← 1978 Season
Round 2 · GP · 1978
Brazilian Grand Prix
29 Jan 1978Autódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetBrazilfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 63 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | 63 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | 63 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 63 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 20 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | John Watson | Brabham | 21 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 58 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | 40 | Physical | 0 | — |
| P13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | 34 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P15 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | 25 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | 16 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P18 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P19 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P20 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | 11 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| P21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 8 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P22 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | 5 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | 0 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P2 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P3 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P8 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P10 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — |
| P17 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — |
| P21 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P22 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P23 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — |