Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 63 | 1:49:59.860 | 9 | 4 | FL |
| 2 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 63 | 1:50:48.990 | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 63 | 1:50:56.880 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 63 | 1:51:32.980 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 62 | +1 lap | 2 | 15 | |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 62 | +1 lap | 1 | 19 | |
| 7 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 62 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 8 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 61 | +2 laps | — | 21 | |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 61 | +2 laps | — | 14 | |
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 59 | +4 laps | — | 18 | |
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 58 | +5 laps | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 40 | Physical | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 35 | Spun off | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 34 | Spun off | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 25 | Fuel system | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 25 | Spun off | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 16 | Accident | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 15 | Collision | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 13 | Brakes | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 11 | Overheating | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 8 | Accident | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 5 | Accident | — | 24 | |
| DNS | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | 17 | |
| DNS | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | 16 | |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 32 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:40.450 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:40.530 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:40.620 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:40.730 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:40.940 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:40.970 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:41.500 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:41.870 |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:42.070 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:42.080 |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:42.100 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:42.110 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:42.650 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:42.710 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:42.800 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | 1:42.910 |
| 17 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:43.190 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:43.190 |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:43.550 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:43.740 |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:43.750 |
| 22 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:43.860 |
| 23 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:43.940 |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:44.200 |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:44.200 |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:44.280 |
| 27 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:44.660 |
| 28 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:46.790 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | — |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | — |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | — |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | — |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | — |
| 17 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | — |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | — |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 20 | — |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 21 | — |
| 22 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 22 | — |
| 23 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | — |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 35 | 1:43.070 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 10 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 9 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 4 |
| 6 | James Hunt | 3 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | 2 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | 1 |