1978 – Formula Retro Gen 2

The Lotus 79 was used in both 1978 and 1979 and is famous for kicking off the Ground Effect era. A championship winner in the hands of Mario Andretti in 1978, the car sees competition with the Brabham BT46B – the legendary Fan Car, which won the only Grand Prix it was ever raced in – the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix. Thus, all signs point to 1978 as the season the class is representing, the only exception being the Brabham BT49, which was introduced in late 1979.

Cars​

  • Brabham BT46B
  • Brabham BT49
  • Formula Retro Gen 2 (V8)
  • Lotus 79

Accurate Tracks​

DateTrackLaps
Jan 15, 1978Buenos Aires No. 1552
Jan 29, 1978Jacarepagua 198863
March 4, 1978Kyalami 197678
July 30, 1978Hockenheim 197745
August 13, 1978Spielberg 197754
September 10, 1978Monza 199152

Accurate Locations​

  • April 2, 1978: Long Beach (different layout than modern version)
  • May 7, 1978: Azure Circuit - Monaco (different Chicane du Port and Piscine sections)
  • July 16, 1978: Brands Hatch (modern version has multiple reprofiled corners, most notably Westfield and Dingle Dell Corner/Sheene's)
  • October 1, 1978: Watkins Glen GP No Chicane (chicane in the uphill Esses not present in modern version)
  • October 8, 1978: Montreal 1988 (until 1986, pit straight was located immediately after the hairpin, more chicanes before island hairpin)

Available Tracks & Locations: 11 out of 16

1978 Skin Pack​

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