| «1978-10» | Britain Grand Prix - XXXI British Grand Prix |
| 1978-07-16 | Brands Hatch - 76 laps × 4.207 km : 319.732 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.800 | 197.203 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.060 | +00.260 (+0.339%) | +00.260 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.370 | +00.570 (+0.742%) | +00.310 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:17.480 | +00.680 (+0.885%) | +00.110 |
| 5 | 5 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.280 | +01.480 (+1.927%) | +00.800 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.360 | +01.560 (+2.031%) | +00.080 |
| 7 | 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:18.440 | +01.640 (+2.135%) | +00.080 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:18.450 | +01.650 (+2.148%) | +00.010 |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:18.570 | +01.770 (+2.305%) | +00.120 |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.730 | +01.930 (+2.513%) | +00.160 |
| 11 | 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.780 | +01.980 (+2.578%) | +00.050 |
| 12 | 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:18.880 | +02.080 (+2.708%) | +00.100 |
| 13 | 13 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:18.990 | +02.190 (+2.852%) | +00.110 |
| 14 | 14 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.050 | +02.250 (+2.930%) | +00.060 |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.130 | +02.330 (+3.034%) | +00.080 |
| 16 | 16 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.790 | +02.990 (+3.893%) | +00.660 |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.830 | +03.030 (+3.945%) | +00.040 |
| 18 | 18 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.980 | +03.180 (+4.141%) | +00.150 |
| 19 | 19 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.990 | +03.190 (+4.154%) | +00.010 |
| 20 | 20 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.140 | +03.340 (+4.349%) | +00.150 |
| 21 | 21 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.240 | +03.440 (+4.479%) | +00.100 |
| 22 | 22 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.270 | +03.470 (+4.518%) | +00.030 |
| 23 | 23 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.350 | +03.550 (+4.622%) | +00.080 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.390 | +03.590 (+4.674%) | +00.040 |
| 25 | 25 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.700 | +03.900 (+5.078%) | +00.310 |
| 26 | 26 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.710 | +03.910 (+5.091%) | +00.010 |
| 27 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.730 | +03.930 (+5.117%) | +00.020 | |
| 28 | 23 | Geoff Lees | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.050 | +04.250 (+5.534%) | +00.320 | |
| 29 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.100 | +04.300 (+5.599%) | +00.050 | |
| 30 | 40 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.410 | +04.610 (+6.003%) | +00.310 |