Round 2 · 1978
Brazilian Grand Prix
WinnerREUFerrari · from P4
PolePEO
Fastest lap1:43.070Reutemann · L35
Biggest gain+13Pironi P19→P6
Retirements11of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 4 | +3 | 63 | 1:49:59.860 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Fittipaldi | 7 | +5 | 63 | +49.130 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 10 | +7 | 63 | +57.020 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 3 | -1 | 63 | +1:33.120 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | 15 | +10 | 62 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 19 | +13 | 62 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass MAJ | ATS | 20 | +13 | 62 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 21 | +13 | 61 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 14 | +5 | 61 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 18 | +8 | 59 | +4 laps | — | |
| 11 | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 8 | -3 | 58 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Theodore | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | ATS | 16 | 0 | DNS | — | |||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 11 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 12 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 2 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Shadow | 9 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | |||
| — | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 13 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | ||
| — | Divina Galica GAA | Hesketh | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 22 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Danny Ongais ONG | Ensign | 23 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees | 24 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 5 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | |||
| — | Lamberto Leoni LEM | Ensign | 17 | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 2
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 12 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | 10 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 9 | ▲13 |
| 4 | 6 | ▲14 | |
| 5 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 4 | ▼2 |
| 6 | James Hunt HUN | 3 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 2 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 2 | ▲16 |
Running totals from published race points.