Great Britain (1978)

Date: 16 July 1978

Location: Fawkham, United Kingdom

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 9 76 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
2 Austria Niki Lauda 6 76 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
3 United Kingdom John Watson 4 76 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
4 France Patrick Depailler 3 76 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
5 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 2 75 Shadow Ford Goodyear
6 France Patrick Tambay 1 75 McLaren Ford Goodyear
7 Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 75 McLaren Ford Goodyear
8 United States of America Brett Lunger 0 75 McLaren Ford Goodyear
9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 0 75 Surtees Ford Goodyear
10 France Jacques Laffite 0 73 Ligier Matra Goodyear
NC Germany Jochen Mass 0 66 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNF Finland Keke Rosberg 0 59 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNF Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 49 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 46 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 40 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF France Didier Pironi 0 40 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 36 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 32 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Arturo Merzario 0 32 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNF Ireland Derek Daly 0 30 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 28 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF Australia Alan Jones 0 26 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 19 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Mexico HĂ©ctor Rebaque 0 15 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 7 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Sweden Ronnie Peterson 0 6 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNQ Germany Rolf Stommelen 0 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNQ United Kingdom Geoff Lees 0 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNQ United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 0 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNQ United Kingdom Tony Trimmer 0 McLaren Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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1978 John Player British Grand Prix (1978)

Date: 1978-07-16 · Circuit: Brands Hatch (United Kingdom)

Podium
  1. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 9 pts
  2. Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 6 pts
  3. John Marshall Watson Brabham 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 8 +7 1:42:12.390 9
2 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 4 +2 1:42:13.620 6
3 John Marshall Watson Brabham 9 +6 1:42:49.640 4
4 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 10 +6 1:43:25.660 3
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 18 +13 2
6 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 20 +14 1
7 Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 16 +9
8 Robert Brett Lunger McLaren 24 +16
9 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 25 +16
10 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 7 -3
Jochen Richard Mass ATS 26
Keijo Erik Rosberg ATS 22 Suspension
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 17 Gearbox
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 12 Turbo
Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 5 Suspension
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 19 Gearbox
Jody David Scheckter Wolf 3 Gearbox
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 11 Engine
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario 23 Fuel system
Derek Daly Ensign 15 Wheel
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 2 Engine
Alan Stanley Jones Williams 6 Transmission
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 13 Transmission
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 21 Gearbox
James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 14 Accident
Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1 Fuel leak
Rolf Johann Stommelen Arrows
Geoffrey Lees Ensign
Rupert Keegan Surtees
Tony Trimmer McLaren
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1
2 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 2
3 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 3
4 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 4
5 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 5
6 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 6
7 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 7
8 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 8
9 John Marshall Watson Brabham 9
10 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 10

Fastest Lap

Andreas Nikolaus Lauda (Brabham) – 1:42:13.620

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