Aurora F1 - 1978
Round 1 - International Gold Cup
24 March 1978 - Oulton Park: 172.984 km (2.661 km x 65 laps)
1 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 65 laps
2 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 65 laps
3 John Cooper Williams-Cosworth FW05 62 laps
4 Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 61 laps
5 Iain MacLaren Chevron-Ford B35 61 laps
NC Warren Booth Scott-Ford P1 57 laps
NC Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 51 laps
Fastest Lap: Tony Trimmer (McLaren-Cosworth M23), 0m54.98
Pole Position: Tony Trimmer, 0m54.36
Did Not Finish
Geoff Lees Ensign-Cosworth N175 50 laps/Gearbox
Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 45 laps/Out of fuel
Alo Lawler Surtees-Cosworth TS19 45 laps/Brakes
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 13 laps/Engine
Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 751 9 laps/Suspension
Did Not Start
Adrian Russell March-Ford 762
Nigel Clarkson March-Ford 762
Alan Baillie March-Ford 752
Round 2 - Evening News Trophy
27 March 1978 - Brands Hatch: 168.237 km (4.206 km x 40 laps)
1 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 40 laps
2 Geoff Lees Ensign-Cosworth N175 40 laps
3 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 40 laps
4 Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 751 39 laps
5 Teddy Pilette BRM P207 39 laps
6 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 39 laps
7 Walter Raus March-BMW 762 38 laps
8 John Cooper Hesketh-Cosworth 308C 36 laps/Engine
9 Carlo Giorgio March-Hart 742 36 laps
10 Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 36 laps
NC Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 35 laps
Fastest Lap: Geoff Lees (Ensign-Cosworth N175), 1m22.16
Pole Position: Guy Edwards, 1m22.95
Did Not Finish
Alo Lawler Surtees-Cosworth TS19 20 laps/Drive shaft
Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 3 laps/Engine
Did Not Start
Bruce Allison Ensign-Cosworth N175
Nigel Clarkson March-Ford 762
Round 3 - Anglia TV Trophy
16 April 1978 - Snetterton: 169.645 km (3.084 km x 55 laps)
1 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 55 laps
2 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 55 laps
3 Geoff Lees Ensign-Cosworth N175 55 laps
NC Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 46 laps
NC Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 45 laps
Fastest Lap: Tony Trimmer (McLaren-Cosworth M23), 0m58.20
Pole Position: Tony Trimmer, 0m58.1
Did Not Finish
Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 30 laps/Driveshaft
Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 27 laps/Electrics
Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 15 laps/Fuel pipe
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 3 laps/Engine
John Cooper Williams-Cosworth FW05 0 laps/Spun
Did Not Start
Alo Lawler Surtees-Cosworth TS19
Jorg Zaborowski March-Cosworth 761
Norman Dickson Boxer-Hart PR2
Round 4 - Sun Trophy
1 May 1978 - Mallory Park: 162.911 km (2.172 km x 75 laps)
1 Geoff Lees Ensign-Cosworth N175 75 laps
2 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 75 laps
3 Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 75 laps
4 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 75 laps
5 Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 75 laps
6 Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 751 75 laps
7 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 74 laps
8 John Cooper Williams-Cosworth FW05 73 laps
9 Iain MacLaren Chevron-Ford B35 73 laps
10 Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 73 laps
11 Gerd Biechteler March-Cosworth 761 72 laps
12 Andy Barton Barton-Ford JTB3 72 laps
13 Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 70 laps
14 Alan Baillie March-Ford 752 67 laps
Fastest Lap: Emilio Villota (McLaren-Cosworth M25), 0m41.23
Pole Position: Tony Trimmer, 0m41.51
Did Not Finish
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 30 laps/Engine
Round 5 - International Whitsuntide Race
15 May 1978 - Zandvoort: 160.559 km (4.225 km x 38 laps)
1 Bob Evans Surtees-Cosworth TS19 38 laps
2 Davina Galica Surtees-Cosworth TS19 38 laps
3 Boy Hayje Chevron-Hart B42 38 laps
4 Giancarlo Martini Ensign-Cosworth N175 38 laps
5 Brett Lunger McLaren-Cosworth M26 37 laps
6 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 37 laps
7 Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 36 laps
8 John Cooper Williams-Cosworth FW05 35 laps
9 Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 34 laps
NC Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 29 laps
Fastest Lap: Brett Lunger (McLaren-Cosworth M26), 1m21.29
