Results
Grande Premio do Brasil 1978
RACE Results
| Position | No. | Car | Time | Laps/Points | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1977 Ferrari 312 T2 formula one Carlos Reutemann | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | 1h49m59.86s | 63 laps 9 points | |
| 2 | 14 | Fittipaldi F5A Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi Automotive | + 49.13s | 63 laps 6 points | |
| 3 | 1 | Brabham BT45C Niki Lauda | Parmalat Racing Team | + 57.02s | 63 laps 4 points | |
| 4 | 5 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Mario Andretti | John Player Team Lotus | + 1m33.12s | 63 laps 3 points | |
| 5 | 17 | Shadow DN8 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow Racing Team | + 1 lap | 62 laps 2 points | |
| 6 | 3 | Tyrrell 008 Formula 1 Didier Pironi | ELF | Team Tyrrell | + 1 lap | 62 laps 1 points | |
| 7 | 9 | Datsun HS1 Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | + 1 lap | 62 laps | |
| 8 | 2 | Brabham BT45C John Marshall Watson | Parmalat Racing Team | + 2 laps | 61 laps | |
| 9 | 26 | Ligier JS7 Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | + 2 laps | 61 laps | |
| 10 | 36 | Arrows FA1 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows Racing Team | + 4 laps | 59 laps | |
| 11 | 27 | Williams FW06 Alan Jones | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | + 5 laps | 58 laps | |
| 25 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Héctor Alonso Rebaque | Team Rebaque | DNF | 40 laps | physical | |
| 12 | 1976 Ferrari 312 T2 formula one Gilles Villeneuve | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | DNF | 35 laps | spun off | |
| 8 | McLaren M26 Patrick Tambay | Marlboro Team McLaren | DNF | 34 laps | spun off | |
| 7 | McLaren M26 James Hunt | Marlboro Team McLaren | DNF | 25 laps | spun off | |
| 16 | Shadow DN8 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow Racing Team | DNF | 25 laps | fuel system | |
| 20 | Wolf WR1 Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | DNF | 16 laps | accident | |
| 6 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus | DNF | 15 laps | collision | |
| 22 | Ensign N177 Danny Ongais | Team Tissot Ensign | DNF | 13 laps | brakes | |
| 30 | McLaren M23 Brett Lunger | Ligget Group | BS Frabrications | DNF | 11 laps | overheating | |
| 4 | Tyrrell 008 Formula 1 Patrick Depailler | ELF | Team Tyrrell | DNF | 8 laps | accident | |
| 18 | Surtees TS19 Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | DNF | 5 laps | accident | |
| 23 | Ensign N177 Lamberto Leoni | Team Tissot Ensign | DNF | 0 laps | transmission | |
| 10 | Datsun HS1 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS Racing Team | DNS | |||
| 37 | Merzario A1 Arturo Merzario | Team Merzario | DNC | |||
| 32 | Theodore TR1 Eddie Cheever | Theodore Racing Team | DNC | |||
| 19 | Surtees TS19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | DNC | |||
| 24 | Hesketh 308E Divina Galica | Olympus Cameras | Hesketh Racing | DNC |