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Event: Brazilian GP			Date: 29.1.1978
Track: Jacarepaguá (Brazil), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP Brazil
Formula 1 World Championship (round 2)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	63
2^nd	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	63
3^rd	1	Lauda	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	63
4^th	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	63
5^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	62
6^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	62
7^th	9T	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	62
8^th	2	John Watson	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	61
9^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 Matra	Equipe Ligier	61
10^th	36	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	59
11^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams GP Engineering	58

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	40	Driver fatigue
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	35	Accident
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	35	Accident
7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	25	Accident
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	25	Fuel system
20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	16	Accident
6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	15	Accident
22	Danny Ongais	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	13	Brake disc
30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	11	Overheating
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	8	Brakes, accident
18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	5	Accident

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	Car used by Mass
23	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	Drive shaft on warm-up lap

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario
32	Eddie Cheever	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees
24	Divina Galica	Hesketh 308E Ford	Hesketh Racing

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team		Original race chassis
	11T	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5 Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 Matra	Equipe Ligier		Spare car
	30T	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
1T		Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	Spare car
5T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car
7T		McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
16T		Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	Spare car
19T		Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	Spare car
20T		Wolf WR4 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	Spare car

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