British Grand Prix
Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) won the 1978 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch.
Circuit Brands Hatch
LocationKent, UK
Date16 July 1978
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 76 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 76 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | 76 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | 76 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 75 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 75 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 16 | 75 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 75 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 25 | 75 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 73 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 26 | 65 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 22 | 59 | Suspension | 0 |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 49 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 46 | Turbo | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | 40 | Suspension | 0 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 23 | 32 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | 30 | Wheel | 0 |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 26 | Transmission | 0 |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | 15 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 25 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 6 | Fuel system | 0 |