1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 2 of the 1978 Formula 1 season, held on 29 January 1978.
Circuit: Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Carlos Reutemann won for Ferrari. Pole position: Ronnie Peterson.
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 63 | 1:49:59.860 | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | 63 | +49.130 | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | 63 | +57.020 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 63 | +1:33.120 | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 20 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | 21 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 58 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | 40 | Physical | 0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | 34 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | 25 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | 11 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| W | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
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