The 1978 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competition[1] open to Australian Formula 1 cars.[2] The series, which was the third Rothmans International Series,[3] was won by Warwick Brown, driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.[1] [4]
The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round.[1]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car | |
| 1 | Sandown Park | 5 February | Lola T332 Chevrolet | ||
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway[5] | 12 February | Lola T332 Chevrolet | ||
| 3 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway[6] | 19 February | Lola T332 Chevrolet | ||
| 4 | Oran Park | 26 February | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.[4]
| Position | Driver | Car[7] | Entrant | San[8] | Ade[9] | Sur | Ora | Total | |
| 1 | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | |
| 2 | Vern Schuppan | Ansett Team Elfin | - | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Bruce Allison | Bill Patterson Racing | - | 3 | - | 6 | 9 | ||
| 4 | John Walker | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Magnum Wheels | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Garrie Cooper | Ansett Team Elfin | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| = | Graham McRae | Graham McRae | - | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | John Cannon | Anglo-American Racing | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| = | Don Breidenbach | Tropicana Racing Team | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | ||
| = | John Goss | John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Alan Hamilton | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Porsche Car Distributors | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| = | Keith Holland | Jon Davison | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| 12 | John David Briggs | Tropicana Racing Team | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |