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Event: John Player British Grand Prix			Date: 16.7.1978
Track: Brands Hatch Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.206 kms		Organiser: RAC
GP Great Britain
Formula 1 World Championship (round 10)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1^st	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari SEFAC	76
2^nd	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	76
3^rd	2	Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	76
4^th	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	76	Engine
5^th	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	75
6^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	75
7^th	33	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	75
8^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	75
9^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	75
10^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	73

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing	66

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
10	Keke Rosberg	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing	59	Front suspension
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	49	Gearbox
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	46	Engine
35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	40	Puncture
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	40	Gearbox mounting
20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	36	Gearbox
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	32	Engine
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	32	Fuel pump
22	Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	30	Lost wheel
5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	28	Engine
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	26	Drive shaft
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari SEFAC	19	Drive shaft
25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	15	Gearbox
7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	8	Accident
6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	6	Fuel system

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
23	Geoff Lees	Ensign N175 Ford	Mario Deliotti Racing
18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees
40	Tony Trimmer	McLaren M23 Ford	Melchester Racing

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	2T	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing		Spare car
	3T	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell		Spare car
	4T	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell		Spare car
	6T	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus		Spare car
	7T	James Hunt	McLaren M26E Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren		Spare car
	9T	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing		Spare car
	15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf		Spare car
	18T	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees		Spare car
	20T	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR6 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
5T		Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car
8T		McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
12T		Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari SEFAC	Spare car
14T		Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	Spare car
16T		Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	Spare car
22T		Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	Spare car
25T		Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	Spare car
26T		Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Spare car
27T		Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Spare car
30T		McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	Spare car
35T		Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Spare car

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
31	René Arnoux	Martini Mk.23 Ford	Automobiles Martini	Reserve
32	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR1 Ford	Theodore Racing Honk Kong	Reserve

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