Season
1978
Race
2. Brazilian Grand Prix
1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -22.9756, -43.395
- Altitude
- 1126 m
- Race number
- 299
Driver standings after the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Championship change | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | = | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | = | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | = | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | = | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | -2 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | -2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | -2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | = | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | = | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | = | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Arturo Merzario | — | = | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | = | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | John Watson | Brabham | = | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | ATS | = | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | = | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | — | = | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | = | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | = | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | = | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | = | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | = | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | = | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | = | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | = | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | = | 0 | 0 |