British Grand Prix 1978

Brands Hatch
Fawkham
16 July 1978
76 laps
319.7 km
4.207 km a lap

Pole positionRonnie PetersonLotus · 1:16.800
Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:18.600 · lap 72
Winner started fromP8on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	11	Ferrari	8	76	1:42:12.390	9
2	Niki Laudafastest lap	1	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	4	76	+1.230	6
3	John Watson	2	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	9	76	+37.250	4
4	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	10	76	+1:13.270	3
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	Shadow · Ford	18	75	+1 lap	2
6	Patrick Tambay	8	McLaren · Ford	20	75	+1 lap	1
7	Bruno Giacomelli	33	McLaren · Ford	16	75	+1 lap
8	Brett Lunger	30	McLaren · Ford	24	75	+1 lap
9	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Surtees · Ford	25	75	+1 lap
10	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	7	73	+3 laps
NC	Jochen Mass	9	ATS · Ford	26	66	+10 laps
DNF	Keke Rosberg	10	ATS · Ford	22	59	Suspension
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	17	Shadow · Ford	17	49	Gearbox
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Renault	12	46	Turbo
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	35	Arrows · Ford	5	40	Suspension
DNF	Didier Pironi	3	Tyrrell · Ford	19	40	Gearbox
DNF	Jody Scheckter	20	Wolf · Ford	3	36	Gearbox
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi · Ford	11	32	Engine
DNF	Arturo Merzario	37	Merzario · Ford	23	32	Fuel system
DNF	Derek Daly	22	Ensign · Ford	15	30	Wheel
DNF	Mario Andretti	5	Lotus · Ford	2	28	Engine
DNF	Alan Jones	27	Williams · Ford	6	26	Transmission
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Ferrari	13	19	Transmission
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	25	Lotus · Ford	21	15	Gearbox
DNF	James Hunt	7	McLaren · Ford	14	7	Accident
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	6	Lotus · Ford	1	6	Fuel leak
DNQ	Rolf Stommelen	36	Arrows · Ford	–
DNQ	Geoffrey Lees	23	Ensign · Ford	–
DNQ	Rupert Keegan	18	Surtees · Ford	–
DNQ	Tony Trimmer	40	McLaren · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:16.800
2	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:17.060	+0.260
3	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:17.370	+0.570
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:17.480	+0.680
5	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:18.280	+1.480
6	Alan Jones	Williams	1:18.360	+1.560
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:18.440	+1.640
8	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:18.450	+1.650
9	John Watson	Brabham	1:18.570	+1.770
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:18.730	+1.930
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:18.780	+1.980
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:18.880	+2.080
13	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:18.990	+2.190
14	James Hunt	McLaren	1:19.050	+2.250
15	Derek Daly	Ensign	1:19.130	+2.330
16	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	1:19.790	+2.990
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	1:19.830	+3.030
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:19.980	+3.180
19	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:19.990	+3.190
20	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:20.140	+3.340
21	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:20.240	+3.440
22	Keke Rosberg	ATS	1:20.270	+3.470
23	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:20.350	+3.550
24	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:20.390	+3.590
25	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:20.700	+3.900
26	Jochen Mass	ATS	1:20.710	+3.910
27	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	1:20.730	+3.930
28	Geoffrey Lees	Ensign	1:21.050	+4.250
29	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	1:21.100	+4.300
30	Tony Trimmer	McLaren	1:21.410	+4.610

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	72	1:18.600

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 10
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Mario Andretti	45
2	Ronnie Peterson	36
3	Carlos Reutemann	31	▲2
4	Niki Lauda	31	▼1
5	Patrick Depailler	26	▼1
6	John Watson	16
7	Jacques Laffite	10
8	Riccardo Patrese	8
9	James Hunt	8
9	Jody Scheckter	8

Constructors' championship after round 10
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Lotus	58
2	Brabham	40
3	Ferrari	31	▲1
4	Tyrrell	28	▼1
5	McLaren	12
6	Ligier	10
7	Arrows	8
8	Wolf	8
9	Fittipaldi	7
10	Shadow	6	▲1