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1978 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
29 Jan 1978
Circuit
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Round
2 of 16
Winner
Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 4 63 1:49:59.86 9
2 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 7 63 +49.13 6
3 1 Niki Lauda Brabham 10 63 +57.02 4
4 5 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 3 63 +1:33.12 3
5 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 15 62 +1 Lap 2
6 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 19 62 +1 Lap 1
7 9 Jochen Mass ATS 20 62 +1 Lap 0
8 2 John Watson Brabham 21 61 +2 Laps 0
9 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 14 61 +2 Laps 0
10 36 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 18 59 +4 Laps 0
11 27 Alan Jones Williams 8 58 +5 Laps 0
R 25 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 22 40 Physical 0
R 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 6 35 Spun off 0
R 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 5 34 Spun off 0
R 7 James Hunt McLaren 2 25 Spun off 0
R 16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 9 25 Fuel system 0
R 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf 12 16 Accident 0
R 6 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 1 15 Collision 0
R 22 Danny Ongais Ensign 23 13 Brakes 0
R 30 Brett Lunger McLaren 13 11 Overheating 0
R 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 11 8 Accident 0
R 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees 24 5 Accident 0
R 23 Lamberto Leoni Ensign 17 0 Transmission 0
W 10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS 16 0 Withdrew 0
F 37 Arturo Merzario Merzario PL 0 Did not qualify 0
F 32 Eddie Cheever Theodore PL 0 Did not qualify 0
F 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees PL 0 Did not qualify 0
F 24 Divina Galica Hesketh PL 0 Did not qualify 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Standings after this race

Drivers

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Team Lotus 1 12
2 Brabham 0 10
3 Ferrari 1 9
4 Fittipaldi 0 6
5 Tyrrell 0 5
6 McLaren 0 3
7 Shadow 0 2
8 ATS 0 0
9 Ligier 0 0
10 Wolf 0 0

Full 1978 standings