| Jahr | Name | Klasse | Ort | Land | Beginn | Ende |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 16. Weltmeisterschaften im Segelflug | Offen | Chateauroux | Frankreich | 1978-07-15 | 1978-07-30 |
| Rang | ID | Name | Vorname | Land | Tagessiege | Flugzeug | Version | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -446 | Lee | George | GBR | 1 | ASW-17 | 10163 | |
| 2 | 250 | Gantenbrink | Bruno | GER | 2 | Nimbus 2 | 10018 | |
| 3 | -236 | Henry | Francois-Louis | FRA | 1 | Nimbus 2 | 9919 | |
| 4 | -421 | Fitchett | Bernard | GBR | 3 | ASW-17 | 9623 | |
| 5 | -458 | Müller | GER | 1 | ASW-17 | 9534 | ||
| 6 | -81 | Johnson | Richard H. | USA | 0 | Jantar 2 | 9340 | |
| 7 | -422 | Finlayson | NZL | 0 | ASW-17 | 9256 | ||
| 8 | -477 | Rantet | J. | FRA | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 9238 | |
| 9 | -348 | Jinks | Malcom | AUS | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8947 | |
| 10 | -401 | Zegels | Bert | BEL | 1 | ASW-17 | 8802 | |
| 11 | 1329 | Tabart | Tony | AUS | 0 | ASW-17 | 8786 | |
| 12 | 1946 | Butler | Dick | USA | 0 | G 604 | 8704 | |
| 13 | 210 | de Orleans-Borbon | Alvaro | ESP | 0 | ASW-17 | 8612 | |
| 14 | -325 | Evans | NZL | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8493 | ||
| 15 | -386 | Schubert | Alf | AUT | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8412 | |
| 16 | -396 | Urbancic | Alois | ARG | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8377 | |
| 17 | 1460 | Hansen | Mogens | DEN | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8371 | |
| 18 | 970 | Gavazzi | Marco | ITA | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8369 | |
| 19 | -317 | de Dorlodot | Louis | BEL | 0 | ASW-17 | 8230 | |
| 20 | -463 | Oswald | SUI | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8221 | ||
| 21 | -490 | Serra | Sandro | ITA | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 8149 | |
| 22 | -326 | Fahrafellner | O | AUT | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 6524 | |
| 23 | -366 | Mouat-Biggs | E | RSA | 0 | Nimbus 2 | 4558 | |
| 24 | -429 | Goudriaan | K | RSA | 0 | ASW-17 | 4165 |