Gridpedia1978 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 16 Jul 1978
- Circuit
- Brands Hatch, Kent, UK
- Round
- 10 of 16
- Winner
- Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 76 | 1:42:12.39 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 76 | +1.23 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 9 | 76 | +37.25 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | 76 | +1:13.27 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 75 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 75 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 33 | GIABruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 16 | 75 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 30 | LUNBrett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 75 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 25 | 75 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 73 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 9 | MASJochen Mass | ATS | 26 | 65 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 10 | ROSKeke Rosberg | ATS | 22 | 59 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | REGClay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 49 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 15 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 46 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 35 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | 40 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 37 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | 23 | 32 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DALDerek Daly | Ensign | 15 | 30 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 5 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 6 | 26 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | 19 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 25 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | 15 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 14 | 7 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PETRonnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 6 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| F | 18 | KEERupert Keegan | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | STORolf Stommelen | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 23 | LEEGeoff Lees | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 40 | TRITony Trimmer | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 45 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 36 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 31 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 5 | 58 |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolf | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 6 |