Brazil
29 Jan 1978 · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Weekend schedule
Race
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann |  Ferrari | 63 | 1:49:59.860 | 9 |
| 02 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 63 | 1:50:48.990 | 6 |
| 03 | 1 | Niki Lauda |  Brabham | 63 | 1:50:56.880 | 4 |
| 04 | 5 | Mario Andretti |  Lotus | 63 | 1:51:32.980 | 3 |
| 05 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni |  Shadow | 62 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 06 | 3 | Didier Pironi |  Tyrrell | 62 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 07 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 62 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 61 | +2 laps | — |
| 09 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |  Ligier | 61 | +2 laps | — |
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese |  Arrows | 59 | +4 laps | — |
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones |  Williams | 58 | +5 laps | — |
| DNF | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 40 | Physical | — |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 35 | Spun off | — |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay |  McLaren | 34 | Spun off | — |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 25 | Fuel system | — |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 25 | Spun off | — |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter |  Wolf | 16 | Accident | — |
| DNF | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 15 | Collision | — |
| DNF | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 13 | Brakes | — |
| DNF | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 11 | Overheating | — |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 8 | Accident | — |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 5 | Accident | — |
| DNS | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — |
| DNS | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — |
| DNQ | 32 | Eddie Cheever |  Theodore | — | — | — |
| DNQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — |
| DNQ | 24 | Divina Galica |  Hesketh | — | — | — |
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap | Time | Avg. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 35 | 1:43.070 | 175.721 |
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:40.450 |
| 02 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:40.530 |
| 03 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:40.620 |
| 04 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:40.730 |
| 05 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:40.940 |
| 06 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:40.970 |
| 07 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:41.500 |
| 08 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:41.870 |
| 09 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:42.070 |
| 10 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:42.080 |
| 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:42.100 |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:42.110 |
| 13 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:42.650 |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:42.710 |
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:42.800 |
| 16 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 1:42.910 |
| 17 | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 1:43.190 |
| 18 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:43.190 |
| 19 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:43.550 |
| 20 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:43.740 |
| 21 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:43.750 |
| 22 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:43.860 |
| 23 | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 1:43.940 |
| 24 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:44.200 |
f1db · official
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| 02 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| 03 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| 04 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | — |
| 05 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| 06 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | — |
| 07 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — |
| 08 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | — |
| 09 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 32 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 24 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | — | — | — | — |
Circuit
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Circuit Length
5.031km
- First Grand Prix
- 1978
- Number of Laps
- 63
- Turns
- 11
- Race Distance
- 316.953 km
- Fastest lap
- 1:32.507Riccardo Patrese (1989)