1978 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1978 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 1/29/1978
Race Track - Jacarepagua
Number of Starting Cars - 23
Laps Run - 63
Pole Winner Ronnie Peterson
Average Race Speed - 172.907 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Carlos Reutemann
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
2	7	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	10	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT45C	Alfa Romeo 1260
4	3	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	19	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	20	Jochen Mass	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	21	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT45C	Alfa Romeo 1260
9	14	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76
10	18	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	8	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	22	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	6	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
14	5	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	2	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	9	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	12	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR4	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	1	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	23	Danny Ongais	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	13	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	11	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	24	Rupert Keegan	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	17	Lamberto Leoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	16	JeanPierre Jarier	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV