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1978 Britain Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Brands Hatch circuit. Full information

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1978 Britain Grand Prix

1978 Britain Grand Prix is 307th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Brands Hatch circuit. Ronnie Peterson won the pole position, Carlos Reutemann won this race. Niki Lauda and John Watson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 76 laps (320 km).

Previous race: 1978 France Grand Prix
Next race: 1978 Germany Grand Prix
Race Start: 16th July 1978

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1978 Britain Grand Prix

71st victory for the Ferrari team
8th victory for the Carlos Reutemann
22nd podium for the Carlos Reutemann
37th podium for the Niki Lauda
6th podium for the John Watson

Carlos Reutemann - Winner of the 1978 Britain Grand Prix

1978 Britain Grand Prix

Ferrari 312T3 #11 - 1978 Britain Grand Prix winner

1978 Britain Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T3, #11	9.00	1h 42m 12.39s ( 187.698 km/h )	76	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46A, #1	6.00	1h 42m 13.62s ( +01.23s )	76	Parmalat Racing Team
3	John Watson	Brabham BT46A, #2	4.00	1h 42m 49.64s ( +37.25s )	76	Parmalat Racing Team
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008, #4	3.00	1h 43m 25.66s ( +1m 13.27s )	76	Elf Team Tyrrell
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9, #16	2.00		75	Shadow Racing Team
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26, #8	1.00		75	Marlboro Team McLaren
7	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren M26, #33	0		75	Marlboro Team McLaren
8	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26, #30	0		75	Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications
9	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20, #19	0		75	Beta Team Surtees
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9, #26	0		73	Ligier Gitanes
nc	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1, #9	0		66	ATS Racing Team
ab	Keke Rosberg	ATS HS1, #10	0	Suspension	59	ATS Racing Team
ab	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9, #17	0	Gearbox	49	Shadow Racing Team
ab	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01, #15	0	Engine	46	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008, #3	0	Gearbox	40	Elf Team Tyrrell
ab	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1, #35	0	Puncture	40	Arrows Racing Team
ab	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5, #20	0	Gearbox	36	Walter Wolf Racing
ab	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1, #37	0	Fuel pump	32	Team Merzario
ab	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5A, #14	0	Engine	32	Fittipaldi Automotive
ab	Derek Daly	Ensign N177, #22	0	Wheel lost	30	Team Tissot Ensign
ab	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79, #5	0	Engine	28	John Player Team Lotus
ab	Alan Jones	Williams FW06, #27	0	Transmission	26	Williams Grand Prix Engineering
ab	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T3, #12	0	Transmission	19	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78, #25	0	Gearbox	15	Team Rebaque
ab	James Hunt	McLaren M26, #7	0	Accident	7	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79, #6	0	Fuel leak	6	John Player Team Lotus
nq	Tony Trimmer	McLaren M23, #40	0			Melchester Racing
nq	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1, #36	0			Arrows Racing Team
f	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR3, #32	0	Registration denied		Theodore Racing Hong Kong
f	René Arnoux	Martini MK23, #31	0	Registration denied		Automobiles Martini
nq	Geoff Lees	Ensign N177, #23	0			Team Tissot Ensign
nq	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20, #18	0			Durex Team Surtees

Qualifying Results for the 1978 Britain Grand Prix on the Brands Hatch circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79, #6	1'16''80	John Player Team Lotus
2	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79, #5	1'17''06	John Player Team Lotus
3	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5, #20	1'17''37	Walter Wolf Racing
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46A, #1	1'17''48	Parmalat Racing Team
5	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1, #35	1'18''28	Arrows Racing Team
6	Alan Jones	Williams FW06, #27	1'18''36	Williams Grand Prix Engineering
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9, #26	1'18''44	Ligier Gitanes
8	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T3, #11	1'18''45	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
9	John Watson	Brabham BT46A, #2	1'18''57	Parmalat Racing Team
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008, #4	1'18''73	Elf Team Tyrrell
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5A, #14	1'18''78	Fittipaldi Automotive
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01, #15	1'18''88	Equipe Renault Elf
13	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T3, #12	1'18''99	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
14	James Hunt	McLaren M26, #7	1'19''05	Marlboro Team McLaren
15	Derek Daly	Ensign N177, #22	1'19''13	Team Tissot Ensign
16	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren M26, #33	1'19''79	Marlboro Team McLaren
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9, #17	1'19''83	Shadow Racing Team
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9, #16	1'19''98	Shadow Racing Team
19	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008, #3	1'19''99	Elf Team Tyrrell
20	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26, #8	1'20''14	Marlboro Team McLaren
21	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78, #25	1'20''24	Team Rebaque
22	Keke Rosberg	ATS HS1, #10	1'20''27	ATS Racing Team
23	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1, #37	1'20''35	Team Merzario
24	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26, #30	1'20''39	Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications
25	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20, #19	1'20''70	Beta Team Surtees
26	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1, #9	1'20''71	ATS Racing Team
27	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1, #36	1'20''73	Arrows Racing Team
28	Geoff Lees	Ensign N177, #23	1'21''05	Team Tissot Ensign
29	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20, #18	1'21''10	Durex Team Surtees
30	Tony Trimmer	McLaren M23, #40	1'21''41	Melchester Racing
0	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR3, #32	0	Theodore Racing Hong Kong
0	René Arnoux	Martini MK23, #31	0	Automobiles Martini