The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1978  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  29 January 1978  ·  63 laps

  1. 1st Carlos Reutemann Ferrari · 01:49:59.86
  2. 2nd Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi · +49.13
  3. 3rd Niki Lauda Brabham · +57.02

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ronnie Peterson

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 15

Ronnie Peterson

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Collision

03 Lap 25

James Hunt

Retirement McLaren  —  Spun off

04 Lap 34

Patrick Tambay

Retirement McLaren  —  Spun off

05 Lap 35

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Spun off

06 On the Charge

Didier Pironi

Tyrrell  —  P19 → P6

07 Victory

Carlos Reutemann

Ferrari  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 4 63 01:49:59.86 9
2 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 7 63 +49.13 6
3 Niki Lauda Brabham 10 63 +57.02 4
4 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 3 63 +1:33.120 3
5 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 15 62 +1 Lap 2
6 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 19 62 +1 Lap 1
7 Jochen Mass ATS 20 62 +1 Lap
8 John Watson Brabham 21 61 +2 Laps
9 Jacques Laffite Ligier 14 61 +2 Laps
10 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 18 59 +4 Laps
11 Alan Jones Williams 8 58 +5 Laps
12 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 22 40 Physical
13 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 6 35 Spun off
14 Patrick Tambay McLaren 5 34 Spun off
15 James Hunt McLaren 2 25 Spun off
16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 9 25 Fuel system
17 Jody Scheckter Wolf 12 16 Accident
18 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 1 15 Collision
19 Danny Ongais Ensign 23 13 Brakes
20 Brett Lunger McLaren 13 11 Overheating
21 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 11 8 Accident
22 Rupert Keegan Surtees 24 5 Accident
23 Lamberto Leoni Ensign 17 0 Transmission
24 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS 16 0 Withdrew

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