1978 Brazilian Grand Prix

Sun, January 29th, 1978Round 2

Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro

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 pageResults in Brief

Race

Grid

Qualifying

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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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)
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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
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