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 | 1:49'59.86 | 4 | 1'40.73 | 1 | 1'43.07 | (35) | |
| 2 | 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 63 | 1:50'48.99 | +49.13 | 7 | 1'41.50 | 7 | 1'44.06 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT45C | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:50'56.88 | +57.02 | 10 | 1'42.08 | 3 | 1'43.57 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 63 | 1:51'32.98 | +1'33.12 | 3 | 1'40.62 | 4 | 1'43.81 | |
| 5 | 2 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 15 | 1'42.80 | 10 | 1'44.57 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'43.55 | 15 | 1'45.26 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Jochen Mass (GER) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'43.74 | 18 | 1'45.79 | |||
| 8 | 2 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT45C | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 21 | 1'43.75 | 14 | 1'45.01 | |||
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS7 | Matra MS76 | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 14 | 1'42.71 | 9 | 1'44.37 | |||
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | +4 laps | 18 | 1'43.19 | 6 | 1'44.04 | |||
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +5 laps | 8 | 1'41.87 | 2 | 1'43.25 | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| physical | 25 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 22 | 1'43.86 | 17 | 1'45.58 | ||||
| spun off | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 35 | 6 | 1'40.97 | 5 | 1'43.94 | ||||
| spun off | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 5 | 1'40.94 | 8 | 1'44.34 | ||||
| spun off | 7 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 2 | 1'40.53 | 11 | 1'44.61 | ||||
| fuel system | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 9 | 1'42.07 | 12 | 1'44.78 | ||||
| accident | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 16 | 12 | 1'42.11 | 16 | 1'45.57 | ||||
| collision | 6 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 1 | 1'40.45 | 13 | 1'44.80 | ||||
| brakes | 22 | Danny Ongais (USA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 23 | 1'43.94 | 21 | 1'48.29 | ||||
| overheating | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 11 | 13 | 1'42.65 | 19 | 1'46.02 | ||||
| accident | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 11 | 1'42.10 | 20 | 1'46.38 | ||||
| accident | 18 | Rupert Keegan (GBR) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5 | 24 | 1'44.20 | 21 | 1'48.29 | ||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 16 | 1'42.91 | |||||||
| transmission | 23 | Lamberto Leoni (ITA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 17 | 1'43.19 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 37 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'44.20 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Theodore TR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'44.28 | ||||||||
| -- | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'44.66 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Divina Galica (GBR) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'46.79 | ||||||||
