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1978 Grand Prix of Brazil Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Tweet Formula One race number 2 of 16 Sunday, January 29, 1978 at Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 63 laps on a 5.031 kilometer road course (316.953 kilometers) Time of race: 1:49:59.86 Average speed: 172.907 kph Pole time: 100.45 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 49.13 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 4 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 63 1:49:59.86 63 9 2 7 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 63 +49.13 0 6 3 10 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C / Alfa Romeo 1260 63 +57.02 0 4 4 3 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 63 +93.12 0 3 5 15 17   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 62 +1 lap 0 2 6 19 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 62 +1 lap 0 1 7 20 9   Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 62 +1 lap 0 0 8 21 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C / Alfa Romeo 1260 61 +2 laps 0 0 9 14 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76 61 +2 laps 0 0 10 18 36   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 59 +4 laps 0 0 11 8 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 58 +5 laps 0 0 ret 22 25   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 physical 0 0 ret 6 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 35 spun off 0 0 ret 5 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 34 spun off 0 0 ret 2 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 25 spun off 0 0 ret 9 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 25 fuel system 0 0 ret 12 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 16 crash 0 0 ret 1 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 15 crash 0 0 ret 23 22   Danny Ongais Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 13 brakes 0 0 ret 13 30   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS Fabrications McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 11 overheating 0 0 ret 11 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 8 crash 0 0 ret 24 18   Rupert Keegan Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 5 crash 0 0 ret 17 23   Lamberto Leoni Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 transmission 0 0 dns 16 10   Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 did not start 0 0

Fastest Lap: 175.721 kph by Carlos Reutemann Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Arturo Merzario 37 Team Merzario 26 Eddie Cheever, Jr. 32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong 27 Vittorio Brambilla 19 Beta Team Surtees 28 Divina Galica 24 Olympus Camera Hesketh Racing Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Carlos Reutemann 1 63 63 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 12     2   Niki Lauda 10   -2   3   Carlos Reutemann 9   -3   4   Emerson Fittipaldi 6   -6   5   Patrick Depailler 4   -8   6   James Hunt 3   -9   7   Clay Regazzoni 2   -10   7   Ronnie Peterson 2   -10   9   Patrick Tambay 1   -11   9   Didier Pironi 1   -11