Brazilian Grand Prix 1978
29 January 1978
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brazil
- Location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laps
- 63
- Previous winners
- 1989Nigel MansellFerrari
- 1988Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1987Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1986Nelson PiquetWilliams
- 1985Alain ProstMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 3
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 6
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 7
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 8
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 9
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 10
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 11
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 12
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 13
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- 14
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 15
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 16
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
No time set
- 17
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
No time set
- 18
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 19
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 20
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- 21
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 22
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 23
Danny Ongais
Ensign
No time set
- 24
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Eddie Cheever
Theodore
No time set
- PIT
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Divina Galica
Hesketh
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +3 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 63 laps | 1:49:59.86 | 9pts |
| 2 | +5 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 63 laps | +49.13 | 6pts |
| 3 | +7 | Niki Lauda Brabham | 63 laps | +57.02 | 4pts |
| 4 | -1 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 63 laps | +1:33.12 | 3pts |
| 5 | +10 | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 62 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +13 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 62 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +13 | Jochen Mass ATS | 62 laps | ||
| 8 | +13 | John Watson Brabham | 61 laps | ||
| 9 | +5 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 61 laps | ||
| 10 | +8 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 59 laps | ||
| 11 | -3 | Alan Jones Williams | 58 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 35 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt McLaren | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Danny Ongais Ensign | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Brett Lunger McLaren | 11 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Lamberto Leoni Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eddie Cheever Theodore | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Divina Galica Hesketh | 0 laps |