Round 10 · 1978
British Grand Prix
WinnerREUFerrari · from P8
PolePEO
Fastest lap1:18.600Lauda · L72
Biggest gain+16Lunger P24→P8
Retirements16of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 8 | +7 | 76 | 1:42:12.390 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 4 | +2 | 76 | +1.230 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 9 | +6 | 76 | +37.250 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 10 | +6 | 76 | +1:13.270 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Shadow | 18 | +13 | 75 | +1 lap | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 20 | +14 | 75 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | McLaren | 16 | +9 | 75 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 24 | +16 | 75 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Surtees | 25 | +16 | 75 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 7 | -3 | 73 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 2 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Rolf Stommelen STM | Arrows | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 1 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | 17 | 49 | DNF · L49 | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | 11 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | |||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | 23 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 3 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 14 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | ATS | 26 | 66 | NC · L66 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 12 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | |||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 6 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Tony Trimmer TRI | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 21 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 5 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 13 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | |||
| — | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 19 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Keke Rosberg ROG | ATS | 22 | 59 | DNF · L59 | — | ||
| — | Derek Daly DAD | Ensign | 15 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Geoff Lees LEE | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 10
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 45 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 36 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 31 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | 31 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 26 | ▼1 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | 16 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 10 | |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | 8 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Brands Hatch
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | British Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1974 | British Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 3 |
| 1972 | British Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 2 | |
| 1970 | British Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1968 | British Grand Prix | Jo Siffert SIF | Team Lotus | 4 |
| 1966 | British Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 1 |
| 1964 | British Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |