Round 10 · 16 July 1978
British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch · Kent, UK
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
33 drivers
After Round 9
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
45
pts
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
36
pts
3
Niki Lauda
Brabham
25
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
23
pts
5
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
22
pts
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6
John Watson
Brabham
12
pts
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
10
pts
8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
8
pts
9
James Hunt
McLaren
8
pts
10
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
8
pts
11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
7
pts
12
Alan Jones
Williams
5
pts
13
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
5
pts
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
4
pts
15
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
4
pts
16
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
3
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Martini
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
ATS
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
34 drivers
After Round 10
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
45
+0
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
—
36
+0
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
↑2
31
+9
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
↓1
31
+6
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
↓1
26
+3
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6
John Watson
Brabham
—
16
+4
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
10
+0
8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
8
+0
9
James Hunt
McLaren
—
8
+0
10
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
—
8
+0
11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
7
+0
12
Alan Jones
Williams
—
5
+0
13
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
↑1
5
+1
14
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↓1
5
+0
15
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
—
4
+0
16
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
3
+0
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
↑982
2
+2
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Martini
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
NEW
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
—
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 1:42:12.390 | 9 |
| 2 | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | +1.230 | 6 |
| 3 | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 9 | +37.250 | 4 |
| 4 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | +1:13.270 | 3 |
| 5 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | LUN Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 25 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 3L | 0 |
| R | MAS Jochen Mass | ATS | 26 | 11L | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | ATS | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | MER Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | DAL Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | — | 0 |