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Brazilian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 29th January 1978 12:00am Local
Sun 29th January 1978 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
Round 2

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Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

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The 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 January 1978 at Jacarepagua. The race was run at the height of summer in Rio de Janeiro in 100°F temperatures, and it was won by Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann driving a Ferrari 312T2 in a flag-to-flag performance. The win also represented the first win for tyre manufacturer Michelin. Local driver Emerson Fittipaldi was second, scoring the first podium finish for the Fittipaldi team with Austrian Brabham driver Niki Lauda finishing third. French driver Didier Pironi took his first points in Formula One, finishing sixth, while Arrows made its F1 debut with Riccardo Patrese finishing tenth, four laps down.

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Result List

01	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:49:59.86
02	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+0:49.13
03	Niki Lauda	Brabham	+0:57.02
04	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+1:33.12
05	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	+1 Lap
06	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
07	Jochen Mass	ATS	+1 Lap
08	John Watson	Brabham	+2 Laps
09	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+2 Laps
10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	+4 Laps
11	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+5 Laps
12	Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	DNF
13	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
15	James Hunt	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
16	Hans Stuck	Shadow	DNF
18	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus F1	DNF
19	Danny Ongais	Ensign Racing	DNF
20	Brett Lunger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
21	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
22	Rupert Keegan	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
23	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign Racing	DNF
24	Jean-Christophe Boullion	ATS	DNF
25	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Did not qualify
26	Eddie Cheever	Theodore Racing	Did not qualify
27	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Racing Organisation	Did not qualify
28	Divina Galica	Hesketh Racing	Did not qualify

Result Description

1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:49:59.86
2 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford +49.13
3 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo +57.02
4 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford +1:33.12
5 Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford +1 Lap
6 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford +1 Lap
7 Jochen Mass ATS-Ford +1 Lap
8 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo +2 Laps
9 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra +2 Laps
10 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford +4 Laps