Season
1978
Race
2. Brazilian Grand Prix
1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -22.9756, -43.395
- Altitude
- 1126 m
- Race number
- 299
R
29/01/1978 00:00 · America/Sao_Paulo · 63 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | +3 | 63 | 1:49:59.860 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | +5 | 63 | 1:50:48.990 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | +7 | 63 | 1:50:56.880 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | -1 | 63 | 1:51:32.980 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | +10 | 62 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | +13 | 62 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 20 | +13 | 62 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | 21 | +13 | 61 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +5 | 61 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | +8 | 59 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | -3 | 58 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | +10 | 40 | — | 0 | Physical | — | |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | -7 | 35 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | -9 | 34 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 15 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | -13 | 25 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | -7 | 25 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | -5 | 16 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | -17 | 15 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 19 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | +4 | 13 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | -7 | 11 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | -10 | 8 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 22 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | +2 | 5 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | -6 | 0 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | -8 | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — |