1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Round
- 2 of 1978
- Circuit
- Jacarepagua
- Location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Carlos Reutemann
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- Ronnie Peterson
- Fastest lap
- Carlos Reutemann
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 63 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | 63 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | 63 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 63 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 62 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 19 | 62 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 20 | 62 | — | — |
| 8 | John Watson | Brabham | 21 | 61 | — | — |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 61 | — | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 59 | — | — |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 58 | — | — |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Divina Galica | Hesketh | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | — | Collision |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 25 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 5 | 34 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 9 | 25 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 8 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | 12 | 16 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 13 | 11 | — | Overheating |
| DNS | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 16 | — | — | DNS |
| DNS | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 17 | — | — | DNS |
| DNF | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | 22 | 40 | — | Physical |
| DNF | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 23 | 13 | — | Brakes |
| DNF | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 24 | 5 | — | Accident |