Pole Position: Brett Lunger, 1m20.38
Did Not Finish
Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 751 20 laps/Gearbox
Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 14 laps/Fuel pressure
Norman Dickson Boxer-Hart PR2 9 laps/Gearbox
Carlo Giorgio March-Hart 742 7 laps
Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 0 laps/Accident
Did Not Start
Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23
Round 6 - Donington Formula 1 Trophy
21 May 1978 - Donington Park: 173.185 km (3.149 km x 55 laps)
1 Giancarlo Martini Ensign-Cosworth N175 55 laps
2 Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 55 laps
3 Bob Evans Surtees-Cosworth TS19 55 laps
4 Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 55 laps
4 Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 55 laps
5 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 55 laps
6 Geoff Brabham Boxer-Hart PR2 54 laps
7 John Cooper Williams-Cosworth FW05 54 laps
8 Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 50 laps
9 Warren Booth Scott-Ford F2 50 laps
NC Alan Baillie March-Ford 752 48 laps
Fastest Lap: Giancarlo Martini (Ensign-Cosworth N175), 1m05.18
Pole Position: Giancarlo Martini, 1m03.96
Did Not Finish
Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 751 25 laps/Ignition box
Did Not Start
Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1
Gerd Biechteler March-Cosworth 761
Round 7 - Radio 210 European Trophy
29 May 1978 - Thruxton: 189.540 km (3.791 km x 50 laps)
1 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 50 laps
2 Bob Evans Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 49 laps
3 Ray Mallock Ensign-Cosworth N175 49 laps
4 Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 751 49 laps
5 Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 49 laps
6 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 49 laps
7 Emilio Villota Boxer-Hart PR2 48 laps
8 John Cooper Williams-Cosworth FW05 47 laps
9 Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 46 laps
NC Alan Baillie March-Ford 752 43 laps
Fastest Lap: Geoff Lees (March-Cosworth 781), 1m10.41
Pole Position: Guy Edwards, 1m09.81
Did Not Finish
Geoff Lees March-Cosworth 781 44 laps/Aerofoil
Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 23 laps/Accident
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 14 laps/Engine
Did Not Start
Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34
Round 8 - Oulton Park Formula 1 Trophy
24 June 1978 - Oulton Park: 172.984 km (2.661 km x 65 laps)
1 Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 65 laps
2 Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 751 65 laps
3 Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 64 laps
4 Teddy Pilette BRM P207 63 laps
5 Bob Evans Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 63 laps
6 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 63 laps
7 John Cooper Williams-Cosworth FW05 63 laps
8 Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 62 laps
NC Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 55 laps
Fastest Lap: Teddy Pilette (BRM P207), 1m00.26
Pole Position: Emilio Villota, 0m54.74
Did Not Finish
Warren Booth Scott-Ford F2 50 laps
Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M23 47 laps/Electrics
Alo Lawler Ralt-Hart RT1 28 laps/Accident
Desiré Wilson Ensign-Cosworth N175 3 laps/Clutch
Round 9 - Dave Lee Travis Trophy
30 July 1978 - Mallory Park: 172.984 km (2.172 km x 75 laps)
1 Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 781 75 laps
2 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 75 laps
3 Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 75 laps
4 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M23 75 laps
5 Brett Riley March-Ford 762 75 laps
6 Desiré Wilson Ensign-Cosworth N175 74 laps
7 Bob Evans Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 74 laps
8 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 74 laps
9 John Cooper Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 73 laps
10 Iain MacLaren Chevron-Ford B35 72 laps
11 Andy Barton March-Ford 772 72 laps
12 Ray Mallock March-Ford 752 72 laps
13 Gerd Biechteler March-BMW 782 70 laps
NC Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 64 laps
Fastest Lap: Emilio Villota (McLaren-Cosworth M23), 0m41.35
Pole Position: Tony Trimmer, 0m40.56
Did Not Finish
Val Musetti March-Cosworth 752 52 laps/Accident
Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 41 laps/Fuel pipe
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 23 laps/Gearbox
Did Not Start
Eugen Grupp Toj-BMW F202
Round 10 - Fuji Tapes Trophy
28 August 1978 - Brands Hatch: 168.237 km (4.206 km x 40 laps)
