1978 World trials season calendar
| 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.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
World Trials final standings
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