1978 · Round 2 · 29 Jan 1978
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 1:49:59.860 | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | +49.130s | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | +57.020s | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | +1:33.120s | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 20 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | 21 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | +4 laps | |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | +5 laps | |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | DNF | |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | DNF | |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | DNF | |
| 15 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | DNF | |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | DNF | |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | DNF | |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | DNF | |
| 19 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | DNF | |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | DNF | |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | DNF | |
| 22 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | DNF | |
| 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | DNF | |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | DNS |