Race results
Race startJuly 16, 1978 at 01:00British Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:42:12.39 | 76 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | +1.230 | 76 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | +37.250 | 76 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:13.270 | 76 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | +1 Lap | 75 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 Lap | 75 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | +1 Lap | 75 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | +1 Lap | 75 | 24 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +1 Lap | 75 | 25 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +3 Laps | 73 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | +11 Laps | 65 | 26 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | DNF (Suspension) | 59 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | DNF (Gearbox) | 49 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Turbo) | 46 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 40 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | DNF (Gearbox) | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Engine) | 32 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | DNF (Fuel system) | 32 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | DNF (Wheel) | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Transmission) | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Transmission) | 19 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | DNF (Fuel system) | 6 | 1 | 0 |