| Race details | ||
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| Non-Championship Race in the 1978 Formula One season | ||
The Silverstone circuit in 1978. |
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| Date | 19 March 1978 | |
| Official name | XXX BRDC International Trophy | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.724 km (2.935 mi) |
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| Distance | 40 laps, 188.95 km (117.41 mi) | |
| Weather | Heavy rain. | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:16.07 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Cosworth |
| Time | 1:38.63 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Keke Rosberg | Theodore-Cosworth |
| Second | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Cosworth |
| Third | Tony Trimmer | McLaren-Cosworth |
The XXX BRDC International Trophy was 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 (~189 miles) of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. 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 a young Keke Rosberg, his first victory in a Formula One car in only his second ever Formula One race.
| Previous race: 1977 Race of Champions |
Formula One Non-Championship races 1978 season |
Next race: 1979 Race of Champions |
| Previous race: 1977 BRDC International Trophy |
BRDC International Trophy | Next race: 1979 BRDC International Trophy |
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