1978 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
29 Jan 1978
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 63 | 1:49:59.860 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 63 | +49.130s | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 63 | +57.020s | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 63 | +93.120s | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Shadow Ford | 62 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 62 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 61 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 61 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 59 | +4 laps | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 58 | +5 laps | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 35 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 34 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Shadow Ford | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Danny OngaisONG | Ensign Ford | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 11 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Rupert KeeganKEE | Surtees Ford | 5 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Lamberto LeoniLEO | Ensign Ford | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | ATS Ford | DNS | 0 |