British Grand Prix 1978
Brands Hatch
16 July
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 76 1h42m12.39s 9 8
2 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 76 1h42m13.62s 6 4
3 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 76 1h42m49.64s 4 9
4 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 76 1h43m25.66s 3 10
5 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 75 - 2 18
6 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 75 - 1 20
7 33 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 75 - - 16
8 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M26 Ford 75 - - 24
9 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford 75 - - 25
10 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 Matra 73 - - 7
NC 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 66 - - 26
R 10 Keke Rosberg FIN ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 59 Suspension - 22
R 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 49 Gearbox - 17
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 46 Engine - 12
R 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 40 Suspension - 5
R 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 40 Gearbox - 19
R 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 Ford 36 Gearbox - 3
R 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 32 Engine - 11
R 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford 32 Fuel Pump - 23
R 22 Derek Daly IRL Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 30 Lost Wheel - 15
R 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 28 Engine - 2
R 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 26 Driveshaft - 6
R 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 19 Driveshaft - 13
R 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford 15 Gearbox - 21
R 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 7 Accident - 14
R 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 6 Fuel Leak - 1
DNQ 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 23 Geoff Lees GBR Mario Deliotti Racing Ensign N177 Ford - - - -
DNQ 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford - - - -
DNQ 40 Tony Trimmer GBR Melchester Racing McLaren M23 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Mario Andretti1-2323
Jody Scheckter24-3310
Niki Lauda34-5926
Carlos Reutemann60-7617

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m16.80s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m18.60s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Mario Andretti USA 45
2 Ronnie Peterson SWE 36
3= Niki Lauda AUT 31
3= Carlos Reutemann ARG 31
5 Patrick Depailler FRA 26
6 John Watson GBR 16