January 29, 1978 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Lap distance 5.031 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1978 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 63 | 9.000000.860 | 4 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.000000.070 | (35) | |
| 2 | 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 63 | 8.000000.990 | +9.000000.130 | 7 | 1.000000.500 | 7 | 4.000000.060 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT45C | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 63 | 6.000000.880 | +7.000000.020 | 10 | 2.000000.080 | 3 | 3.000000.570 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 63 | 2.000000.980 | +3.000000.120 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 3.000000.810 | |
| 5 | 2 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 15 | 2.000000.800 | 10 | 4.000000.570 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 19 | 3.000000.550 | 15 | 5.000000.260 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Jochen Mass (GER) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 20 | 3.000000.740 | 18 | 5.000000.790 | |||
| 8 | 2 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT45C | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 21 | 3.000000.750 | 14 | 5.000000.010 | |||
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS7 | Matra MS76 | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 14 | 2.000000.710 | 9 | 4.000000.370 | |||
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | +4 laps | 18 | 3.000000.190 | 6 | 4.000000.040 | |||
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +5 laps | 8 | 1.000000.870 | 2 | 3.000000.250 | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| physical | 25 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 22 | 3.000000.860 | 17 | 5.000000.580 | ||||
| spun off | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 35 | 6 | 0.00 | 5 | 3.000000.940 | ||||
| spun off | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 5 | 0.00 | 8 | 4.000000.340 | ||||
| spun off | 7 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 2 | 0.00 | 11 | 4.000000.610 | ||||
| fuel system | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 9 | 2.000000.070 | 12 | 4.000000.780 | ||||
| accident | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 16 | 12 | 2.000000.110 | 16 | 5.000000.570 | ||||
| collision | 6 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 1 | 0.00 | 13 | 4.000000.800 | ||||
| brakes | 22 | Danny Ongais (USA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 23 | 3.000000.940 | 21 | 8.000000.290 | ||||
| overheating | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 11 | 13 | 2.000000.650 | 19 | 6.000000.020 | ||||
| accident | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 11 | 2.000000.100 | 20 | 6.000000.380 | ||||
| accident | 18 | Rupert Keegan (GBR) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5 | 24 | 4.000000.200 | 21 | 8.000000.290 | ||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 16 | 2.000000.910 | |||||||
| transmission | 23 | Lamberto Leoni (ITA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 17 | 3.000000.190 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 37 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4.000000.200 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Theodore TR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4.000000.280 | ||||||||
| -- | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4.000000.660 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Divina Galica (GBR) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 6.000000.790 | ||||||||
