Aurora AFX Formula 1 Series 1978
The Aurora AFX Formula 1 Series 1978 , also known as the British Formula 1 Championship 1978 , was a monoposto racing series that was run according to the rules of Formula 1 , but also included Formula 5000 and Formula racing vehicles Atlantic were eligible to start. The racing series began on March 24, 1978 with the International Gold Cup in Oulton Park and ended after the twelfth race on September 24 in Snetterton .
championship
In 1978 the first season of the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series took place, in which a total of 38 drivers tried to qualify for the races. Older Formula 1 and Formula 5000 vehicles were used. Overall victory in the championship went to British Tony Trimmer on a McLaren M23 with five wins this season .
Due to the older vehicles, the races of the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series could not quite reach the level of the Formula 1 world championship races. An example of this may be the 1978 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch compared to the Aurora race on the same circuit. Tony Trimmer tried in vain to qualify for the World Championship run with the McLaren and drove a lap time of 1.21.410. He was last in qualifying training. In the Aurora race, Geoff Lees achieved a pole position time of 1.22.160 in the Ensign N175 and would therefore not have had a chance to qualify for the Grand Prix either.
Racing calendar
No. | date | Race name / circuit |
winner | vehicle |
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1 | March 24th |
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McLaren M23 |
2 | 27th of March |
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McLaren M23 |
3 | April 16 |
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McLaren M23 |
4th | 1st of May |
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Ensign N175 |
5 | May 15 |
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Surtees TS19 |
6th | May 21 |
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Ensign N175 |
7th | May 29th |
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McLaren M23 |
8th | June 24th |
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March 781 |
9 | 20th of July |
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March 781 |
10 | August 28th |
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McLaren M23 |
11 | September 10 |
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March 781 |
12 | September 24th |
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Wolf WR3 |
Drivers championship
Overall rating
position | driver | vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | total |
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1 |
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McLaren M23 | 22nd | 20th | 22nd | 15th | 20th | 15th | 20th | 15th | 149 | ||||
2 |
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Surtees TS19 Hesketh 308E |
20th | 12 | 15th | 8th | 4th | 15th | 15th | 4th | 93 | ||||
3 |
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McLaren M23 McLaren M25 |
15th | 12 | 15th | 12 | 8th | 4th | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 86 | ||
4th |
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March 751 March 781 |
10 | 1 | 15th | 20th | 12 | 20th | 78 | ||||||
5 |
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Ensign N175 Chevron B42 |
17th | 12 | 20th | 2 | 8th | 10 | 69 | ||||||
6th |
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Ensign N175 March 751 March 781 |
6th | 10 | 15th | 20th | 12 | 63 | |||||||
7th |
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Ensign N175 March 752 |
12 | 4th | 10 | 8th | 12 | 6th | 10 | 62 | |||||
8th |
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Hesketh 308C Hesketh 308E Williams FW05 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 10 | 45 | ||
9 |
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Ralt RT1 | 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 3 | 4th | 8th | 43 | ||||
10 |
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Ensign N175 Ensign N177 |
6th | 10 | 12 | 6th | 34 | ||||||||
11 |
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Ensign N175 | 10 | 22nd | 32 | ||||||||||
12 |
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Wolf WR3 | 22nd | 22nd | |||||||||||
13 |
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BRM P207 | 8th | 12 | 20th | ||||||||||
14th |
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Surtees TS19 McLaren M23 |
15th | 4th | 19th | ||||||||||
15th |
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Chevron B34 | 10 | 8th | 18th | ||||||||||
16 |
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Chevron B42 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
16 |
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Chevron B42 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
16 |
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Ensign N175 March 752 |
12 | 12 | |||||||||||
19th |
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Chevron B35 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
19th |
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March 762 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
21st |
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McLaren M26 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
22nd |
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March 762 | 8th | 8th | |||||||||||
23 |
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Chevron B42 | 1 | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||
24 |
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Boxer PR2 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||
25th |
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March 762 | 4th | 4th | |||||||||||
25th |
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March 782 | 2 | 2 | 4th | ||||||||||
27 |
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Chevron B42 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
28 |
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March 742 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
28 |
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March 742 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
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Barton JTB3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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March 761 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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March 752 | 0 | ||||||||||||
- |
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Boxer PR2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
- |
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March 761 | 0 | ||||||||||||
- |
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Surtees TS19 | 0 | ||||||||||||
- |
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March 762 | 0 | ||||||||||||
- |
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March 761 | 0 | ||||||||||||
- |
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Toj F202 | 0 |
Scoring
position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | Fastest lap |
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Points | 20th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |