1978 - British Grand Prix

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1978 - British Grand Prix

Race Name - British Grand Prix
Date - 7/16/1978
Race Track - Brands Hatch
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 76
Pole Winner Ronnie Peterson
Average Race Speed - 187.668 kph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Niki Lauda
Race Number - 10

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	8	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
2	4	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
3	9	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
4	10	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	18	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	20	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	16	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	24	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	25	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76
11	26	Jochen Mass	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	22	Keke Rosberg	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	12	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
15	5	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	19	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	3	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	23	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	15	Derek Daly	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	2	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	6	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	13	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
24	21	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	14	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	1	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV