| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 1 | 3.0 CSL | Walkinshaw / Grano | BMW Italia | DNF |
| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 2 | 3.0 CSL | van Hove / Joosen | Luigi Racing | 1st |
| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 3 | 3.0 CSL | Finotto / Facetti | Jolly Club | DNA |
| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 8 | 3.0 CSL | Delcourt / Baert | Ecurie Chardon des Dunes - Dragons | DNF |
| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 14 | 530i | Neger / Werginz / Loibnegger | Racing Corporation Vienna | 5th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 30 | 320 Turbo | Ronnie Peterson | BMW Motorsport GmbH | DNA |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 30 | 320 Turbo | Ronnie Peterson | BMW Motorsport GmbH | DNA |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 35 | 320 i Turbo | David Hobbs | McLaren North America | 16th |
| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 45 | 2002 | Geisser / Vanoli | Pallvano Corse | 12th |
| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 46 | 320 | Brandenberger / Kelleners | Eggenberger Racing | 2nd |
| 17.9.1978 | Tourist Trophy | 50 | 320 | König / Weltrowski | Eggenberger Racing | 4th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 50 | 320 Turbo | Manfred Winkelhock | Würth HAT Team | 22nd |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 55 | 320 Turbo | Harald Ertl | Sachs-Sporting | 1st |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 55 | 320 Turbo | Harald Ertl | Sachs-Sporting | DNS |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 56 | 320 | Bernhard Wissler | Team GS-Tuning | 7th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 56 | 320 | Bernhard Wissler | Team GS Tuning | 24th |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 57 | 320 | Markus Höttinger | Team GS-Tuning/Fruit of the Loom | DNF |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 57 | 320 | Markus Höttinger | Team GS Tuning/Fruit of the Loom | 8th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 58 | 320 | Harald Grohs | BMW-Faltz-Essen | 9th |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 58 | 320 | Wolf | BMW-Faltz-Essen | DNF |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 59 | 320 Turbo | Karl-Heinz Becker | Karl-Heinz Becker | DNS |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 61 | 320 Turbo | Walter Brun | Team Heidegger | DNF |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 61 | 320 Turbo | Walter Brun | Team Heidegger | 23rd |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 63 | 320 | Willi Hatje | Renngemeinschaft Holstein e.V. | DNA |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 65 | 2002 Turbo | Sepp Manhalter | Memphis Team International | 9th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 65 | 2002 Turbo | Sepp Manhalter | Memphis Team International | DNS |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 71 | 320 | Lothar Wagner | Lothar Wagner | 10th |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 72 | 2002 Turbo | Franz Albert | Team Rodenstock Albert Austria | 5th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 72 | 2002 Turbo | Franz Albert | Team Rodenstock Albert Austria | 15th |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 74 | 320 | Gustav Fischer | Valvoline Deutschland | DNF |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 74 | 320 | Gustav Fischer | Gustav Fischer | DNS |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 88 | 2002 | Dieter Erdmann | Dieter Erdmann | 12th |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 89 | 320 | Walter Nussbaumer | Ecurie Basilisk | 8th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 89 | 320 | Walter Nussbaumer | Ecurie Basilisk | 14th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 90 | 320 | Marc Surer | BMW Schweiz | 7th |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 90 | 320 | Marc Surer | BMW Schweiz | 3rd |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 91 | 320 | Dieter Quester | BMW-Faltz-Essen | 4th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 91 | 320 | Dieter Quester | BMW-Faltz-Essen | 12th |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 93 | 320 | Wolfgang Wolf | BMW-Faltz-Essen | DNA |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 93 | 320 | Wolfgang Wolf | BMW-Faltz-Essen | DNA |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 94 | 320 | Preben Kristoffersen | Wrangler Racing Team | 11th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 94 | 320 | Preben Kristoffersen | Wrangler Racing Team | DNS |
| 17.9.1978 | DRM Norisring | 95 | 320 | Jochen Dauer | EBG-Freizeit-Racing-Team | 6th |
| 17.9.1978 | Norisring Trophäe | 95 | 320 | Jochen Dauer | EBG-Freizeit-Racing-Team | 13th |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 2 | 3.0 CSL | Walkinshaw / Grano | Luigi/BMW Italia | DNF |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 6 | 3.0 CSL | van Hove / Joosen | Luigi Racing | 1st |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 7 | 530i | Peltier / Vanierschot | | DNQ |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 9 | 530i | Vermeersch / Schinkel | Joosen Racing | 12th |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 10 | 530i | Braillard / Xhenceval | Luigi Racing Lotto | DNF |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 11 | 530i | Gavage / de Gheldere / Xhenceval | Luigi Racing Lotto | 17th |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 12 | 3.0 CSL | Baert / Delcourt | | DNF |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 14 | 530i | Fresco / Coorengel / Blom | | 4th |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 16 | 3.0 CSi | Paulus / de Wael | Luigi Racing Lotto | 10th |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 20 | 530i | Neger / Loibnegger / Werginz | Racing Corporation Vienna | 5th |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 22 | 530i | Lierneux / Bourgoignie | | DNQ |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 24 | 530i | Ménage / Carlier / Lacroix | | DNQ |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 50 | 320 Turbo | Reinhold Hohmann | Würth-HAT Team | DNA |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 54 | 2002 | Geisser / Vanoli | | raced |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 55 | 320 Turbo | Harald Ertl | sachs-sporting | 2nd |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 56 | 320 | Hans-Georg Bürger | Auto Zeitung-Nachwuchsfördering '78 Team Auto-Fox / GS-Tuning | 8th |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 56 | 320 | Kindlmann / Linder | RGA-Sohler-Ski-Racing | 21st |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 57 | 320 | Markus Höttinger | Team GS-Tuning Fruit of the Loom | DNF |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 58 | 320 | Harald Grohs | BMW-Faltz-Essen | 12th |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 59 | 320 Turbo | Karl-Heinz Becker | Karl-Heinz Becker | 3rd |
| 1.10.1978 | ETCC Zolder | 60 | 320 | Hegels / Kelleners | Eggenberger Motorsport | 2nd |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 61 | 320 Turbo | Walter Brun | Team Heidegger | DNF |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 63 | 2002 | Willi Hatje | Renngemeinschaft Holstein eV im ADAC | DNF |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 65 | 2002 | Dieter Erdmann | Dieter Erdmann | 10th |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 66 | 320 | Walter Nussbaumer | Ecurie Basilisk | 6th |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 69 | 320 Turbo | Franz Albert | sachs-sporting | 5th |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 71 | 320 | Lothar Wagner | Lothar Wagner | DNA |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 72 | 2002 Turbo | Franz Albert | Team Albert Rodenstock Austria | DNS |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 73 | 320 | Friedrich Scharnhorst | Friedrich Scharnhorst | DNA |
| 1.10.1978 | DRM Nürburgring Supersprint | 74 | 320 | Kuhlmann | BMW-Faltz-Essen | 7th |
| 8.10.1978 | 24 h Nürburgring | 17 | 3.0 CSi | Wirtgen / Hoschna / Rupitsch | Valvoline Renngemeinschaft Düren | 23rd |
| 8.10.1978 | 24 h Nürburgring | 18 | 3.0 CSi | Agosti / Packeisen / Packeisen, Jr, | BMC Wuppertal | 41st |
| 8.10.1978 | 24 h Nürburgring | 19 | 3.0 CSi | Sohn / Bonk / Schmitz-Moormann | MS Racing Team Münster | 29th |
| 8.10.1978 | 24 h Nürburgring | 46 | 2002 TI | Fischer / Birth / Klietsch | RG Motorsportverband Bergisch-Land Solingen | DNF |
| 8.10.1978 | 24 h Nürburgring | 47 | 2002 TI | Weißgerber / Müller | Auto Budde Racing | 44th |
| 8.10.1978 | 24 h Nürburgring | 48 | 2002 TI | Domagalla / Raben / Biewald | Auto Budde Racing | DNF |
| 8.10.1978 | Benelux Zandvoort | 53 | 2002 | Tom Schipper | | 8th |
| 15.10.1978 | Joisten Trophy Zolder | 2? | 320 | Harald Grohs | BMW-Faltz-Essen | raced |
| 15.10.1978 | Joisten Trophy Zolder | 25 | 320 | Markus Höttinger | Team GS - Fruit of the Loom | 3rd |
| 15.10.1978 | Joisten Trophy Zolder | 26 | 320 | Hans-Georg Bürger | Team GS - Fruit of the Loom | 4th |
| 15.10.1978 | Joisten Trophy Zolder | 40 | 320 Turbo | Reinhold Hohmann | | DNS |
| 18.10.1978 | Giro d'Italia | 502 | 2000 | Ricci / Basso | | DNF |
| 4.11.1978 | 1000 km Kyalami | 11 | 530i | Hailwood / Driver | B.M.W. South Africa | 8th |
| 4.11.1978 | 1000 km Kyalami | 12 | 530i | Niemann / Mayer | B.M.W. South Africa | raced |
| 4.11.1978 | 1000 km Kyalami | 13 | 535i | Hobbs / Keizan | B.M.W. South Africa | 3rd |
| 26.11.1978 | 250 mile Daytona Finale | 2 | 320 i Turbo | David Hobbs | McLaren, N.A. | 51st |
| 26.11.1978 | 250 mile Daytona Finale | 25 | 3.5 CSL | Kenper Miller | Deren Automotive | 39th |