Gridpedia1978 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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 63 | 1:49:59.86 | 9 | |
| 2 | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | 63 | +49.13 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | 63 | +57.02 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 63 | +1:33.12 | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | REGClay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | MASJochen Mass | ATS | 20 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 21 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 36 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 8 | 58 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 25 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | 40 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | 34 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | 25 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | 16 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PETRonnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 22 | ONGDanny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 30 | LUNBrett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | 11 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 8 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KEERupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | LEOLamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | 0 | Transmission | 0 | |
| W | 10 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 37 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | CHEEddie Cheever | Theodore | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 19 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | GALDivina 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
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |