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1978 Rome Grand Prix in Formula 2 at the Vallelunga circuit. Full information

1978 Rome Grand Prix

1978 Rome Grand Prix is 136th Formula 2 race. Passed at the Vallelunga circuit. Bruno Giacomelli won the pole position, Derek Daly won this race. Bruno Giacomelli and Piero Necchi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 65 laps (208 km).

Previous race: 1978 Mugello F2
Next race: 1978 Rouen Grand Prix
Race Start: 4th June 1978

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1978 Rome Grand Prix

2nd victory for the Chevron Cars team
2nd victory for the Derek Daly
2nd podium for the Derek Daly
8th podium for the Bruno Giacomelli
1st podium for the Piero Necchi

1978 Rome Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Derek Daly	Chevron B42, #19	9	1h 17m 12.2s	Chevron Cars
2	Bruno Giacomelli	March 782, #8	6	1h 17m 13.2s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
3	Piero Necchi	March 782, #39	4	1h 17m 15s	Astra Racing
4	Manfred Winkelhock	March 782, #10	3	1h 17m 47.4s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
5	Beppe Gabbiani	Chevron B42, #11	2	1h 17m 47.7s	Trivellato Racing Team
6	Ricardo Zunino	March 782, #26	1	1h 17m 48.5s	March Engineering
7	Piercarlo Ghinzani	March 782, #21	0	1h 18m 6.1s	Euroracing
8	Brian Henton	March 782, #24	0	1h 18m 9.3s	Brian Henton
9	Marc Surer	March 782, #9	0	64 laps	Polifac BMW Junior Team
10	Elio De Angelis	Chevron B42, #18	0	64 laps	Minardi Team
11	J David Briggs	Chevron B42, #71	0	64 laps	Briggs Racing Enterprises
12	Don Breidenbach	Chevron B42, #77	0	63 laps	Briggs Racing Enterprises
13	Miguel Angel Guerra	Chevron B40, #17	0	62 laps	Minardi Team
14	Wolfgang Locher	Ralt RT1, #50	0	62 laps	Manfred Cassani
0	Alex Ribeiro	March 782, #23	0	53 laps Not classified	Alex Ribeiro
0	Roberto Marazzi	March 782, #28	0	23 laps Accident	Sanremo Racing
0	Sandro Cinotti	Chevron B42, #41	0	23 laps Accident	Roloil Racing Team
0	Eddie Cheever	March 782, #6	0	21 laps Accident damage	Project 4 Racing
0	Keke Rosberg	Chevron B42, #14	0	18 laps Accident	Fred Opert Racing
0	Rad Dougall	March 782, #37	0	9 laps Accident damage	Toleman Group Motorsport
0	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March 782, #1	0	2 laps Engine	Maublanc Racing Services
0	Ingo Hoffmann	March 782, #7	0	0 laps Accident	Project 4 Racing
0	Giancarlo Martini	Chevron B42, #4	0	0 laps	Chevron Cars
0	Giacomo Agostini	Chevron B42, #12	0	0 laps	Trivellato Racing Team
0	Eje Elgh	Chevron B42, #15	0	0 laps	Fred Opert Racing
0	Boy Hayje	Chevron B42, #16	0	0 laps	Fred Opert Racing
0	Bernard De Dryver	March 782, #31	0	0 laps	Bob Salisbury Racing
0	Pierre Maublanc	March 782, #35	0	0 laps Not classified	Maublanc Racing Services
0	Carlo Giorgio	March 742, #42	0	0 laps Accident damage	Carlo Giorgio
0	Ariel Bakst	Ralt RT1, #45	0	0 laps Accident	Heine Mader Racing
0	Giancarlo Naddeo	Martini MK22, #53	0	0 laps Accident	Giancarlo Naddeo
0	Gaudenzio Mantova	March 772, #54	0	0 laps Engine	Gaudenzio Mantova
0	Sergio Mingotti	March 772, #55	0	0 laps Accident	Sergio Mingotti
0	Walter Raus, Gerard Pillon	March 762, #78	0	0 laps Accident damage	OASC Racing Team

Qualifying Results for the 1978 Rome Grand Prix on the Vallelunga circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Bruno Giacomelli	March 782, #8	1m 8.48s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
2	Piero Necchi	March 782, #39	1m 8.91s	Astra Racing
3	Marc Surer	March 782, #9	1m 9.03s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
4	Derek Daly	Chevron B42, #19	1m 9.11s	Chevron Cars
5	Brian Henton	March 782, #24	1m 9.24s	Brian Henton
6	Eddie Cheever	March 782, #6	1m 9.25s	Project 4 Racing
7	Ingo Hoffmann	March 782, #7	1m 9.6s	Project 4 Racing
8	Keke Rosberg	Chevron B42, #14	1m 9.96s	Fred Opert Racing
9	Elio De Angelis	Chevron B42, #18	1m 9.97s	Minardi Team
10	Roberto Marazzi	March 782, #28	1m 10s	Sanremo Racing
11	Rad Dougall	March 782, #37	1m 10.14s	Toleman Group Motorsport
12	Manfred Winkelhock	March 782, #10	1m 10.26s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
13	Alex Ribeiro	March 782, #23	1m 10.29s	Alex Ribeiro
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March 782, #1	1m 10.33s	Maublanc Racing Services
15	Piercarlo Ghinzani	March 782, #21	1m 10.35s	Euroracing
16	Ricardo Zunino	March 782, #26	1m 10.44s	March Engineering
17	J David Briggs	Chevron B42, #71	1m 10.47s	Briggs Racing Enterprises
18	Beppe Gabbiani	Chevron B42, #11	1m 10.49s	Trivellato Racing Team
19	Don Breidenbach	Chevron B42, #77	1m 10.84s	Briggs Racing Enterprises
20	Miguel Angel Guerra	Chevron B40, #17	1m 10.94s	Minardi Team
21	Sandro Cinotti	Chevron B42, #41	1m 11.08s	Roloil Racing Team
22	Wolfgang Locher	Ralt RT1, #50	1m 11.08s	Manfred Cassani
23	Eje Elgh	Chevron B42, #15	1m 11.1s	Fred Opert Racing
24	Giancarlo Martini	Chevron B42, #4	1m 11.2s	Chevron Cars
25	Giancarlo Naddeo	Martini MK22, #53	1m 11.35s	Giancarlo Naddeo
26	Boy Hayje	Chevron B42, #16	1m 11.43s	Fred Opert Racing
27	Bernard De Dryver	March 782, #31	1m 11.54s	Bob Salisbury Racing
28	Ariel Bakst	Ralt RT1, #45	1m 11.78s	Heine Mader Racing
29	Carlo Giorgio	March 742, #42	1m 11.79s	Carlo Giorgio
30	Walter Raus	March 762, #78	1m 12s	OASC Racing Team
31	Gaudenzio Mantova	March 772, #54	1m 12.21s	Gaudenzio Mantova
32	Giacomo Agostini	Chevron B42, #12	1m 13.03s	Trivellato Racing Team
33	Gerard Pillon	March 782, #79	1m 14.17s	Gerard Pillon
34	Sergio Mingotti, Pierre Maublanc	March 772, #55	1m 14.64s	Sergio Mingotti