Results
8. Grande Premio do Brasil
RACE Results
| Position | No. | Car | Time | Laps/Points | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Ligier JS11 Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | 1h40m09.64s | 40 laps 9 points | |
| 2 | 25 | Ligier JS11 Patrick Depailler | Ligier Gitanes | + 5.28s | 40 laps 6 points | |
| 3 | 2 | Lotus 79 Carlos Reutemann | Martini Racing Team Lotus | + 44.14s | 40 laps 4 points | |
| 4 | 3 | Tyrrell 009 Formula 1 Didier Pironi | Team Tyrrell | + 1m25.88s | 40 laps 3 points | |
| 5 | 12 | 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 formula one Gilles Villeneuve | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | + 1 lap | 39 laps 2 points | |
| 6 | 11 | 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 formula one Jody Scheckter | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | + 1 lap | 39 laps 1 points | |
| 7 | 30 | Arrows A1B Jochen Mass | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 8 | 7 | McLaren M28 John Marshall Watson | Marlboro Team McLaren | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 9 | 29 | Arrows A1B Riccardo Patrese | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 10 | 15 | 1977 Renault RS01 formula one | Equipe Renault Elf | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 11 | 14 | Fittipaldi F5A Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi Automotive | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 12 | 18 | Shadow DN9 | Shadow-Ford | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 13 | 22 | Ensign N177 Derek Daly | Team Ensign | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 14 | 17 | Shadow DN9 Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | + 1 lap | 39 laps | |
| 15 | 28 | Williams FW06 Clay Regazzoni | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | + 2 laps | 38 laps | |
| 27 | Williams FW06 Alan Jones | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | DNF | 33 laps | fuel system | |
| 9 | Datsun D2 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS Wheels | DNF | 31 laps | steering | |
| 16 | 1977 Renault RS01 formula one René Arnoux | Equipe Renault Elf | DNF | 28 laps | spun off | |
| 20 | Wolf WR7 James Hunt | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | DNF | 7 laps | steering | |
| 8 | McLaren M28 Patrick Tambay | Marlboro Team McLaren | DNF | 7 laps | collision | |
| 5 | Brabham BT48 Niki Lauda | Parmalat Racing Team | DNF | 5 laps | gear box | |
| 6 | Brabham BT48 Nelson Piquet | Parmalat Racing Team | DNF | 5 laps | accident | |
| 1 | Lotus 79 Mario Andretti | Martini Racing Team Lotus | DNF | 2 laps | fuel leak | |
| 4 | Tyrrell 009 Formula 1 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Tyrrell | DNF | 0 laps | electrical | |
| 31 | Lotus 79 Héctor Alonso Rebaque | Team Rebaque | DNC | |||
| 24 | Merzario A1B Arturo Merzario | Team Merzario | DNC |