1978 British Grand Prix

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The 1978 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 16 July 1978 at Brands Hatch.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 76 1:42:12.39 8 9
2 1 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 76 +1.23 secs 4 6
3 2 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 76 +37.25 secs 9 4
4 4 Flag of France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 76 +1:13.27 10 3
5 16 Flag of Germany Hans Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford 75 +1 Lap 18 2
6 8 Flag of France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 75 +1 Lap 20 1
7 33 Flag of Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford 75 +1 Lap 16
8 30 Flag of the United States Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 75 +1 Lap 24
9 19 Flag of Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 75 +1 Lap 25
10 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 73 +3 Laps 7
NC 9 Flag of Germany Jochen Mass ATS-Ford 65 +11 Laps 26
Ret 10 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg ATS-Ford 59 Suspension 22
Ret 17 Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford 49 Gearbox 17
Ret 15 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 46 Turbo 12
Ret 35 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 40 Suspension 5
Ret 3 Flag of France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 40 Gearbox 19
Ret 20 Flag of South Africa Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 36 Gearbox 3
Ret 14 Flag of Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 32 Engine 11
Ret 37 Flag of Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 32 Fuel System 23
Ret 22 Flag of Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 30 Wheel 15
Ret 5 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 28 Engine 2
Ret 27 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 26 Transmission 6
Ret 12 Flag of Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 19 Transmission 13
Ret 25 Flag of Mexico Hector Rebaque Lotus-Ford 15 Gearbox 21
Ret 7 Flag of the United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 7 Accident 14
Ret 6 Flag of Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 6 Fuel System 1
DNQ 18 Flag of the United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford
DNQ 36 Flag of Germany Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford
DNQ 23 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford
DNQ 40 Flag of the United Kingdom Tony Trimmer McLaren-Ford


[edit] Notes


Previous race:
1978 French Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1978 season
Next race:
1978 German Grand Prix
Previous race:
1977 British Grand Prix
British Grand Prix Next race:
1979 British Grand Prix
Awards
Preceded by
1977 British Grand Prix
Formula One Promotional Trophy
for Race Promoter

1978
Succeeded by
1979 Italian Grand Prix