1978-2-Brasile
VII Grande Premio do Brasil
Jacarepagua, 29 gennaio 1978
63 giri x 5.031 km – 316.953 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT45C | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 2 | John WATSON | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT45C | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN8 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN8 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Danny ONGAIS | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 23 | Lamberto LEONI | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 24 | Divina GALICA | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Hesketh | 308E | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS7 | Matra | MS76 V12 3.0 |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | Liggett Group/BS Fabrications | McLaren | M23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 32 | Eddie CHEEVER | Theodore Racing | Theodore | TR1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 36 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”45 |
| 2 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”53 |
| 3 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”62 |
| 4 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’40”73 |
| 5 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”94 |
| 6 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’40”97 |
| 7 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”50 |
| 8 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”87 |
| 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”07 |
| 10 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’42”08 |
| 11 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”10 |
| 12 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”11 |
| 13 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”65 |
| 14 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’42”71 |
| 15 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”80 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre JARIER * | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”91 |
| 17 | Lamberto LEONI * | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”19 |
| 18 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”19 |
| 19 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”55 |
| 20 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”74 |
| 21 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’43”75 |
| 22 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”86 |
| 23 | Danny ONGAIS | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”94 |
| 24 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”20 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 25 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”20 |
| 26 | Eddie CHEEVER | Theodore | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”28 |
| 27 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”66 |
| 28 | Divina GALICA | Hesketh | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”79 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 63 | 1h 49m 59.86s ( 172.887 km/h ) |
| 2 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 63 | ( +49.13s ) |
| 3 | 1 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 63 | ( +57.02s ) |
| 4 | 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 63 | ( +1m 33.12s ) |
| 5 | 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 62 | |
| 6 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 62 | |
| 7 | 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 62 | |
| 8 | 2 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 61 | |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 61 | |
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 59 | |
| 11 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 58 | |
| ab | 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 40 | |
| ab | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 35 | |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 34 | |
| ab | 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 25 | |
| ab | 7 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 25 | |
| ab | 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 16 | |
| ab | 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 15 | |
| ab | 22 | Danny ONGAIS | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 13 | |
| ab | 30 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 11 | |
| ab | 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 8 | |
| ab | 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 5 | |
| np | 23 | Lamberto LEONI | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | ||
| np | 10 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | Vettura utilizzata da un compagno di squadra |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’43”07 | 35 | 175.721 |
note : debutto assoluto per la Arrows, con Riccardo Patrese, gara in tono minore per Andretti, Reutemann vince senza problemi, Fittipaldi conquista un prestigioso secondo posto con la sua monoposto.

