1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 2 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | January 29, 1978 | ||
| Location | Jacarepagua, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 mi) | ||
| Distance | 63 laps, 316.953 km (196.938 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:40.45 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:43.07 on lap 35 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Fittipaldi-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
The 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 January 1978 at Jacarepagua. The race 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 Automotive with Austrian Brabham driver Niki Lauda finishing third. French driver Didier Pironi took his first points in Formula One, finishing sixth.
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