Brazil (1978)

Date: 29 Jan 1978

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 9 63 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
2 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 6 63 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
3 Austria Niki Lauda 4 63 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
4 United States of America Mario Andretti 3 63 Lotus Ford Goodyear
5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 2 62 Shadow Ford Goodyear
6 France Didier Pironi 1 62 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
7 Germany Jochen Mass 0 62 ATS Ford Goodyear
8 United Kingdom John Watson 0 61 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
9 France Jacques Laffite 0 61 Ligier Matra Goodyear
10 Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 59 Arrows Ford Goodyear
11 Australia Alan Jones 0 58 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Mexico HĂ©ctor Rebaque 0 40 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 35 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF France Patrick Tambay 0 34 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 25 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 25 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 16 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF Sweden Ronnie Peterson 0 15 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Danny Ongais 0 13 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Brett Lunger 0 11 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF France Patrick Depailler 0 8 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 0 5 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNS Italy Lamberto Leoni 0 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNS France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNQ United States of America Eddie Cheever 0 Theodore Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Vittorio Brambilla 0 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNQ United Kingdom Divina Galica 0 Hesketh Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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Grande PrĂŞmio do Brasil 1978 (1978)

Date: 1978-01-29 · Circuit: Nelson Piquet (Brazil)

Podium
  1. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 9 pts
  2. Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 6 pts
  3. Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 4 +3 1:49:59.860 9
2 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 7 +5 1:50:48.990 6
3 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 10 +7 1:50:56.880 4
4 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 3 -1 1:51:32.980 3
5 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 15 +10 2
6 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 19 +13 1
7 Jochen Richard Mass ATS 20 +13
8 John Marshall Watson Brabham 21 +13
9 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 14 +5
10 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 18 +8
11 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 8 -3
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 22 Physical
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 6 Spun off
Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 5 Spun off
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 9 Fuel system
James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 2 Spun off
Jody David Scheckter Wolf 12 Accident
Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1 Collision
Danny Ongais Ensign 23 Brakes
Robert Brett Lunger McLaren 13 Overheating
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 11 Accident
Rupert Keegan Surtees 24 Accident
Lamberto Leoni Ensign 17
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier ATS 16
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Edward McKay Cheever Jr. Theodore
Vittorio Brambilla Surtees
Divina Mary Galica Hesketh
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1
2 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 2
3 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 3
4 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 4
5 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 5
6 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 6
7 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 7
8 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 8
9 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 9
10 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 10

Fastest Lap

Carlos Alberto Reutemann (Ferrari) – 1:49:59.860

Driver of the Day

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