| «1978-02» | Brazil Grand Prix - VII Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1978-01-29 | Jacarepagua - Autódromo do Rio de Janeiro - 63 laps × 5.031 km : 316.953 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.450 | 180.305 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.530 | +00.080 (+0.080%) | +00.080 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.620 | +00.170 (+0.169%) | +00.090 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:40.730 | +00.280 (+0.279%) | +00.110 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.940 | +00.490 (+0.488%) | +00.210 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:40.970 | +00.520 (+0.518%) | +00.030 |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.500 | +01.050 (+1.045%) | +00.530 |
| 8 | 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.870 | +01.420 (+1.414%) | +00.370 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.070 | +01.620 (+1.613%) | +00.200 |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:42.080 | +01.630 (+1.623%) | +00.010 |
| 11 | 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.100 | +01.650 (+1.643%) | +00.020 |
| 12 | 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.110 | +01.660 (+1.653%) | +00.010 |
| 13 | 13 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.650 | +02.200 (+2.190%) | +00.540 |
| 14 | 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:42.710 | +02.260 (+2.250%) | +00.060 |
| 15 | 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.800 | +02.350 (+2.339%) | +00.090 |
| 16 | 16 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.910 | +02.460 (+2.449%) | +00.110 |
| 17 | 17 | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.190 | +02.740 (+2.728%) | +00.280 |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.190 | +02.740 (+2.728%) | +00.000 |
| 19 | 19 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.550 | +03.100 (+3.086%) | +00.360 |
| 20 | 20 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.740 | +03.290 (+3.275%) | +00.190 |
| 21 | 21 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:43.750 | +03.300 (+3.285%) | +00.010 |
| 22 | 22 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.860 | +03.410 (+3.395%) | +00.110 |
| 23 | 23 | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.940 | +03.490 (+3.474%) | +00.080 |
| 24 | 24 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.200 | +03.750 (+3.733%) | +00.260 |
| 25 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.200 | +03.750 (+3.733%) | +00.000 | |
| 26 | 32 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.280 | +03.830 (+3.813%) | +00.080 | |
| 27 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.660 | +04.210 (+4.191%) | +00.380 | |
| 28 | 24 | Divina Galica | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.790 | +06.340 (+6.312%) | +02.130 |