The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 10

British Grand Prix

1978  ·  Brands Hatch  ·  16 July 1978  ·  76 laps

  1. 1st Carlos Reutemann Ferrari · 01:42:12.39
  2. 2nd Niki Lauda Brabham · +1.23
  3. 3rd John Watson Brabham · +37.25

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ronnie Peterson

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 6

Ronnie Peterson

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Fuel system

03 Lap 26

Alan Jones

Retirement Williams  —  Transmission

04 Lap 28

Mario Andretti

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Engine

05 Lap 36

Jody Scheckter

Retirement Wolf  —  Gearbox

06 Lap 40

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Arrows  —  Suspension

07 Lap 65

Jochen Mass

Retirement ATS  —  +11 Laps

08 On the Charge

Brett Lunger

McLaren  —  P24 → P8

09 Victory

Carlos Reutemann

Ferrari  —  Won from P8

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 8 76 01:42:12.39 9
2 Niki Lauda Brabham 4 76 +1.23 6
3 John Watson Brabham 9 76 +37.25 4
4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 10 76 +1:13.270 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
8 Brett Lunger McLaren 24 75 +1 Lap
9 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 25 75 +1 Lap
10 Jacques Laffite Ligier 7 73 +3 Laps
11 Jochen Mass ATS 26 65 +11 Laps
12 Keke Rosberg ATS 22 59 Suspension
13 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 17 49 Gearbox
14 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 12 46 Turbo
15 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 5 40 Suspension
16 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 19 40 Gearbox
17 Jody Scheckter Wolf 3 36 Gearbox
18 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 11 32 Engine
19 Arturo Merzario Merzario 23 32 Fuel system
20 Derek Daly Ensign 15 30 Wheel
21 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 2 28 Engine
22 Alan Jones Williams 6 26 Transmission
23 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 13 19 Transmission
24 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 21 15 Gearbox
25 James Hunt McLaren 14 7 Accident
26 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 1 6 Fuel system

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