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British Grand Prix 1978

Round 10 of 16  · 16 July 1978  · Brands Hatch  · 76 laps

Fastest Lap Niki Lauda 1:18.600 (lap 72)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 REU Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 8 1:42:12.390 9
2 LAU Niki Lauda FL Brabham 4 +1.230 6
3 WAT John Watson Brabham 9 +37.250 4
4 DEP Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 10 +1:13.270 3
5 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 18 +1 lap 2
6 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 20 +1 lap 1
7 GIA Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 16 +1 lap
8 LUN Brett Lunger McLaren 24 +1 lap
9 BRA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 25 +1 lap
10 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 7 +3 laps
NC MAS Jochen Mass ATS 26 +10 laps
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg ATS 22 Suspension
DNF REG Clay Regazzoni Shadow 17 Gearbox
DNF JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 12 Turbo
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 5 Suspension
DNF PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 19 Gearbox
DNF SCH Jody Scheckter Wolf 3 Gearbox
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 11 Engine
DNF MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 23 Fuel system
DNF DAL Derek Daly Ensign 15 Wheel
DNF AND Mario Andretti Lotus 2 Engine
DNF JON Alan Jones Williams 6 Transmission
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 13 Transmission
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 21 Gearbox
DNF HUN James Hunt McLaren 14 Accident
DNF PET Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1 Fuel leak
DNQ STO Rolf Stommelen Arrows
DNQ LEE Geoff Lees Ensign
DNQ KEE Rupert Keegan Surtees
DNQ TRI Tony Trimmer McLaren

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 PET Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1:16.800
2 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:17.060
3 SCH Jody Scheckter Wolf 1:17.370
4 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:17.480
5 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:18.280
6 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:18.360
7 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:18.440
8 REU Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:18.450
9 WAT John Watson Brabham 1:18.570
10 DEP Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 1:18.730
11 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:18.780
12 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:18.880
13 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:18.990
14 HUN James Hunt McLaren 1:19.050
15 DAL Derek Daly Ensign 1:19.130
16 GIA Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 1:19.790
17 REG Clay Regazzoni Shadow 1:19.830
18 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 1:19.980
19 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:19.990
20 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:20.140
21 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:20.240
22 ROS Keke Rosberg ATS 1:20.270
23 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:20.350
24 LUN Brett Lunger McLaren 1:20.390
25 BRA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 1:20.700
26 MAS Jochen Mass ATS 1:20.710
27 STO Rolf Stommelen Arrows 1:20.730
28 LEE Geoff Lees Ensign 1:21.050
29 KEE Rupert Keegan Surtees 1:21.100
30 TRI Tony Trimmer McLaren 1:21.410