| «1978-10» | Britain Grand Prix - XXXI British Grand Prix |
| 1978-07-16 | Brands Hatch - 76 laps × 4.207 km : 319.732 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:18.600 | 192.687 km/h | 72 | |
| 2 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:18.840 | 192.100 km/h | 61 | +00.240 |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.350 | 190.866 km/h | 67 | +00.750 |
| 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.390 | 190.770 km/h | 28 | +00.790 |
| 5 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.390 | 190.770 km/h | 64 | +00.790 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:19.640 | 190.171 km/h | 68 | +01.040 |
| 7 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.790 | 189.813 km/h | 60 | +01.190 |
| 8 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:19.830 | 189.718 km/h | 67 | +01.230 |
| 9 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.890 | 189.576 km/h | 75 | +01.290 |
| 10 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.150 | 188.961 km/h | 6 | +01.550 |
| 11 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.390 | 188.397 km/h | 42 | +01.790 |
| 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:20.630 | 187.836 km/h | 42 | +02.030 |
| 13 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:20.750 | 187.557 km/h | 14 | +02.150 |
| 14 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.820 | 187.394 km/h | 31 | +02.220 |
| 15 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.820 | 187.394 km/h | 69 | +02.220 |
| 16 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.910 | 187.186 km/h | 31 | +02.310 |
| 17 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.040 | 186.885 km/h | 25 | +02.440 |
| 18 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.050 | 186.862 km/h | 48 | +02.450 |
| 19 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.150 | 186.632 km/h | 64 | +02.550 |
| 20 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.190 | 186.540 km/h | 26 | +02.590 |
| 21 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.400 | 186.059 km/h | 24 | +02.800 |
| 22 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.710 | 185.353 km/h | 43 | +03.110 |
| 23 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.880 | 184.968 km/h | 10 | +03.280 |
| 24 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.920 | 184.878 km/h | 4 | +03.320 |
| 25 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.450 | 183.690 km/h | 16 | +03.850 |