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1978 British Grand Prix


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Formula One race number 10 of 16
Sunday, July 16, 1978 at Brands Hatch, Longfield, England
76 laps on a 4.206 kilometer road course (319.7 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:42:12.39
Average Speed: 187.668 kph
Pole Time: 76.8 seconds 		Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 1.23 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Fin St # Driver Team Chassis / Engine Laps Status Led
1 811   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015761:42:12.3917
2 41   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 126076+1.2326
3 92   John Watson Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 126076+37.250
4104   Patrick DePailler Elf Team TyrrellTyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV76+73.270
51816   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV75+1 lap0
6208   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV75+1 lap0
71633   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV75+1 lap0
82430   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS FabricationsMcLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV75+1 lap0
92519   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team SurteesSurtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV75+1 lap0
10 726   Jacques Laffite Ligier GitanesLigier JS9 / Matra MS7673+3 laps0
nc269   Jochen Mass ATS Racing TeamATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV65+11 laps0
ret2210   Keke Rosberg ATS Racing TeamATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV59suspension0
ret1717   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV49gearbox0
ret1215   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault ElfRenault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF146turbo0
ret 535   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing TeamArrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV40suspension0
ret193   Didier Pironi Elf Team TyrrellTyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV40gearbox0
ret 320   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf RacingWolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV36gearbox10
ret1114   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi AutomotiveFittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV32engine0
ret2337   Arturo Merzario Team MerzarioMerzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV32fuel system0
ret1522   Derek Daly Team Tissot EnsignEnsign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV30wheel0
ret 25   Mario Andretti John Player Team LotusLotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV28engine23
ret 627   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix EngineeringWilliams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV26transmission0
ret1312   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T3 / Ferrari 01519transmission0
ret2125   Hector Rebaque Team RebaqueLotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV15gearbox0
ret147   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV7crash0
ret 16   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team LotusLotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV6fuel system0

Failed to qualify:   Rupert Keegan (#18), Rolf Stommelen (#36), Geoff Lees (#23), Tony Trimmer (#40)

Fastest Lap: 192.687 kph by Niki Lauda

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Mario Andretti12323
  Jody Scheckter243310
  Niki Lauda345926
  Carlos Reutemann607617

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Mario Andretti 45    
2   Ronnie Peterson 36   -9  
3   Niki Lauda 31   -14  
4   Carlos Reutemann 31   -14  
5   Patrick DePailler 26   -19  
6   John Watson 16   -29  
7   Jacques Laffite 10   -35  
8   Jody Scheckter 8   -37  
9   Riccardo Patrese 8   -37  
10   James Hunt 8   -37  
11   Emerson Fittipaldi 7   -38  
12   Alan Jones 5   -40  
13   Patrick Tambay 5   -40  
14   Didier Pironi 5   -40  
15   Clay Regazzoni 4   -41  
16   Gilles Villeneuve 3   -42  
17   Hans-Joachim Stuck 2   -43