1 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 40 laps
2 Bob Evans Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 40 laps
3 Elio de Angelis Chevron-Hart B42 40 laps
4 Desiré Wilson Ensign-Cosworth N175 40 laps
5 Geoff Lees Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 40 laps
6 Val Musetti Ensign-Cosworth N177 39 laps
7 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 39 laps
8 John David Briggs Chevron-Hart B42 39 laps
9 Richard Jones March-Hart 742 38 laps
10 Don Breidenbach Chevron-Hart B42 38 laps
Fastest Lap: Stephen South (March-BMW 782), 1m22.69
Pole Position: Stephen South, 1m21.80
Did Not Finish
Stephen South March-BMW 782 27 laps/Ignition
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 20 laps/Rear suspension damage
Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 8 laps/Oil leak
Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 8 laps/Engine
Brett Riley March-Ford 762 7 laps/Accident
Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 781 5 laps/Clutch
Did Not Start
Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781
Norman Dickson March-Hart 772P
Round 11 - Radio Victory Trophy
10 September 1978 - Thruxton: 170.586 km (3.791 km x 45 laps)
1 Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 45 laps
2 Bob Evans Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 45 laps
3 Desiré Wilson Ensign-Cosworth N177 45 laps
4 Val Musetti Ensign-Cosworth N175 45 laps
5 Geoff Lees Chevron-Hart B42 45 laps
6 Don Breidenbach Chevron-Hart B42 45 laps
7 Davina Galica McLaren-Cosworth M23 45 laps
8 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 44 laps
9 Stephen South March-BMW 782 44 laps
10 John Cooper Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 43 laps
11 Richard Jones March-Hart 742 43 laps
12 Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 781 42 laps/Gearbox
13 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 42 laps/DNF
14 Norman Dickson March-Hart 772P 42 laps
15 Alan Baillie March-Ford 752 42 laps
16 Dennis Leech March-Cosworth 761 42 laps
17 John David Briggs Chevron-Hart B42 40 laps/Engine
Fastest Lap: Geoff Lees (Chevron-Hart B42), 1m11.27
Pole Position: Emilio Villota, 1m09.82
Did Not Finish
Alo Lawler Ralt-Hart RT1 27 laps/Engine
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 21 laps/Engine
Adrian Russell March-Ford 762 17 laps/Engine
Round 12 - Budweiser Trophy
24 September 1978 - Snetterton: 154.223 km (3.791 km x 50 laps)
1 David Kennedy Wolf-Cosworth WR3 50 laps
2 Tony Trimmer McLaren-Cosworth M23 50 laps
3 Bruce Allison March-Cosworth 781 50 laps
4 John Cooper Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 50 laps
5 Mike Wilds Ralt-Ford RT1 49 laps
6 Desiré Wilson Ensign-Cosworth N177 49 laps
7 Bob Evans Hesketh-Cosworth 308E 48 laps
8 Emilio Villota McLaren-Cosworth M25 47 laps
Fastest Lap: David Kennedy (Wolf-Cosworth WR3), 0m58.46
Pole Position: Emilio Villota, 0m57.82
Did Not Finish
Kim Mather Chevron-Ford B34 42 laps/Puncture
Guy Edwards March-Cosworth 781 23 laps/Rear suspension
Richard Jones March-Hart 742 14 laps/Engine
Teddy Pilette BRM P207 8 laps/Distributor lead
Did Not Start
Val Musetti Ensign-Cosworth N175
Nigel Clarkson March-Ford 762
Alan Baillie March-Ford 752
Championship Result
Points Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trimmer 149 22 20 22 15 - - 20 - 15 20 - 15
Evans 93 - - - - 20 12 15 8 4 15 15 4
de Villota 86 15 12 15 12 - 8 4 - 12 2 3 3
Edwards 78 - 10 - 1 - 15 - 20 12 - 20 -
Lees 69 - 17 12 20 - - 2 - - 8 10 -
Allison 63 - - - 6 - - 10 15 20 - - 12
Musetti 62 - - - 12 4 10 8 12 - 6 10 -
Cooper 45 12 3 - 3 3 4 3 4 2 - 1 10
Wilds 43 - 6 - 4 6 - 6 6 3 4 - 8
Wilson 34 - - - - - - - - 6 10 12 6
Martini 32 - - - - 10 22 - - - - - -
Kennedy 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Pilette 20 - 8 - - - - - 12 - - - -
Galica 19 - - - - 15 - - - - - 4 -
Mather 18 10 - - 8 - - - - - - - -
Hayje 12 - - - - 12 - - - - - - -
de Angelis 12 - - - - - - - - - 12 - -
Mallock 12 - - - - - - 12 - - - - -
McLaren 11 8 - - 2 - - - - 1 - - -
Russell 11 - 1 - - 2 3 2 3 - - - -
Lunger 10 - - - - 10 - - - - - - -
Riley 8 - - - - - - - - 8 - - -
Breidenbach 7 - - - - - - - - - 1 6 -
Brabham 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - -
Raus 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Briggs 3 - - - - - - - - - 3 - -
Booth 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - -
Jones 2 - - - - - - - - - 2 - -
Giorgio 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
South 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2 -
Totals 937 67 83 49 83 82 82 82 80 83 83 83 80