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GP of Brazil Interlagos 29-1-1978, 63 laps of 5.031 m, Total distance 316.953
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | - | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:49:59.86 | - |
| 2 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford F5A | -49.13 | - |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45C | -57.02 | - |
| 4 | - | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford 78 | -1:33.12 | - |
| 5 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford DN8 | -1 lap | - |
| 6 | - | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford 008 | -1 lap | - |
| 7 | - | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford HS1 | -1 lap | - |
| 8 | - | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45C | -2 laps | - |
| 9 | - | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra JS7 | -2 laps | - |
| 10 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford FA1 | -4 laps | - |
| 11 | - | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford FW06 | -5 laps | - |
| 12 | - | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford 78 | -23 laps | Unknown |
| 13 | - | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T2 | -28 laps | Spun |
| 14 | - | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford M26 | -29 laps | Spun |
| 15 | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford DN8 | -38 laps | Fuel |
| 16 | - | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford M26 | -38 laps | Spun |
| 17 | - | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford WR1 | -47 laps | Collision |
| 18 | - | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford 78 | -48 laps | Suspension |
| 19 | - | Danny Ongais | Ensign-Ford N177 | -50 laps | Brakes |
| 20 | - | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford M23 | -52 laps | Overheating |
| 21 | - | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford 008 | -55 laps | Spun |
| 22 | - | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford TS19 | -57 laps | Collision |
| 23 | - | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign-Ford N177 | DNS | Differencial |
| 24 | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS-Ford HS1 | DNS | - |
| 25 | - | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford A1 | DNQ | - |
| 26 | - | Eddie Cheever | Theodore-Ford TR1 | DNQ | - |
| 27 | - | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford TS19 | DNQ | - |
| 28 | - | Divina Galica | Hesketh-Ford 308E | DNQ | - |