At the "Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort," he won his 18th race overall with his 1978 March 782-BMW. In the history of Formula 2 (1948-1984), there are now very few drivers who have won more often in this category. In qualifying, he drove "on tires," as Wolfgang Kaufmann put it, "that I had already used at Paul Ricard," and secured third place on the starting grid with a time of 1:39.401 minutes (average speed 154.25 km/h), behind the two Britons James Lay (March 762, 1:37.060) and Mark Charteris (March 782, 1:37.821). “In the first race, I was initially in third place after the start, lying in wait,” Kaufmann describes his cockpit perspective. “Lay and Charteris were really going at it, often lying side by side or with two wheels in the dirt next to the track. Eventually, I managed to overtake James Lay.”

There was a safety car period in the final laps because a competitor spun out and almost ended up on the track. "The safety car was already at the end of the pit lane, but the driver, funnily enough, missed us leading the pack. Mark and I were slowing down, but it took the safety car half a lap before it pulled in front of us – unbelievable! Just before the checkered flag fell, the safety car returned to the pits. We were able to accelerate the last few hundred meters to the finish line, but I was left with only second place." He added, emphasizing: "I had no chance of winning the first race, even though I gave it my all. Many competitors were pretty reckless, using the curbs. I drive a very clean line and am therefore fast, but this aggressive driving certainly adds at least another half a second per lap." He started the second race from the front row. "James Lay took the lead, I was behind him, but I couldn't match his speed right away," he reported. "So I based my race strategy on the distance. Lay then dropped out with engine problems, so I was able to win unhindered."

“I actually like the Zandvoort racetrack; I’ve been racing here in Formula 2 since 2019 and even achieved a podium finish back then,” Wolfgang Kaufmann summarizes. “But the value of the ‘wooden’ trophies at the awards ceremony, which have been around for three years now, is truly abysmal. Whether it’s Formula 1 or Formula 2, whether it’s first, second, or third place, everyone gets these wooden trophies, all the same size—unbelievable…”