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British Grand Prix

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Sun 16th July 1978 12:00am Local
Sun 16th July 1978 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
Round 10

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Location
Brands Hatch

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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	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:42:12.39
02			Niki Lauda	Brabham	+0:01.23
03			John Watson	Brabham	+0:37.25
04			Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Racing	+1:13.27
05			Hans Stuck	Shadow	+1 Lap
06			Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
07			Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
08			Brett Lunger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
09			Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Racing Organisation	+1 Lap
10			Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+3 Laps
11			Jochen Mass	ATS	+11 Laps
12			Keke Rosberg	ATS	DNF
13			Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	DNF
14			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
15			Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
16			Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
18			Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
19			Arturo Merzario	Merzario	DNF
20			Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	DNF
21			Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	DNF
22			Alan Jones	Williams Racing	DNF
23			Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
24			Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	DNF
25			James Hunt	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
26			Ronnie Peterson	Lotus F1	DNF
27			Rupert Keegan	Surtees Racing Organisation	Did not qualify
28			Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Grand Prix International	Did not qualify
29			Geoff Lees	Ensign Racing	Did not qualify
30			Tony Trimmer	McLaren Formula 1 Team	Did not qualify

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