Season
1978
Race
10. British Grand Prix
1978 British Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 51.3569, 0.263056
- Altitude
- 145 m
- Race number
- 307
R
16/07/1978 00:00 · Europe/London · 76 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +7 | 76 | 1:42:12.390 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | +2 | 76 | 1:42:13.620 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | +6 | 76 | 1:42:49.640 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | +6 | 76 | 1:43:25.660 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | +13 | 75 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | +14 | 75 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 16 | +9 | 75 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +16 | 75 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 25 | +16 | 75 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | -3 | 73 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 26 | +15 | 65 | — | 0 | +11 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 22 | +10 | 59 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | +4 | 49 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | -2 | 46 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | -10 | 40 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | +3 | 40 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | -14 | 36 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | -7 | 32 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 23 | +4 | 32 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | -5 | 30 | — | 0 | Wheel | — | |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | -19 | 28 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | -16 | 26 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | -10 | 19 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | -3 | 15 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 25 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | -11 | 7 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 26 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | -25 | 6 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — |