Brazilian Grand Prix 1978 Jacarepagua 29 January
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 63 1h49m59.86s 9 4 2 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 63 1h50m48.99s 6 7 3 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C Alfa Roméo 63 1h50m56.88s 4 10 4 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 63 1h51m32.98s 3 3 5 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford 62 - 2 15 6 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 62 - 1 19 7 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 62 - - 20 8 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C Alfa Roméo 61 - - 21 9 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 Matra 61 - - 14 10 36 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 59 - - 18 11 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 58 - - 8 R 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford 40 Driver Tired - 22 R 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 35 Accident - 6 R 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 34 Accident - 5 R 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford 25 Fuel Pump - 9 R 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 25 Accident - 2 R 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1 Ford 16 Accident - 12 R 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 15 Accident - 1 R 22 Danny Ongais USA Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 13 Brakes - 23 R 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M23 Ford 11 Overheating - 13 R 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 8 Brakes - 11 R 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 5 Accident - 24 R 23 Lamberto Leoni ITA Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 0 Driveshaft - 17 DNS 10 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - Mass Drove - 16 DNQ 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford - - - - DNQ 32 Eddie Cheever USA Theodore Racing Hong Kong Theodore TR1 Ford - - - - DNQ 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford - - - - DNQ 24 Divina Galica GBR Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Hesketh 308E Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Carlos Reutemann 1-63 63 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m40.45s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m43.07s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Mario Andretti USA 12 2 Niki Lauda AUT 10 3 Carlos Reutemann ARG 9 4 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA 6 5 Patrick Depailler FRA 4 6 James Hunt GBR 3