1978 BRDC International Trophy

The XXX BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship motor race for Formula One cars held on 19 March 1978 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. It was the 30th running of the International Trophy, and the last to non-Championship Formula One regulations. The race was held over 40 laps of the Silverstone circuit, for a total distance of around .

Although qualifying sessions had been dry, the race was run in torrential rain, resulting in multiple accidents and drivers spinning off. The race was eventually won by Keke Rosberg, his first victory in a Formula One car in only his second ever Formula One race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	6	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	1:16.85	1:16.07	—
2	1	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:17.47	1:16.43	+0.36
3	5	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	1:16.60	1:17.19	+0.53
4	7	Template:Flagicon James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	1:16.85	1:17.18	+0.78
5	30	Template:Flagicon Brett Lunger	McLaren-Ford	1:19.13	1:17.77	+1.70
6	3	Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	1:18.64	1:17.98	+1.91
7	16	Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck Jr.	Shadow-Ford	1:21.48	1:18.15	+2.08
8	14	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:18.44	1:18.92	+2.37
9	38	Template:Flagicon Derek Daly	Hesketh-Ford	1:19.57	1:18.88	+2.81
10	18	Template:Flagicon Rupert Keegan	Surtees-Ford	1:18.96	1:19.10	+2.89
11	32	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Theodore-Ford	1:19.03	1:19.54	+2.96
12	28	Template:Flagicon Emilio de Villota	McLaren-Ford	1:19.85	1:19.36	+3.29
13	22	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ensign-Ford	1:21.18	1:20.00	+3.93
14	31	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Martini-Ford	1:20.34	1:20.09	+4.02
15	40	Template:Flagicon Tony Trimmer	McLaren-Ford	1:20.51	1:20.43	+4.36
16	17	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Shadow-Ford	1:20.63	1:21.26	+4.56
DNQ	24	Template:Flagicon Divina Galica	Hesketh-Ford	1:28.45	1:23.07	+7.00
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Race

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Qual
1	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Theodore Racing	Theodore-Cosworth	1:12:49.02	11
2	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Cosworth	+ 1.88	8
3	Template:Flagicon Tony Trimmer	Melchester Racing	McLaren-Cosworth	+ 3 Laps	15
4	Template:Flagicon Brett Lunger	BS Fabrications	McLaren-Cosworth	+ 3 Laps	7
5	Template:Flagicon Rupert Keegan	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees-Cosworth	+ 9 Laps	10
NC	Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck Jr.	Villiger Kiel Team Shadow	Shadow-Cosworth	+ 15 Laps	5
Ret	Template:Flagicon Derek Daly	Olympus Hesketh	Hesketh-Cosworth	Accident	9
Ret	Template:Flagicon Divina Galica	Olympus Hesketh	Hesketh-Cosworth	Accident	DNQ*
Ret	Template:Flagicon Emilio de Villota	Centro Asegurador	McLaren-Cosworth	Clutch	12
Ret	Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Accident	6
Ret	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	Accident	3
Ret	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	Handling	1**
Ret	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Tissot Ensign	Ensign-Cosworth	Spun Off	13
Ret	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Villiger Kiel Team Shadow	Shadow-Cosworth	Spun Off	16
Ret	Template:Flagicon James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	Spun Off	4
DNS	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	Parmalat Brabham	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Spun off	2
DNS	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Automobiles Martini	Martini-Cosworth	Withdrew	14
DNA	Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass	ATS Wheels Racing	ATS-Cosworth
DNA	Template:Flagicon Lamberto Leoni	Tissot Ensign	Ensign-Cosworth
DNA	Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario	Merzario Racing	Merzario-Cosworth
DNA	Template:Flagicon Guy Edwards	Team March	March-Cosworth

* Failed to qualify, but started as first reserve driver after Lauda and Arnoux withdrew.

** Started from the pit lane.

Sources

• BRDC International Trophy www.silhouet.com