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1978 British Grand Prix
Sun, July 16th, 1978
Round 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 page
Results in Brief
Race
Grid
Qualifying
P
No
Driver
Constructor
Laps
Time/Retired
Avg
Speed
Grid
Pts
1
11
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
76
1:42:12.39
187.698
8
9
2
1
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
76
+ 1.23 secs
187.660
4
6
3
2
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
76
+ 37.25 secs
186.564
9
4
4
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
76
+ 1m 13.27 secs
185.482
10
3
5
16
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
75
+ 1 Lap
184.821
18
2
6
8
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
75
+ 1 Lap
184.772
20
1
7
33
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
75
+ 1 Lap
184.699
16
8
30
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
75
+ 1 Lap
183.427
24
9
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
75
+ 1 Lap
182.796
25
10
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
73
+ 3 Laps
179.122
7
NC
9
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford Cosworth
66
+ 10 Laps
161.521
26
Ret
10
Keke Rosberg
ATS-Ford Cosworth
59
Front suspension
22
Ret
17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
49
Gearbox
17
Ret
15
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
46
Turbo
12
Ret
35
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
40
Rear suspension
5
Ret
3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
40
Gearbox
19
Ret
20
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
36
Gearbox
3
Ret
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Copersucar-Ford Cosworth
32
Engine
11
Ret
37
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford Cosworth
32
Fuel pump
23
Ret
22
Derek Daly
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
30
Wheel
15
Ret
5
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
28
Engine
2
Ret
27
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford Cosworth
26
Transmission
6
Ret
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
19
Transmission
13
Ret
25
Hector Rebaque
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
15
Gearbox
21
Ret
7
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
8
Accident
14
Ret
6
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
6
Fuel system
1
DNQ
18
Rupert Keegan
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
DNQ
36
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
DNQ
23
Geoff Lees
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
DNQ
40
Tony Trimmer
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Np
31
René Arnoux
Martini-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap:
1:18.60 -
Niki Lauda
(Lap 72)
Further details »
R
o
w
1
1
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:16.80
2
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:17.06
R
o
w
2
3
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
1:17.37
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:17.42
R
o
w
3
5
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
1:18.28
6
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford Cosworth
1:18.36
R
o
w
4
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
1:18.44
8
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
1:18.45
R
o
w
5
9
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:18.57
10
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:18.73
R
o
w
6
11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Copersucar-Ford Cosworth
1:18.78
12
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
1:18.88
R
o
w
7
13
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
1:18.99
14
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:19.05
R
o
w
8
15
Derek Daly
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
1:19.13
16
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:19.79
R
o
w
9
17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
1:19.83
18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
1:19.98
R
o
w
10
19
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:19.99
20
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:20.14
R
o
w
11
21
Hector Rebaque
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:20.24
22
Keke Rosberg
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:20.27
R
o
w
12
23
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford Cosworth
1:20.35
24
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:20.39
R
o
w
13
25
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
1:20.70
26
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:20.71
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
Further details »
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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