The 1978 Daily Express International Trophy was a non-championship round of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 19 March 1978. Ronnie Peterson qualified on pole position in the Lotus Ford and Keke Rosberg was the race winner in the Theodore Ford.
1978 Daily Express International Trophy Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Gap | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 40 | 1:12:49.02 | - | 96.64 mph | 11 | ||
| 2 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 40 | 1:12:50.90 | +1.88 | 1:38.63 | 40 | 8 | |
| 3 | 40 | Tony Trimmer | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 37 | +3 laps | +3 laps | 15 | |||
| 4 | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 37 | +3 laps | +3 laps | 5 | |||
| 5 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +9 laps | +9 laps | 10 | |||
| 6 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 25 | +15 laps | +15 laps | 7 | |||
| 7 | 38 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Accident | 9 | ||||
| 8 | 24 | Divina Galica | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 11 | Accident | DNQ | ||||
| 9 | 28 | Emilio de Villota | Spain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 9 | Clutch | 12 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Accident | 6 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Accident | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Handling | 1 | ||||
| 13 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Spun Off | 13 | ||||
| 14 | 7 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 0 | Spun Off | 4 | ||||
| 15 | 39 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 0 | Spun Off | 16 | ||||
| DNS | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 2 | ||||||
| DNS | 31 | René Arnoux | France | Martini Ford | Goodyear | 14 |
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | 1:16.85 | 1:16.07 | - |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:17.47 | 1:16.43 | +0.36 |
| 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | 1:16.60 | 1:17.19 | +0.53 |
| 4 | 7 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | 1:16.85 | 1:17.18 | +0.78 |
| 5 | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | 1:19.13 | 1:17.77 | +1.70 |
| 6 | 3 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | 1:18.64 | 1:17.98 | +1.91 |
| 7 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Shadow Ford | 1:21.48 | 1:18.15 | +2.08 |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:18.44 | 1:18.92 | +2.37 |
| 9 | 38 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Hesketh Ford | 1:19.57 | 1:18.88 | +2.81 |
| 10 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | 1:18.96 | 1:19.10 | +2.89 |
| 11 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Theodore Ford | 1:19.03 | 1:19.54 | +2.96 |
| 12 | 28 | Emilio de Villota | Spain | McLaren Ford | 1:19.85 | 1:19.36 | +3.29 |
| 13 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ensign Ford | 1:21.18 | 1:20.00 | +3.93 |
| 14 | 31 | René Arnoux | France | Martini Ford | 1:20.34 | 1:20.09 | +4.02 |
| 15 | 40 | Tony Trimmer | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | 1:20.51 | 1:20.43 | +4.36 |
| 16 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Shadow Ford | 1:20.63 | 1:21.26 | +4.56 |
| DNQ | 24 | Divina Galica | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | 1:28.45 | 1:23.07 | +7.00 |