1978 Brazilian Grand Prix

F1 Brazil Brazilian Autódromo_de_Jacarepaguá_1978-1995.png January 29 1978 2 16 Jacarepagua, Brazil Permanent racing facility 3.126 5.031 63 196.945 316.953 Very hot and humid, 100.4°F (38°C)https://weatherspark.com/h/d/30563/1978/1/29/Historical-Weather-on-Sunday-January-29-1978-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil Rio de Janeiro January 29, 1978 Historical Weather (Brazil) - Weather Spark Ronnie Peterson Sweden Lotus-Ford 1:40.45 Carlos Reutemann Argentina Ferrari 1:43.07 35 Carlos Reutemann Argentina Ferrari Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil 1968 Fittipaldi-Ford Niki Lauda Austria Brabham-Alfa Romeo BRA 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. Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford1:40.4512 UK James Hunt McLaren-Ford1:40.5323 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford1:40.6234 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari1:40.7345 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford1:40.9456 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari1:40.9767 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford1:41.5078 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford1:41.8789 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford1:42.07910 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo1:42.081011 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford1:42.101112 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford1:42.111213 US Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford1:42.651314 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra1:42.711415 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford1:42.801516 France Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS-Ford1:42.911617 Italy Lamberto Leoni Ensign-Ford1:43.171718 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford1:43.191819 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford1:43.551920 FRG Jochen Mass ATS-Ford1:43.742021 UK John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo1:43.752122 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford1:43.862223 US Danny Ongais Ensign-Ford1:43.942324 UK Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford1:44.202425 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford1:44.20DNQ Did not qualify26 US Eddie Cheever Theodore-Ford1:44.28DNQ Did not qualify27 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford1:44.66DNQ Did not qualify28 UK Divina Galica Hesketh-Ford1:46.79DNQ Did not qualify *Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify. Race Report The first Formula One race held at Jacarepagua was held in typically extreme weather conditions of January in Rio, meaning the race was held in both hot and humid conditions. Ronnie Peterson took the pole position in the leading Lotus ahead of James Hunt in the leading McLaren, teammate Mario Andretti in the other Lotus, Carlos Reutemann in the leading Ferrari, Patrick Tambay in the second McLaren and Gilles Villeneuve in the other Ferrari. Peterson got off to a poor start from the pole and dropped back to 4th, whilst into the first corner it was Reutemann from 4th on the grid who got the best start and lead the first lap for Ferrari ahead of Hunt, Andretti, Peterson, Tambay and Villeneuve. Hunt in the leading McLaren and Andretti in the leading Lotus were running 2nd and 3rd behind Reutemann, until Hunt was forced to pit for tyres whilst Andretti soon started to suffer from gearbox problems and dropped to 4th, handing their 2nd and 3rd places over to home favourite Emerson Fittipaldi and reigning world-champion Niki Lauda respectively. Peterson eventually retired after a collision by lap 16. The hot and humid conditions had eventually caused Hunt, Tambay and Villeneuve in the other Ferrari to all spin off and crash by lap 36. Reutemann meanwhile had no challengers for the lead all race long, and won by a comfortable margin ahead of former double world-champion Fittipaldi, Lauda, Andretti in the remaining Lotus, Clay Regazzoni in the Shadow and Didier Pironi in the Tyrrell. Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Michelin 63 1:49:59.86 4 9 2 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 63 +49.13 7 6 3 1 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 63 +57.02 10 4 4 5 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 63 +1:33.12 3 3 5 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford Goodyear 62 +1 Lap 15 2 6 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 62 +1 Lap 19 1 7 9 FRG Jochen Mass ATS-Ford Goodyear 62 +1 Lap 20 8 2 UK John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 61 +2 Laps 21 9 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Goodyear 61 +2 Laps 14 10 36 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 59 +4 Laps 18 11 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 58 +5 Laps 8 Ret Retired 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear 40 Physical 22 Ret Retired 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 35 Spun Off 6 Ret Retired 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 34 Spun Off 5 Ret Retired 7 UK James Hunt McLaren-Ford Goodyear 25 Spun Off 2 Ret Retired 16 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford Goodyear 25 Fuel System 9 Ret Retired 20 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Goodyear 16 Accident 12 Ret Retired 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Goodyear 15 Collision 1 Ret Retired 22 US Danny Ongais Ensign-Ford Goodyear 13 Brakes 23 Ret Retired 30 US Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford Goodyear 11 Overheating 13 Ret Retired 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 8 Accident 11 Ret Retired 18 UK Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford Goodyear 5 Accident 24 DNS Did not start 23 Italy Lamberto Leoni Ensign-Ford Goodyear 0 Transmission 17 DNS Did not start 10 France Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS-Ford Goodyear Mass Drove Car 16 DNQ Did not qualify 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 32 US Eddie Cheever Theodore-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 24 UK Divina Galica Hesketh-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/410/ 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035131/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/410/ 3 September 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1978-brazilian-grand-prix/ 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 29 January 1978 5 November 2021 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Arrows. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 USA Mario Andretti 12 10px 2 AUT Niki Lauda 10 10px 4 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann 9 10px 5 4 BRA 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi 6 10px 2 5 FRA Patrick Depailler 4Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1978/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 1978 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 12 10px 2 UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo 10 10px 2 3 ITA Ferrari 9 10px 4 4 BRA 1968 Fittipaldi-Ford 6 10px 2 5 UK Tyrrell-Ford 5Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Brazilian Grand Prix 1978 1978 Argentine Grand Prix 1978 South African Grand Prix 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix Category:Brazilian Grand Prix Category:1978 in Rio de Janeiro (city) Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix