Brazilian Grand Prix
1978 · Round 2 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Jan 29, 1978Race summary
Reutemann won the race from 4th on the grid, 49.1s ahead of Fittipaldi. Pironi was the standout mover, climbing from 19th to 6th. Jones lost the most ground, from 8th on the grid down to 11th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | 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 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | 40 | Physical | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | 34 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | 25 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | 11 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |