British Grand Prix 1978
16 July 1978
Brands Hatch, UK
- Location
- Kent, UK
- Laps
- 76
- Previous winners
- 1986Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1985Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1984Niki LaudaMcLaren
- 1983Nelson PiquetBrabham
- 1982Niki LaudaMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 3
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 5
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 6
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 8
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 9
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 10
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 12
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 13
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 14
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- 16
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
No time set
- 17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 19
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 20
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 21
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 22
Keke Rosberg
ATS
No time set
- 23
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- 24
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- 25
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 26
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- PIT
Geoff Lees
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Tony Trimmer
McLaren
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +7 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 76 laps | 1:42:12.39 | 9pts |
| 2 | +2 | Niki Lauda Brabham | 76 laps | +1.23 | 6pts |
| 3 | +6 | John Watson Brabham | 76 laps | +37.25 | 4pts |
| 4 | +6 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 76 laps | +1:13.27 | 3pts |
| 5 | +13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 75 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +14 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 75 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +9 | Bruno Giacomelli McLaren | 75 laps | ||
| 8 | +16 | Brett Lunger McLaren | 75 laps | ||
| 9 | +16 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 75 laps | ||
| 10 | -3 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 73 laps | ||
| N | - | Jochen Mass ATS | 65 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg ATS | 59 laps | ||
| R | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 36 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | Derek Daly Ensign | 30 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 26 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt McLaren | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 6 laps | ||
| F | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Geoff Lees Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Tony Trimmer McLaren | 0 laps |