1978 / ROUND 10

British Grand Prix

1978-07-16 · Brands Hatch

WinnerCarlos ReutemannPublished race classification

Official poleRonnie PetersonSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance319.732 km76 laps

Race entries30Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	8	8	76	1:42:12.390	9
2	Niki Lauda	Brabham	4	4	76	1:42:13.620	6
3	John Watson	Brabham	9	9	76	1:42:49.640	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	10	10	76	1:43:25.660	3
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	18	18	75	+1 lap	2
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	20	20	75	+1 lap	1
7	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	16	16	75	+1 lap	0
8	Brett Lunger	McLaren	24	24	75	+1 lap	0
9	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	25	25	75	+1 lap	0
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	7	73	+3 laps	0
NC	Jochen Mass	ATS	26	26	66	+10 laps	0
DNF	Keke Rosberg	ATS	22	22	59	Suspension	0
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	17	17	49	Gearbox	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	12	46	Turbo	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	5	5	40	Suspension	0
DNF	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	19	19	40	Gearbox	0
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	3	3	36	Gearbox	0
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	11	32	Engine	0
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	23	23	32	Fuel system	0
DNF	Derek Daly	Ensign	15	15	30	Wheel	0
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	2	2	28	Engine	0
DNF	Alan Jones	Williams	6	6	26	Transmission	0
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	13	13	19	Transmission	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	21	21	15	Gearbox	0
DNF	James Hunt	McLaren	14	14	7	Accident	0
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1	1	6	Fuel leak	0
DNQ	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	27	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Geoff Lees	Ensign	28	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	29	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Tony Trimmer	McLaren	30	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Ronnie Peterson	1:16.800
2	Mario Andretti	1:17.060
3	Jody Scheckter	1:17.370
4	Niki Lauda	1:17.480
5	Riccardo Patrese	1:18.280
6	Alan Jones	1:18.360
7	Jacques Laffite	1:18.440
8	Carlos Reutemann	1:18.450
9	John Watson	1:18.570
10	Patrick Depailler	1:18.730
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:18.780
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:18.880
13	Gilles Villeneuve	1:18.990
14	James Hunt	1:19.050
15	Derek Daly	1:19.130
16	Bruno Giacomelli	1:19.790
17	Clay Regazzoni	1:19.830
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1:19.980
19	Didier Pironi	1:19.990
20	Patrick Tambay	1:20.140
21	Héctor Rebaque	1:20.240
22	Keke Rosberg	1:20.270
23	Arturo Merzario	1:20.350
24	Brett Lunger	1:20.390
25	Vittorio Brambilla	1:20.700
26	Jochen Mass	1:20.710
27	Rolf Stommelen	1:20.730
28	Geoff Lees	1:21.050
29	Rupert Keegan	1:21.100
30	Tony Trimmer	1:21.410

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.