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1978 British Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 10 of 16 Sunday, July 16, 1978 at Brands Hatch Circuit, Longfield, England 76 laps on a 4.206 kilometer road course (319.656 kilometers) Time of race: 1:42:12.39 Average speed: 187.668 kph Pole time: 76.8 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 1.23 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts ret 1 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 6 fuel system 0 0 ret 2 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 28 engine 23 0 ret 3 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 36 gearbox 10 0 2 4 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 76 +1.23 26 6 ret 5 35   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 suspension 0 0 ret 6 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 26 transmission 0 0 10 7 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 / Matra MS76 73 +3 laps 0 0 1 8 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 76 1:42:12.39 17 9 3 9 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 76 +37.25 0 4 4 10 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 +73.27 0 3 ret 11 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 32 engine 0 0 ret 12 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 46 turbo 0 0 ret 13 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 19 transmission 0 0 ret 14 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 7 crash 0 0 ret 15 22   Derek Daly Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 30 wheel 0 0 7 16 33   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +1 lap 0 0 ret 17 17   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 49 gearbox 0 0 5 18 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +1 lap 0 2 ret 19 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 gearbox 0 0 6 20 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +1 lap 0 1 ret 21 25   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 15 gearbox 0 0 ret 22 10   Keke Rosberg ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 59 suspension 0 0 ret 23 37   Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 32 fuel system 0 0 8 24 30   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS Fabrications McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +1 lap 0 0 9 25 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +1 lap 0 0 nc 26 9   Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 65 +11 laps 0 0

Fastest Lap: 192.687 kph by Niki Lauda Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 27 Rupert Keegan 18 Durex Team Surtees 28 Rolf Stommelen 36 Arrows Racing Team 29 Geoff Lees 23 Mario Delotti Racing 30 Tony Trimmer 40 Melchester Racing Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 23 23   Jody Scheckter 24 33 10   Niki Lauda 34 59 26   Carlos Reutemann 60 76 17 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 45     2   Ronnie Peterson 36   -9   3   Carlos Reutemann 31   -14   3   Niki Lauda 31   -14   5   Patrick Depailler 26   -19   6   John Watson 16   -29   7   Jacques Laffite 10   -35   8   Riccardo Patrese 8   -37   8   Jody Scheckter 8   -37   8   James Hunt 8   -37   11   Emerson Fittipaldi 7   -38   12   Didier Pironi 5   -40   12   Patrick Tambay 5   -40   12   Alan Jones 5   -40   15   Clay Regazzoni 4   -41   16   Gilles Villeneuve 3   -42   17   Hans-Joachim Stuck 2   -43