1978.10-Gran Bretagna
XXXI British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch, 16 luglio 1978
76 giri x 4.207 km – 319.732 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 2 | John WATSON | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 10 | Keke ROSBERG | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS01 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR5 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Derek DALY | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 23 | Geoff LEES | Mario Deliotti Racing | Ensign | N175 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS9 | Matra | MS78 V12 3.0 |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | Liggett Group/BS Fabrications | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 31 | René ARNOUX | Automobiles Martini | Martini | MK23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Wolf | WR3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 33 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 36 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 40 | Tony TRIMMER | Melchester Racing | McLaren | M23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’16”80 |
| 2 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’17”06 |
| 3 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’17”37 |
| 4 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’17”48 |
| 5 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’18”28 |
| 6 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’18”36 |
| 7 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’18”44 |
| 8 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’18”45 |
| 9 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’18”57 |
| 10 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’18”73 |
| 11 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1’18”78 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 1’18”88 |
| 13 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’18”99 |
| 14 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’19”05 |
| 15 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’19”13 |
| 16 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’19”79 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’19”83 |
| 18 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’19”98 |
| 19 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’19”99 |
| 20 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”14 |
| 21 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”24 |
| 22 | Keke ROSBERG | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”27 |
| 23 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”35 |
| 24 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”39 |
| 25 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”70 |
| 26 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”71 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 27 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’20”73 |
| 28 | Geoff LEES | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”05 |
| 29 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”10 |
| 30 | Tony TRIMMER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’21”41 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 76 | ( 187.698 km/h ) |
| 2 | 1 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 76 | ( +01.23s ) |
| 3 | 2 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 76 | ( +37.25s ) |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 76 | ( +1m 13.27s ) |
| 5 | 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 75 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 75 | |
| 7 | 33 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 75 | |
| 8 | 30 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 75 | |
| 9 | 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 75 | |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 73 | |
| nc | 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 66 | |
| ab | 10 | Keke ROSBERG | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 59 | |
| ab | 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 49 | |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 46 | |
| ab | 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 40 | |
| ab | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 40 | |
| ab | 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 36 | |
| ab | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 32 | |
| ab | 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 32 | |
| ab | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 30 | |
| ab | 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 28 | |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 26 | |
| ab | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 19 | |
| ab | 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 15 | |
| ab | 7 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 7 | |
| ab | 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 6 | |
| nq | 36 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 23 | Geoff LEES | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 40 | Tony TRIMMER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | ||
| f | 31 | René ARNOUX | Martini | Ford Cosworth | Iscrizione rifiutata | |
| f | 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | Iscrizione rifiutata |
GIRO VELOCE
| n | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’18”60 | 72 | 192.687 |
