The 1978 British Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on 16 July 1978. Ronnie Peterson started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and Carlos Reutemann was the race winner for Ferrari.
1978 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Michelin | 76 | 1:42:12.390 | 1:42:12.390 | - | - | 1:18.840 | 61 | 187.660 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 76 | +1.230 | 1:42:13.620 | +1.230 | +1.230 | 1:18.600 | 72 | 187.620 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 76 | +37.250 | 1:42:49.640 | +37.250 | +36.020 | 1:19.830 | 67 | 186.520 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +1:13.270 | 1:43:25.660 | +1:13.270 | +36.020 | 1:19.350 | 67 | 185.440 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1:42:25.880 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | 1:19.790 | 60 | 184.780 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1:42:27.510 | 1 Lap | +1.630 | 1:19.390 | 64 | 184.730 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1:42:29.960 | 1 Lap | +2.450 | 1:19.890 | 75 | 184.660 | 16 | |
| 8 | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1:43:12.600 | 1 Lap | +42.640 | 1:20.820 | 69 | 183.390 | 24 | |
| 9 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1:43:33.990 | 1 Lap | +21.390 | 1:21.150 | 64 | 182.760 | 25 | |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 73 | +3 laps | 1:42:52.320 | 3 Laps | 2 Laps | 1:19.640 | 68 | 179.080 | 7 | |
| NC | 9 | Jochen Mass | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 66 | +10 laps | 1:43:08.580 | 1:21.710 | 43 | 161.490 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 59 | Suspension | 1:21.050 | 48 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 49 | Gearbox | 1:20.390 | 42 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 46 | Turbo | 1:20.630 | 42 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Suspension | 5 | |||||||
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Gearbox | 1:21.400 | 24 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 36 | Gearbox | 1:20.910 | 31 | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 1:20.820 | 31 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Fuel System | 1:22.450 | 16 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Wheel | 1:21.190 | 26 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Engine | 1:19.390 | 28 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Transmission | 1:21.040 | 25 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 19 | Transmission | 1:20.750 | 14 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Gearbox | 1:21.880 | 10 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Accident | 1:21.920 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Fuel System | 1:20.150 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 23 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 40 | Tony Trimmer | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear |