1978 British Grand Prix

October 2023 June 2013 F1 UK British File:Brands Hatch 1976-1987.svg XXXI John Player British Grand Prix 16 July 1978 10 16 Brands Hatch, Kent, England Permanent racing facility 2.613 4.206 76 198.588 319.656 Dry Ronnie Peterson Sweden Lotus-Ford 1:16.80 Niki Lauda Austria Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:18.60 72 Carlos Reutemann Argentina Ferrari Niki Lauda Austria Brabham-Alfa Romeo John Watson UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo GBR 250px|thumb|right|James Hunt, in a McLaren M26, crashed out on lap 8. The 1978 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXI John Player British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 16 July 1978. It was the tenth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Brands_Hatch-1978-07-16e.jpg 1978 British Grand Prix Entry list The 76-lap race was won by Argentinian driver Carlos Reutemann, driving a Ferrari. After starting from eighth position, Reutemann worked his way up the field and took the lead on lap 60, eventually winning by 1.2 seconds from Austrian driver Niki Lauda in the Brabham-Alfa Romeo. Lauda's Northern Irish teammate, John Watson, finished third. Report Qualifying With a total of 31 cars on the entry list, it was decided to forbid the Martini of René Arnoux from taking part, thus leaving 30 cars for qualifying.http://8w.forix.com/martini.html What? - Martini 8W 29 October 2013 As expected, the Lotuses filled the front row of the grid, although on this occasion Ronnie Peterson was ahead of Mario Andretti. Jody Scheckter in the Wolf and Niki Lauda in the Brabham made up the second row, while on the third were Riccardo Patrese in the Arrows and Alan Jones in the Williams. The top ten was completed by Jacques Laffite in the Ligier, Carlos Reutemann in the Ferrari, John Watson in the second Brabham and Patrick Depailler in the Tyrrell. Race At the start of the race, Andretti took the lead from Peterson, with Scheckter holding third and Jones moving up to fourth. The Lotuses quickly pulled out a large gap, and looked set to dominate, until Peterson retired on lap 7 with a fuel leak. Andretti continued to lead until a puncture forced him to pit on lap 24, before his engine failed five laps later. Scheckter inherited the lead, closely followed by Jones, Lauda and Patrese. On lap 27, Jones's driveshaft failed, before Scheckter began to suffer gearbox problems. On lap 34, Lauda overtook the South African, who retired three laps later. This left Patrese in second, with Reutemann up to third, Watson fourth, Didier Pironi fifth in the second Tyrrell and Keke Rosberg sixth in the ATS.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr307.html Grand Prix Results: British GP, 1978 Grandprix.com 29 October 2013 On lap 41, Patrese suffered a rear puncture which led to a suspension failure. Pironi also retired on this lap with gearbox trouble, promoting Rosberg to fourth. The Finn soon came under pressure from Depailler, who got by on lap 49. Reutemann closed up to Lauda and passed him for the lead on lap 60, as the two were lapping the McLaren of Bruno Giacomelli. The Argentine held off the Austrian for the remaining laps, eventually taking his third win of the season by 1.2 seconds. Watson finished 36 seconds behind Lauda and 36 ahead of Depailler, while a suspension failure for Rosberg on lap 60 meant that the final points went to Hans-Joachim Stuck in the Shadow and Patrick Tambay in the McLaren. Classification Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford 1:16.80 2 USA Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford +0.26 3 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf–Ford +0.57 4 AUT Niki Lauda Brabham–Alfa Romeo +0.62 5 ITA Riccardo Patrese Arrows–Ford +1.48 6 AUS Alan Jones Williams–Ford +1.56 7 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +1.64 8 ARG Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +1.65 9 GBR John Watson Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.77 10 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +1.93 11 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +1.98 12 FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault +2.08 13 CAN Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +2.19 14 GBR James Hunt McLaren–Ford +2.25 15 IRL Derek Daly Ensign–Ford +2.33 16 ITA Bruno Giacomelli McLaren–Ford +2.99 17 SUI Clay Regazzoni Shadow–Ford +3.03 18 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow–Ford +3.18 19 FRA Didier Pironi Tyrrell–Ford +3.19 20 FRA Patrick Tambay McLaren–Ford +3.34 21 MEX Héctor Rebaque Lotus–Ford +3.44 22 FIN Keke Rosberg ATS–Ford +3.47 23 ITA Arturo Merzario Merzario–Ford +3.55 24 USA Brett Lunger McLaren–Ford +3.59 25 ITA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees–Ford +3.90 26 FRG Jochen Mass ATS–Ford +3.91 27 GBR Rupert Keegan Surtees–Ford +3.93 28 FRG Rolf Stommelen Arrows–Ford +4.25 29 GBR Geoff Lees Ensign–Ford +4.61 30 GBR Tony Trimmer McLaren–Ford +11.48 WD Withdrawn FRA René Arnoux Martini–Ford Withdrew Source:https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/1978/british-grand-prix/classification/qualifying Formula One 1978 British Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats *Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Michelin 76 1:42:12.39 8 9 2 1 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 76 + 1.23 4 6 3 2 UK John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 76 + 37.25 9 4 4 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 76 + 1:13.27 10 3 5 16 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford Goodyear 75 + 1 Lap 18 2 6 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 75 + 1 Lap 20 1 7 33 Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford Goodyear 75 + 1 Lap 16 8 30 US Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford Goodyear 75 + 1 Lap 24 9 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford Goodyear 75 + 1 Lap 25 10 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Goodyear 73 + 3 Laps 7 NC Not classified 9 FRG Jochen Mass ATS-Ford Goodyear 65 + 11 Laps 26 Ret Retired 10 Finland Keke Rosberg ATS-Ford Goodyear 59 Suspension 22 Ret Retired 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford Goodyear 49 Gearbox 17 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 46 Turbo 12 Ret Retired 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 40 Suspension 5 Ret Retired 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 40 Gearbox 19 Ret Retired 20 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Goodyear 36 Gearbox 3 Ret Retired 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 32 Engine 11 Ret Retired 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear 32 Fuel System 23 Ret Retired 22 Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford Goodyear 30 Wheel 15 Ret Retired 5 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 28 Engine 2 Ret Retired 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 26 Transmission 6 Ret Retired 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 19 Transmission 13 Ret Retired 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear 15 Gearbox 21 Ret Retired 7 UK James Hunt McLaren-Ford Goodyear 7 Accident 14 Ret Retired 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Goodyear 6 Fuel Leak 1 DNQ Did not qualify 18 UK Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 36 FRG Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 23 UK Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 40 UK Tony Trimmer McLaren-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/418/ 1978 British Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035213/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/418/ 3 September 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1978-british-grand-prix/ 1978 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 16 July 1978 5 November 2021 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Geoff Lees. This was the 5th Grand Prix start for Finnish driver. This race marked the 50th podium finish for an Austrian driver. This was the 50th Grand Prix start for Fittipaldi, the 10th Grand Prix start for Williams and the 5th Grand Prix start for Merzario. This was the 9th win of the British Grand Prix for Ferrari. It broke the previous record set by Lotus at the 1972 British Grand Prix. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 USA Mario Andretti 45 10px 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson 36 10px 2 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann 31 10px 1 4 AUT Niki Lauda 31 10px 1 5 FRA Patrick Depailler 26Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1978/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1978 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 58 10px 2 UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo 40 10px 1 3 ITA Ferrari 31 10px 1 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 28 10px 5 UK McLaren-Ford 12Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References British Grand Prix 1978 1978 French Grand Prix 1978 German Grand Prix 1977 British Grand Prix 1979 British Grand Prix 1977 British Grand Prix 1979 Italian Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:Sport in Kent