Punktestand 1978 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft
| 1. |  |
Bertram Schäfer | Ralt RT1 Toyota + Ralt RT1 BMW | 117 |
| 2. |  |
Alan Smith | Chevron B38 + B43 Toyota | 87 |
| 3. | |
Helmut Bross | Ralt RT1 BMW + Chevron B38 + B43 Toyota | 85 |
| 4. | |
Jochen Dauer | Chevron B38 + B43 Toyota | 82 |
| 5. | |
Hans-Georg Bürger | Ralt RT1 BMW + Ralt RT1 Toyota | 56 |
| 6. | |
Michael Korten | Maco 378 Toyota + March 783 Toyota | 42 |
| 7. |  |
Walter Lechner | Ralt RT1 Toyota | 38 |
| 8. | |
Rudi Niggemeier | Maco 378 Toyota | 34 |
| 9. | |
Thomas von Löwis of Menar | Ralt RT1 Toyota | 32 |
| 10. | |
Frank Jelinski | Maco 376 Toyota | 26 |
| 11. | |
Wolfgang Locher | Ralt RT1 BMW | 22 |
| 12. | |
Heinz Scherle | March 753 Toyota | 12 |
| 13. | |
Heinrich Wiese | Ralt RT1 Toyota | 9 |
| 14. | |
Herbert Bürgmayr | Ralt RT1 Toyota | 8 |
| 15. | |
Axel Plankenhorn | Chevron B34 Toyota | 8 |
| 16. | |
Andy Wietzke | Ralt RT1 Toyota | 5 |
| 17. | |
Olaf Höhn | Derichs D37 BMW | 4 |
| 18. | |
Walter Spitaler | Toj F302 BMW | 4 |
| 19. | |
Franz Konrad | Ralt RT1 Toyota + Chevron B38 Toyota | 4 |
| 20. | |
Peter Kroeber | Derichs D37 BMW | 3 |
| 21. | |
Konrad Heberer | Derichs D36 BMW | 1 |
| 22. |  |
Peter Hoffmann | Ralt RT1 BMW | 1 |