1978 John Player British Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 76 | 1:42:12.390 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 76 | 1:42:13.620 | 6 | 4 | FL |
| 3 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 76 | 1:42:49.640 | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 76 | 1:43:25.660 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 75 | +1 lap | 2 | 18 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 75 | +1 lap | 1 | 20 | |
| 7 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 75 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 8 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 75 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 9 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 75 | +1 lap | — | 25 | |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 73 | +3 laps | — | 7 | |
| NC | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 66 | +10 laps | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 59 | Suspension | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 49 | Gearbox | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 46 | Turbo | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 40 | Suspension | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 40 | Gearbox | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 36 | Gearbox | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 32 | Engine | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 32 | Fuel system | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 30 | Wheel | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 28 | Engine | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 26 | Transmission | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 19 | Transmission | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 15 | Gearbox | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | Accident | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 6 | Fuel leak | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 23 | Geoff Lees | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 40 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:16.800 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:17.060 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:17.370 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:17.480 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:18.280 |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:18.360 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:18.440 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.450 |
| 9 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:18.570 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:18.730 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:18.780 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:18.880 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.990 |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:19.050 |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:19.130 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:19.790 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:19.830 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:19.980 |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:19.990 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:20.140 |
| 21 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:20.240 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | — | — | — | 1:20.270 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:20.350 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:20.390 |
| 25 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:20.700 |
| 26 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:20.710 |
| 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:20.730 |
| 28 | Geoff Lees | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:21.050 |
| 29 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:21.100 |
| 30 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:21.410 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | — |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | — |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | — |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | — |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | — |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | — |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | — |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 16 | — |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | — |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | — |
| 21 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 21 | — |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 22 | — |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 23 | — |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | — |
| 25 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 25 | — |
| 26 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 72 | 1:18.600 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 45 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 36 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 31 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 31 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 26 |
| 6 | John Watson | 16 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | 8 |
| 9 | James Hunt | 8 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 7 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | 5 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | 5 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | 5 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
