1978 Grand Prix of Brazil
29 January - Rio de Janeiro: 63 laps x 5.031 km = 316.953 km

 Pole Position: R Peterson Lotus 1 min:40.450s
 Fastest Lap: 175.721 km/h C Reutemann Ferrari 1 min:43.070s

Results:

 1   C Reutemann    Ferrari      1 h 49m 59.860s
 2   E Fittipaldi   Copersucar   1 h 50m 48.990s
 3   N Lauda        Brabham      1 h 50m 56.880s
 4   M Andretti     Lotus        1 h 51 m 32.980s
 5   C Regazzoni    Shadow       62     
 6   D Plroni       Tyrrell      62     
 7   J Mass         ATS          62     
 8   J Watson       Brabham      61
 9   J Laffite      Ligier       61     
 10  R Patrese      Arrows       59     
 11  A Jones        Williams     58     

Did Not Finish:

     H Rebaque     Lotus        40 driver exhausted
     G Villeneuve  Ferrari      35 accident
     P Tambay      McLaren      34 accident
     H-J Stuck     Shadow       25 fuel pump
     J Hunt        McLaren      25 accident
     J Scheckter   Wolf         16 accident/ suspension
     R Peterson    Lotus        15 accident/ suspension
     D Ongais      Ensign       13 brake disc
     B Lunger      McLaren      11 engine overheating
     P Depailler   Tyrrell       8 spin/ brake master cylinder
     R Keegan      Surtees       5 accident

Did Not Start:

     L Leoni       Ensign          drive shaft
     J-P Jarier    ATS             car raced by Mass

Did Not Qualify:

     A Merzario    Merzario
     E Cheever     Theodore
     V Brambilla   Surtees
     D Galica      Hesketh

Qualifying Times:

1 6    Ronnie Peterson  Lotus/Ford          1'40.45
2 7    James Hunt       McLaren/Ford        1'40.53
3 5    Mario Andretti   Lotus/Ford          1'40.62
4 11   Carlos Reutemann Ferrari             1'40.73
5 8    Patrick Tambay   McLaren/Ford        1'40.94
6 12   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari             1'40.97
7 14   E.Fittipaldi     Fittipaldi/Ford     1'41.50
8 27   Alan Jones       Williams/Ford       1'41.87
9 16   H.J.Stuck        Shadow/Ford         1'42.07
10 1   Niki Lauda       Brabham/Alfa Romeo  1'42.08
11 4   P.Depailler      Tyrrell/Ford        1'42.10
12 20  Jody Scheckter   Wolf/Ford           1'42.11
13 30  Brett Lunger     McLaren/Ford        1'42.65
14 26  Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra        1'42.71
15 17  Clay Regazzoni   Shadow/Ford         1'42.80
16 10  J.P.Jarier       ATS/Ford            1'42.91
17 23  Lamberto Leoni   Ensign/Ford         1'43.19
18 36  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford         1'43.19
19 3   Didier Pironi    Tyrrell/Ford        1'43.55
20 9   Jochen Mass      ATS/Ford            1'43.74
21 2   John Watson      Brabham/Alfa Romeo  1'43.75
22 25  Hector Rebaque   Lotus/Ford          1'43.86
23 22  Danny Ongais     Ensign/Ford         1'43.94
24 18  Rupert Keegan    Surtees/Ford        1'44.20
 Not qualified 
25 37  Arturo Merzario  Merzario/Ford       1'44.20
26 32  Eddie Cheever    Theodore/Ford       1'44.28
27 19  V.Brambilla      Surtees/Ford        1'44.66
28 24  Divina Galica    Hesketh/Ford        1'46.79