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1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
Sun, January 29th, 1978
Round 2
Track:
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro
Official race name:
VII Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Round:
2
(of 16)
Race number:
299
Date:
Sun, January 29th, 1978
Time:
14.00
Track length:
5.031 km
Laps:
63
Race distance:
316.953 km
Weather:
Sunny, very hot and dry
For more detailed results, visit the
Results page
Results in Brief
Race
Grid
Qualifying
P
No
Driver
Constructor
Laps
Time/Retired
Avg
Speed
Grid
Pts
1
11
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
63
1:49:59.86
172.887
4
9
2
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Copersucar-Ford Cosworth
63
+ 49.13 secs
171.610
7
6
3
1
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
63
+ 57.02 secs
171.406
10
4
4
5
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
63
+ 1m 33.12 secs
170.482
3
3
5
17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
62
+ 1 Lap
15
2
6
3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
62
+ 1 Lap
19
1
7
9
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford Cosworth
62
+ 1 Lap
20
8
2
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
61
+ 2 Laps
21
9
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
61
+ 2 Laps
14
10
36
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
59
+ 4 Laps
18
11
27
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford Cosworth
58
+ 5 Laps
8
Ret
25
Hector Rebaque
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
40
Exhaustion
22
Ret
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
35
Spun off
6
Ret
8
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
34
Spun off
5
Ret
16
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
25
Fuel system
9
Ret
7
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
25
Spun off
2
Ret
20
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
16
Accident
12
Ret
6
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
15
Collision
1
Ret
22
Danny Ongais
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
13
Brakes
23
Ret
30
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
11
Overheating
13
Ret
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8
Accident
11
Ret
18
Rupert Keegan
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
5
Accident
24
DNS
23
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
Driveshaft
17
DNS
10
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS-Ford Cosworth
Car raced by Mass
16
DNQ
37
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford Cosworth
DNQ
32
Eddie Cheever
Theodore-Ford Cosworth
DNQ
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
DNQ
24
Divina Galica
Hesketh-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap:
1:43.07 -
Carlos Reutemann
(Lap 35)
Further details »
R
o
w
1
2
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:40.53
1
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:40.45
R
o
w
2
4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
1:40.73
3
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:40.62
R
o
w
3
6
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
1:40.97
5
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:40.94
R
o
w
4
8
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford Cosworth
1:41.87
7
Emerson Fittipaldi
Copersucar-Ford Cosworth
1:41.50
R
o
w
5
10
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:42.08
9
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
1:42.07
R
o
w
6
12
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
1:42.11
11
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:42.10
R
o
w
7
14
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
1:42.71
13
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:42.65
R
o
w
8
16
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:42.91
15
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
1:42.80
R
o
w
9
18
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
1:43.19
17
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
1:43.19
R
o
w
10
20
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:43.74
19
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:43.55
R
o
w
11
22
Hector Rebaque
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:43.86
21
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:43.75
R
o
w
12
24
Rupert Keegan
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
1:44.20
23
Danny Ongais
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
1:43.94
P
No
Driver
Constructor
Time
Gap
%
Avg
Speed
Laps
1
6
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:40.45
100.0
180.305
2
7
James Hunt
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:40.53
0.08
100.1
180.161
3
5
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:40.62
0.17
100.2
180.000
4
11
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
1:40.73
0.28
100.3
179.803
5
8
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:40.94
0.49
100.5
179.429
6
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
1:40.97
0.52
100.5
179.376
7
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Copersucar-Ford Cosworth
1:41.50
1.05
101.0
178.439
8
27
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford Cosworth
1:41.87
1.42
101.4
177.791
9
16
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
1:42.07
1.62
101.6
177.443
10
1
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:42.08
1.63
101.6
177.426
11
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:42.10
1.65
101.6
177.391
12
20
Jody Scheckter
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
1:42.11
1.66
101.7
177.373
13
30
Brett Lunger
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1:42.65
2.20
102.2
176.440
14
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
1:42.71
2.26
102.2
176.337
15
17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
1:42.80
2.35
102.3
176.183
16
10
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:42.91
2.46
102.4
175.995
17
23
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
1:43.19
2.74
102.7
175.517
18
36
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
1:43.19
2.74
102.7
175.517
19
3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1:43.55
3.10
103.1
174.907
20
9
Jochen Mass
ATS-Ford Cosworth
1:43.74
3.29
103.3
174.586
21
2
John Watson
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1:43.75
3.30
103.3
174.570
22
25
Hector Rebaque
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1:43.86
3.41
103.4
174.385
23
22
Danny Ongais
Ensign-Ford Cosworth
1:43.94
3.49
103.5
174.251
24
18
Rupert Keegan
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
1:44.20
3.75
103.7
173.816
(25)
37
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford Cosworth
1:44.20
3.75
103.7
173.816
(26)
32
Eddie Cheever
Theodore-Ford Cosworth
1:44.28
3.83
103.8
173.682
(27)
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
1:44.66
4.21
104.2
173.052
(28)
24
Divina Galica
Hesketh-Ford Cosworth
1:46.79
6.34
106.3
169.600
Further details »
Standings
P
Driver
Pts
1
Mario Andretti
12
2
Niki Lauda
10
2
3
Carlos Reutemann
9
3
4
Emerson Fittipaldi
6
6
5
Patrick Depailler
4
8
6
James Hunt
3
9
7
Clay Regazzoni
2
10
8
Ronnie Peterson
2
10
9
Didier Pironi
1
11
10
Patrick Tambay
1
11
11
Jochen Mass
0
12
12
Gilles Villeneuve
0
12
13
John Watson
0
12
14
Jacques Laffite
0
12
15
Jody Scheckter
0
12
16
Riccardo Patrese
0
12
17
Alan Jones
0
12
18
Jean-Pierre Jarier
0
12
19
Brett Lunger
0
12
20
Hans-Joachim Stuck
0
12
21
Vittorio Brambilla
0
12
P
Constructor
Pts
1
Lotus-Ford Cosworth
12
2
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
10
2
3
Ferrari
9
3
4
Copersucar-Ford Cosworth
6
6
5
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5
7
6
McLaren-Ford Cosworth
3
9
7
Shadow-Ford Cosworth
2
10
8
ATS-Ford Cosworth
0
12
9
Ligier-Matra
0
12
10
Wolf-Ford Cosworth
0
12
11
Arrows-Ford Cosworth
0
12
12
Williams-Ford Cosworth
0
12
13
Surtees-Ford Cosworth
0
12
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