1978 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season explained

The 1978 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 11 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Říčany, Czechoslovakia on 24 September.

Season summary

Yrjo Vesterinen would claim his third World trials championship in 1978, repeating his 1976 and 1977 titles.^[1]

1978 World trials season calendar

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Round	Date	Trial	Venue	Trial GP
1	11 February	Ireland	Newtownards	1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Rob Shepherd
2	18 February	Great Britain	Rhayader	1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Mick Andrews
3	26 February	Belgium	Bilstain	1) Martin Lampkin 2) Rob Shepherd 3) Yrjo Vesterinen
4	5 March	France	Sommieres	1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Yrjo Vesterinen
5	12 March	Spain	Matadepera	1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Mick Andrews
6	28 May	Germany	Gefrees	1) Martin Lampkin 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Ulf Karlson
7	11 June	United States	Roaring Branch	1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Ulf Karlson
8	16 July	Italy	Pinerolo	1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Antonio Gorgot
9	23 July	Austria	Spital Am Semmering	1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Bernie Schreiber 3) Ulf Karlson
10	20 August	Sweden	Molndal	1) Ulf Karlson 2) Yrjo Vesterinen 3) Bernie Schreiber
11	27 August	Finland	Ekenas	1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Timo Ryysy
12	24 September	Czechoslovakia	Říčany	1) Martin Lampkin 2) Bernie Schreiber 3)Yrjo Vesterinen

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten finishers. All twelve rounds counted for the World Trials class.

World Trials final standings

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Pos	Rider	Machine	IRL	GBR	BEL	FRA	SPA	GER	USA	ITA	AUT	SWE	FIN	CZE	Pts	Notes
1	Yrjo Vesterinen	Bultaco	1	1	3	3	6	8	2	5	1	2	1	3	128	1978 Finnish champion ^[4]
2	Martin Lampkin	Bultaco	2	4	1	2	2	1	4	2	6	7	4	1	126	1978 British champion ^[5]
3	Bernie Schreiber	Bultaco	9	8	-	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	6	2	116	1978 US NATC Champion ^[6]
4	Ulf Karlson	Montesa	6	2	6	5	4	3	3	6	3	1	2	5	104	1978 Swedish Champion ^[7]
5	Rob Shepherd	HRC Honda	3	-	2	6	5	4	-	-	5	6	5	6	63
6	Mick Andrews	Yamaha / Ossa	4	3	7	7	3	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	44
7	Antonio Gorgot	Bultaco	-	-	-	8	9	7	9	3	-	-	-	4	29	1978 Spanish Champion ^[8]
8	Jean Marie LeJeune	Montesa	8	-	4	-	-	5	-	-	4	-	-	-	25	1978 Belgian champion ^[9]
9	Jaime Subira	Montesa	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	7	-	4	10	7	25
10	Manuel Soler	Bultaco	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	5	7	-	22
11	Timo Ryysy	SWM	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9	8	3	10	18
12	Charles Coutard	SWM	5	-	-	-	10	-	10	-	8	10	9	-	14
13	Joe Wallman	Bultaco	7	9	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	9	8	-	12
14	Malcolm Rathmell	Suzuki	10	10	8	9	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	11
15	Jean-Luc Colson	Montesa	-	-	5	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
16	Marland Whaley	Montesa	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	10	-	-	-	10
17	Nigel Birkett	Montesa	-	-	9	-	8	-	-	9	-	-	-	8	10
18	John Reynolds	Suzuki	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
19	Curt Comer	Montesa	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	5
19	Rob Edwards	Montesa	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
21	Christian Desnoyers	Montesa	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1978 French Champion ^[10]
22	Ettore Baldini	Bultaco	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	2
23	Felix Krahnstover	KTM	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1978 German Champion
23	Joaquim Abad	Ossa	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
23	Claude Goset	Montesa	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: all time best trials riders . redbull.com . 10 September 2020 .
2. Web site: world trials 1977 schedule . trialonline.org . 10 September 2020 .
3. Web site: World 1978 standings . trialonline.org . 10 September 2020 .
4. Web site: all time best trials riders . redbull.com . 10 September 2020 .
5. Web site: martin lampkin . fim-live.com . 10 September 2020 .
6. Web site: schreiber hall of fame . motorcyclemuseum.com . 10 September 2020 .
7. Web site: ulf karlson story . issuu.com . 10 September 2020 .
8. Web site: toni gorgot interview . retrotrials.com . 10 September 2020 .
9. Web site: jean marie lejeune stats . trialonline.org . 10 September 2020 .
10. Web site: french national champion . magazine.cyclenews.com . 10 September 2020 .