Round 2 · 29 January 1978
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
24 drivers
After Round 1
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
9
pts
2
Niki Lauda
Brabham
6
pts
3
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
4
pts
4
James Hunt
McLaren
3
pts
5
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
2
pts
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6
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
1
pts
-
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
0
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
0
pts
-
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
0
pts
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
0
pts
-
John Watson
Brabham
0
pts
-
Alan Jones
Williams
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Ensign
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
After the race
26 drivers
After Round 2
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
12
+3
2
Niki Lauda
Brabham
—
10
+4
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
↑996
9
+9
4
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↑995
6
+6
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
↓2
4
+0
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6
James Hunt
McLaren
↓2
3
+0
7
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
↑992
2
+2
8
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
↓3
2
+0
9
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↑990
1
+1
10
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
↓4
1
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
John Watson
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
NEW
0
+0
-
Alan Jones
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
NEW
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 1:49:59.860 | 9 |
| 2 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | +49.130 | 6 |
| 3 | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | +57.020 | 4 |
| 4 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | +1:33.120 | 3 |
| 5 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | MAS Jochen Mass | ATS | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 21 | 2L | 0 |
| 9 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 4L | 0 |
| 11 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 5L | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | ONG Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | LUN Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | KEE Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | LEO Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | — | 0 |
| W | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | — | 0 |