1978 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's downhill explained

Men's downhill World Cup 1977/1978

See main article: 1978 Alpine Skiing World Cup.

Final point standings

In men's downhill World Cup 1977/78 the best 5 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in brackets. For the very first time there was a shared win, when Josef Walcher and Sepp Ferstl tied in the second race at Kitzbühel. Franz Klammer won his fourth Downhill World Cup in a row - this record is still unbeaten.

PlaceNameCountryTotal Points Deduction 2 5 6 12 13 15 20 21
1 96 (14) 25 15 (3) 11 (11) - 20 25
2 74 (3) 15 3 - 25 25 6 - (3)
3 73 20 25 25 3 - - - -
4 56 (2) 11 - (2) - 3 25 6 11
5 49 8 - - - 25 - 8 8
6 47 3 2 - - 2 - 25 15
7 45 - 11 - - 15 15 4 -
8 43 - 20 15 4 - 4 - -
9 39 (4) 6 8 (4) 8 6 11 - -
39 2 - - - - 2 15 20
11 24 - - - 20 4 - - -
12 20 - - 20 - - - - -
20 - - - - - 20 - -
14 19 - 6 11 2 - - - -
15 18 - - - 1 - - 11 6
16 16 - - - 15 1 - - -
17 14 - - 8 - - - - 6
18 13 4 - 1 - 8 - - -
19 12 - - - 6 - 3 2 1
20 10 - 1 6 - - - 1 2
21 8 - - - - - 8 - -
22 5 1 - - - - - 3 1
23 4 - 4 - - - - - -
24 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Men
Downhill Slalom
1978

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