1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
🇧🇷 Brazil Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Round 2 of 16
Podium
P1
P2
P3
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 4 | 63 | 1:49:59.86 | Finished | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 14 | 7 | 63 | +49.130s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 10 | 63 | +57.020s | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 3 | 63 | +1:33.120 | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 15 | 62 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 3 | 19 | 62 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 9 | 20 | 62 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 21 | 61 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | 14 | 61 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 36 | 18 | 59 | +4 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 27 | 8 | 58 | +5 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 25 | 22 | 40 | +23 Laps | Physical | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 12 | 6 | 35 | +28 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | 5 | 34 | +29 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 2 | 25 | +38 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 16 | 9 | 25 | +38 Laps | Fuel system | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 20 | 12 | 16 | +47 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | 1 | 15 | +48 Laps | Collision | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 22 | 23 | 13 | +50 Laps | Brakes | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 30 | 13 | 11 | +52 Laps | Overheating | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | 11 | 8 | +55 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | 24 | 5 | +58 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 23 | 17 | 0 | +63 Laps | Transmission | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 10 | 16 | 0 | +63 Laps | Withdrew | 0 | 0 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.