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1978 British Grand Prix
Round
10/16
Date
Jul 16, 1978 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Fawkham, United Kingdom
Circuit
Circuit length
4.207 m
Race distance
319.732 km (76 laps)
Reutemann
Winner
1:42:12.390
Winning time
Peterson
Pole position
Lauda
Fastest lap
1:18.600
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:42:12.390 | 8th | 76 | 9 |
| 2 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | +1.230 | 4th | 76 | 6 |
| 3 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +37.250 | 9th | 76 | 4 |
| 4 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:13.270 | 10th | 76 | 3 |
| 5 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | +1 lap | 18th | 75 | 2 |
| 6 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 lap | 20th | 75 | 1 |
| 7 | #33 Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | +1 lap | 16th | 75 | |
| 8 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | +1 lap | 24th | 75 | |
| 9 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +1 lap | 25th | 75 | |
| 10 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +3 laps | 7th | 73 | |
| NC | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | +10 laps | 26th | 66 | |
| DNF | #10 Keke Rosberg | ATS | Suspension | 22nd | 59 | |
| DNF | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Gearbox | 17th | 49 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Turbo | 12th | 46 | |
| DNF | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Suspension | 5th | 40 | |
| DNF | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Gearbox | 19th | 40 | |
| DNF | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Gearbox | 3rd | 36 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Engine | 11th | 32 | |
| DNF | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Fuel system | 23rd | 32 | |
| DNF | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | Wheel | 15th | 30 | |
| DNF | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Engine | 2nd | 28 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Transmission | 6th | 26 | |
| DNF | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Transmission | 13th | 19 | |
| DNF | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | Gearbox | 21st | 15 | |
| DNF | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Accident | 14th | 7 | |
| DNF | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | Fuel leak | 1st | 6 | |
| DNQ | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | ||||
| DNQ | #23 Geoff Lees | Ensign | ||||
| DNQ | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | ||||
| DNQ | #40 Tony Trimmer | McLaren |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:16.800 | |
| 2 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:17.060 | +0.260 |
| 3 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:17.370 | +0.570 |
| 4 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:17.480 | +0.680 |
| 5 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:18.280 | +1.480 |
| 6 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:18.360 | +1.560 |
| 7 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:18.440 | +1.640 |
| 8 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:18.450 | +1.650 |
| 9 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:18.570 | +1.770 |
| 10 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:18.730 | +1.930 |
| 11 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:18.780 | +1.980 |
| 12 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:18.880 | +2.080 |
| 13 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:18.990 | +2.190 |
| 14 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:19.050 | +2.250 |
| 15 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:19.130 | +2.330 |
| 16 | #33 Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 1:19.790 | +2.990 |
| 17 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:19.830 | +3.030 |
| 18 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:19.980 | +3.180 |
| 19 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:19.990 | +3.190 |
| 20 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:20.140 | +3.340 |
| 21 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:20.240 | +3.440 |
| 22 | #10 Keke Rosberg | ATS | 1:20.270 | +3.470 |
| 23 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:20.350 | +3.550 |
| 24 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:20.390 | +3.590 |
| 25 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:20.700 | +3.900 |
| 26 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:20.710 | +3.910 |
| 27 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:20.730 | +3.930 |
| 28 | #23 Geoff Lees | Ensign | 1:21.050 | +4.250 |
| 29 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:21.100 | +4.300 |
| 30 | #40 Tony Trimmer | McLaren | 1:21.410 | +4.610 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:18.600 | 72 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 4 | 5 | 45 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | 5 | 36 | -9 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 31 | -14 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 5 | 31 | -14 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 26 | -19 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 2 | 16 | -29 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 1 | 10 | -35 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 1 | 8 | -37 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 1 | 8 | -37 |
| 10 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 8 | -37 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 7 | -38 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 | 5 | -40 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 5 | -40 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 5 | -40 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 4 | -41 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -42 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 2 | -43 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus | Ford | 5 | 10 | 58 | |
| 2 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 7 | 40 | -18 |
| 3 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 31 | -27 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 4 | 28 | -30 |
| 5 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 12 | -46 |
| 6 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 1 | 10 | -48 |
| 7 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 1 | 8 | -50 |
| 8 | Wolf | Ford | 0 | 1 | 8 | -50 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 1 | 7 | -51 |
| 10 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 6 | -52 |
| 11 | Williams | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -53 |
