24
13 Hans-Georg Bürger D 22
14 Jac Nelleman DK 21
15 Michael Korten D 20
16 Frank Lampe D 15
== Bertram Schäfer D 15
18 Josef Kaufmann D 14
19 Henri Toivonen SF 12
== Alexander Güttes D 12
21 Hakan Edvinsson 11
22 Pascal Witmeur B 10
23 Ralf Rauh D 8
== Norbert Gross D 8
25 K. Johnsson S 6
== Herbert Ramel 6
== Luis Bachmaier A 6
28 Harald Brutschin D 4
== Alfred Groh D 4
== K. Anton 4
31 Bernd Brutschin D 3
== Tuomo Alitalo SF 3
33 W. Schenker D 2
== H. Rummel D 2
35 G. Hoffmann D 1
== Michael Kahnt D 1
== Calle Jonsson S 1
== Mike Catlow GB 1
== Hollamby 1
== Andy Bentza A 1
Points Awards:
1st 20 pts
2nd 15
3rd 12
4th 10
5th 8
6th 6
7th 5
8th 3
9th 2
10th 1