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1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season
Race details
Date January 29, 1978
Location Jacarepagua, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.031 km (3.126 miles)
Distance 63 laps, 316.953 km (196.945 miles)
Weather Very hot and humid, 100.4°F (38°C)[1]
Pole position
Driver
  • Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford
Time 1:40.45
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
Time 1:43.07 on lap 35
Podium
First
  • Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
Second
  • Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi-Ford
Third
  • Austria Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Lap leaders

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 degree 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.

  1. ^ "Rio de Janeiro January 29, 1978 Historical Weather (Brazil) - Weather Spark".

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