Round 2 of 16 · Rio de Janeiro · 29 January 1978, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Peterson
pole position
63
laps
11
finishers out of 23
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:49:59.86 | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +49.13 | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | +57.02 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +1:33.12 | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | ATS | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +4 Laps | |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Physical | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Spun off | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Accident | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Collision | |
| DNF | Danny Ongais | Ensign | Brakes | |
| DNF | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Overheating | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNF | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Accident | |
| DNF | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | Transmission | |
| WD | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | Withdrew | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Divina Galica | Hesketh | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew