The 1978 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Italian driver Bruno Giacomelli, driving the works March car, won the season in dominant fashion.[1]
| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thruxton | 27 March | 55 | 3.792=208.560 km | 1'06:13.77 | 188.943 km/h |  Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 2 | Hockenheim | 9 April | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:22.0 | 202.741 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli Marc Surer | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 3 | Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) | 7 May | 9 | 22.835=205,515 km | 1'06:34.2 | 185.232 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli |  Keke Rosberg |  Alex Ribeiro | |
| 4 |  Pau | 15 May | 73 | 2.76=201.48 km | 1'33:11.73 | 129.714 km/h | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 5 | Mugello | 28 May | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'15:39.7 | 174.691 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli |  Eddie Cheever |  Derek Daly | |
| 6 | Vallelunga | 4 June | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'17:12.2 | 161.651 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Derek Daly | |
| 7 | Rouen | 18 June | 38 | 5.543=210.634 km | 1'08:43.2 | 183.906 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Ingo Hoffmann | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 8 | Donington Park | 25 June | 40+40 | 3.149=251.92 km | 1'29:51.43 | 168.214 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Brian Henton | Keke Rosberg | |
| 9 | Nogaro | 9 July | 65 | 3.12=202.80 km | 1'19:12.23 | 153.629 km/h | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 10 | Pergusa-Enna | 23 July 1979 | 41 | 4.95=202.95 km | 1'04:05.6 | 189.989 km/h | Derek Daly | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 11 | Misano | 6 August | 60 | 3.488=209.28 km | 1'13:45.09 | 170.258 km/h | Brian Henton | Bruno Giacomelli | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 12 | Hockenheim | 24 September | 20+20 | 6.789=271.56 km | 1'20:20.02 | 202.824 km/h | Marc Surer | Derek Daly | Bruno Giacomelli |
Note:
Race 2, 8 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.
Three scores were dropped.[2] Dropped scores are shown in parentheses.
| Place | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VLL | ROU | DON | NOG | ENN | MIS | HOC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | (4) | 6 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 78 (82) | |||||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | (3) | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | 48 (51) | |||||
| 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 27 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 22 | |||||
| 5 | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 16 | |||||
| 6 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 13 | |||||
| - | 4 | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | ||||||
| 8 | Alex Ribeiro [3] | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | ||||
| - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 11 | ||||||
| 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | ||||||
| 11 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | |||||
| 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |||||
| Brian Henton | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||||
| 21 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers who were not graded were able to score points.