1978 Brazilian Grand Prix Results

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro

January 29, 1978

Round 2

Race Winner

Carlos Reutemann

Ferrari

Circuit

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Brazilian Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	63	1:49:59.860	9
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	63	+49.130	6
3	Niki Lauda	Brabham	63	+57.020	4
4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	63	+1:33.120	3
5	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	62	+1 Lap	2
6	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	62	+1 Lap	1
7	Jochen Mass	ATS	62	+1 Lap	0
8	John Watson	Brabham	61	+2 Laps	0
9	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	61	+2 Laps	0
10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	59	+4 Laps	0
11	Alan Jones	Williams	58	+5 Laps	0
12	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	40	Physical	0
13	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	35	Spun off	0
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	34	Spun off	0
15	James Hunt	McLaren	25	Spun off	0
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	25	Fuel system	0
17	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	16	Accident	0
18	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	15	Collision	0
19	Danny Ongais	Ensign	13	Brakes	0
20	Brett Lunger	McLaren	11	Overheating	0
21	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	8	Accident	0
22	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	5	Accident	0
23	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	0	Transmission	0
24	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	0	Withdrew	0

Race Statistics

Location:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used