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1978 South African GP
1977 Race of Champions
1976 BRDC International Trophy
1978 BRDC International Trophy
1978 International Gold Cup
1979 Race of Champions
XXX
BRDC International Trophy
Event
Overview •
Sessions
•
Entry List
Qualifying
Qualification
Race
Classification
•
Fastest Laps
•
Laps Led
Details
Date
Sunday 19 March 1978
Event
BRDC International Trophy
Circuit
Silverstone
Event Format
Race of 40 laps
Championship
Non-championship
Race number
#1 of
1
in 1978
#419 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps
40
Circuit Perimeter
4724 m
Race Distance
4724 × 40 − 10 = 188.950 km
Grid Format
Unknown
Pole Position
Unknown
First Corner
Unknown
Participants
Entries
17
Qualifiers
16
Finishers
6
Debutants
Derek Daly
(
Driver
),
Lotus 79
(
Car Model
),
Shadow DN9
(
Car Model
),
Villiger Kiel Team Shadow
(
Entrant
)
Milestones
Car 14
– 1st Fastest Lap (
Car Number
)
Car 32
– 1st Win (
Car Number
)
Car 6
– 1st Pole Position (
Car Number
)
Copersucar-Fittipaldi
– 1st Fastest Lap (
Entrant
)
Ford
– 1st Fastest Lap (
Engine Manufacturer
)
Ford
– 1st Pole Position (
Engine Manufacturer
)
Ford
– 1st Win (
Engine Manufacturer
)
John Player Team Lotus
– 1st Pole Position (
Entrant
)
Theodore Racing Hong Kong
– 1st Win (
Entrant
)
Emerson Fittipaldi
– 1st Fastest Lap (
Driver
)
Fittipaldi
– 1st Fastest Lap (
Car Manufacturer
)
Keke Rosberg
– 1st Win (
Driver
)
Lotus
– 1st Pole Position (
Car Manufacturer
)
Theodore
– 1st Win (
Car Manufacturer
)
Ronnie Peterson
– 1st Pole Position (
Driver
)
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 32
Car 6
Car 14
Entrant
Theodore Racing Hong Kong
John Player Team Lotus
Copersucar-Fittipaldi
Driver
Keke Rosberg
Ronnie Peterson
Emerson Fittipaldi
Car
Theodore
TR1
Lotus
79
Fittipaldi
F5A
Engine
Ford
Cosworth
Ford
Cosworth
Ford
Cosworth
Time
1:12'49.02
1'16.07
1'38.63
Speed
155.692 km/h
223.563 km/h
172.426 km/h
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