Brazilian Grand Prix
Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) won the 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.
Circuit Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date29 January 1978
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 63 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | 63 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | 63 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 63 | Finished | 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 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | 40 | Physical | 0 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | 34 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | 25 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 0 |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | 11 | Overheating | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |