1978 British Grand Prix

Sun, July 16th, 1978Round 10

Track:	Brands Hatch Circuit
Official race name:	XXXI John Player British Grand Prix
Round:	10 (of 16)
Race number:	307
Date:	Sun, July 16th, 1978
Time:	14.00
Track length:	4.207 km
Laps:	76
Race distance:	319.732 km
Weather:	Sunny, mild and dry

For more detailed results, visit the Results pageResults in Brief

Race

Grid

Qualifying

Standings

P	Driver	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	45
2	Ronnie Peterson	36	9
3	Carlos Reutemann	31	14
4	Niki Lauda	31	14
5	Patrick Depailler	26	19
6	John Watson	16	29
7	Jacques Laffite	10	35
8	Riccardo Patrese	8	37
9	James Hunt	8	37
10	Jody Scheckter	8	37
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	7	38
12	Alan Jones	5	40
13	Patrick Tambay	5	40
14	Didier Pironi	5	40
15	Clay Regazzoni	4	41
16	Gilles Villeneuve	3	42
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	2	43
18	Brett Lunger	0	45
19	Bruno Giacomelli	0	45
20	Jochen Mass	0	45
21	Vittorio Brambilla	0	45
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	45
23	Rolf Stommelen	0	45
24	René Arnoux	0	45
25	Hector Rebaque	0	45
26	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	45
27	Rupert Keegan	0	45
28	Jacky Ickx	0	45
29	Keke Rosberg	0	45

P	Constructor	Pts
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	58
2	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	40	18
3	Ferrari	31	27
4	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	28	30
5	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	12	46
6	Ligier-Matra	10	48
7	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	8	50
8	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	8	50
9	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	7	51
10	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	6	52
11	Williams-Ford Cosworth	5	53
12	ATS-Ford Cosworth	0	58
13	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	0	58
14	Martini-Ford Cosworth	0	58
15	Renault	0	58
16	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	0	58

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P	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	%	Avg Speed	Laps
1	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:16.80		100.0	197.203
2	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:17.06	0.26	100.3	196.538
3	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	1:17.37	0.57	100.7	195.750
4	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:17.42	0.62	100.8	195.624
5	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:18.28	1.48	101.9	193.475
6	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:18.36	1.56	102.0	193.277
7	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:18.44	1.64	102.1	193.080
8	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:18.45	1.65	102.1	193.055
9	2	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:18.57	1.77	102.3	192.761
10	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:18.73	1.93	102.5	192.369
11	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	1:18.78	1.98	102.6	192.247
12	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:18.88	2.08	102.7	192.003
13	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:18.99	2.19	102.9	191.736
14	7	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:19.05	2.25	102.9	191.590
15	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:19.13	2.33	103.0	191.396
16	33	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:19.79	2.99	103.9	189.813
17	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:19.83	3.03	103.9	189.718
18	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:19.98	3.18	104.1	189.362
19	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:19.99	3.19	104.2	189.339
20	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:20.14	3.34	104.3	188.984
21	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:20.24	3.44	104.5	188.749
22	10	Keke Rosberg	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:20.27	3.47	104.5	188.678
23	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford Cosworth	1:20.35	3.55	104.6	188.490
24	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:20.39	3.59	104.7	188.397
25	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:20.70	3.90	105.1	187.673
26	9	Jochen Mass	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:20.71	3.91	105.1	187.650
(27)	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:28.28	11.48	115.0	171.555
(28)	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:20.73	3.93	105.1	187.603
(29)	23	Geoff Lees	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:21.05	4.25	105.5	186.862
(30)	40	Tony Trimmer	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:21.41	4.61	106.0	186.036
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Sun, July 16th, 1978Round 10

For more detailed results, visit the Results pageResults in Brief

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