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British Grand Prix

Date
Sun 16th July 1978 (UTC)
Sun 16th July 1978 (Local)

Timestamp
1978-07-16T00:00:00

Time
00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
10

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Location
Brands Hatch

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Description
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.
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.


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01				Carlos Reutemann	1:42:12.39
02				Niki Lauda	+0:01.23
03				John Watson	+0:37.25
04				Patrick Depailler	+1:13.27
05				Hans Stuck	+1 Lap
06				Patrick Tambay	+1 Lap
07				Bruno Giacomelli	+1 Lap
08				Brett Lunger	+1 Lap
09				Vittorio Brambilla	+1 Lap
10				Jacques Laffite	+3 Laps
11				Jochen Mass	+11 Laps
12				Keke Rosberg	DNF
13				Clay Regazzoni	DNF
14				Jean-Christophe Boullion	DNF
15				Riccardo Patrese	DNF
16				Didier Pironi	DNF
18				Emerson Fittipaldi	DNF
19				Arturo Merzario	DNF
20				Derek Daly	DNF
21				Mario Andretti	DNF
22				Alan Jones	DNF
23				Gilles Villeneuve	DNF
24				Hector Rebaque	DNF
25				James Hunt	DNF
26				Ronnie Peterson	DNF
27				Rupert Keegan	Did not qualify
28				Rolf Stommelen	Did not qualify
29				Geoff Lees	Did not qualify
30				Tony Trimmer	Did not qualify

Result Description
1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:42:12.39
2 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 1.23
3 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 37.25
4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford + 1:13.27
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford + 1 Lap
6 Tambay McLaren-Ford + 1 Lap
7 Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford + 1 Lap
8 Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford + 1 Lap
9 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford + 1 Lap
10 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra + 3 Laps


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