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| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:37.176 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #9 Nico Rosberg | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.401 - Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #2 Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.661 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2011 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:34.908 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2010 | #6 Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:30.874 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Rubens Barrichello | 1:20.735 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Rubens Barrichello | 1:32.150 - Kimi Räikkönen | Heikki Kovalainen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:20.638 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:21.599 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:20.502 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:18.739 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:22.236 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:23.083 - Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:23.405 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | 1:26.217 - Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello |
| 1999 | #2 David Coulthard | Eddie Irvine | Ralf Schumacher | 1:28.309 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | 1:35.704 - Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Alexander Wurz | 1:24.475 - Michael Schumacher | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #6 Jacques Villeneuve | Gerhard Berger | Mika Häkkinen | 1:29.288 - Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill |
| 1995 | #2 Johnny Herbert | Jean Alesi | David Coulthard | 1:29.752 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Mika Häkkinen | 1:27.100 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Riccardo Patrese | 1:22.515 - Damon Hill | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | 1:22.539 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | 1:26.379 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | 1:11.291 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | 1:12.017 - Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | 1:23.308 - Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | 1:09.832 - Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | 1:09.593 - Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Jacques Laffite | 1:09.886 - Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | Ayrton Senna | 1:13.191 - Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | 1:14.212 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1982 | #8 Niki Lauda | Didier Pironi | Patrick Tambay | 1:13.028 - Brian Henton | Keke Rosberg |
| 1981 | #7 John Watson | Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | 1:15.067 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet | Carlos Reutemann | 1:12.368 - Didier Pironi | Didier Pironi |
| 1979 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:14.400 - Clay Regazzoni | Alan Jones |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Gunnar Nilsson | 1:19.600 - James Hunt | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | John Watson | 1:19.910 - Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda |
| 1975 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | Carlos Pace | Jody Scheckter | 1:20.900 - Clay Regazzoni | Tom Pryce |
| 1974 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jacky Ickx | 1:21.100 - Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #8 Peter Revson | Ronnie Peterson | Denny Hulme | 1:18.600 - James Hunt | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1972 | #8 Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | 1:24.000 - Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx |
| 1971 | #12 Jackie Stewart | Ronnie Peterson | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:19.900 - Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni |
| 1970 | #5 Jochen Rindt | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | 1:25.900 - Jack Brabham | Jochen Rindt |
| 1969 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | Bruce McLaren | 1:21.300 - Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt |
| 1968 | #22 Jo Siffert | Chris Amon | Jacky Ickx | 1:29.700 - Jo Siffert | Graham Hill |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Denny Hulme | Chris Amon | 1:27.000 - Denny Hulme | Jim Clark |
| 1966 | #5 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | 1:37.000 - Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | 1:32.200 - Graham Hill | Jim Clark |
| 1964 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | 1:38.800 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #4 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | 1:36.000 - John Surtees | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #20 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Bruce McLaren | 1:55.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1961 | #4 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Richie Ginther | 1:57.800 - Tony Brooks | Phil Hill |
| 1960 | #1 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Innes Ireland | 1:34.400 - Graham Hill | Jack Brabham |
| 1959 | #12 Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss | Bruce McLaren | 1:57.000 - Stirling Moss | Jack Brabham |
| 1958 | #1 Peter Collins | Mike Hawthorn | Roy Salvadori | 1:40.800 - Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss |
| 1957 | #20 Tony Brooks | Luigi Musso | Mike Hawthorn | 1:59.200 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1956 | #1 Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfonso de Portago | Jean Behra | 1:43.200 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1955 | #12 Stirling Moss | Juan Manuel Fangio | Karl Kling | 2:00.400 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1954 | #9 José Froilán González | Mike Hawthorn | Onofre Marimón | 1:50.000 - Alberto Ascari | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #5 Alberto Ascari | Juan Manuel Fangio | Nino Farina | 1:50.000 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 1952 | #15 Alberto Ascari | Piero Taruffi | Mike Hawthorn | 1:52.000 - Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina |
| 1951 | #12 José Froilán González | Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Villoresi | 1:44.000 - Nino Farina | José Froilán González |
| 1950 | #2 Nino Farina | Luigi Fagioli | Reg Parnell | 1:50.600 - Nino Farina | Nino Farina |
The 1978 British Grand Prix started Jul 16, 1978 on Brands Hatch in Fawkham, United Kingdom. Ronnie Peterson started from pole position with Mario Andretti next to him. Jody Scheckter started from third place.
In 1 hour, 42 minutes and 12 seconds Carlos Reutemann finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Niki Lauda in second and John Watson in third place.
After the 1978 British Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 45 points. Andretti is 9 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.