Brazilian Grand Prix — R
| # | Driver | Team | Status | Time | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari PU: Ferrari | Finished | 1:49:59.860 | 4 | 63 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Finished | +49.130 | 7 | 63 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | Finished | +57.020 | 10 | 63 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Finished | +1:33.120 | 3 | 63 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 REG Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +1 Lap | — | 15 | 62 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | — | 19 | 62 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 MAS Jochen Mass | ATS | +1 Lap | — | 20 | 62 | |
| 8 | 2 WAT John Watson | Brabham | +2 Laps | — | 21 | 61 | |
| 9 | 26 LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +2 Laps | — | 14 | 61 | |
| 10 | 36 PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +4 Laps | — | 18 | 59 | |
| 11 | 27 JON Alan Jones | Williams PU: Mercedes | +5 Laps | — | 8 | 58 | |
| DNF | 4 DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Accident | — | 11 | 8 | |
| DNF | 6 PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Collision | — | 1 | 15 | |
| DNF | 7 HUN James Hunt | McLaren PU: Mercedes | Spun off | — | 2 | 25 | |
| DNF | 8 TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren PU: Mercedes | Spun off | — | 5 | 34 | |
| DNF | 10 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | Withdrew | — | 16 | 0 | |
| DNF | 12 VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari PU: Ferrari | Spun off | — | 6 | 35 | |
| DNF | 16 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Fuel system | — | 9 | 25 | |
| DNF | 18 KEE Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Accident | — | 24 | 5 | |
| DNF | 20 SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Accident | — | 12 | 16 | |
| DNF | 22 ONG Danny Ongais | Ensign | Brakes | — | 23 | 13 | |
| DNF | 23 LEO Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | Transmission | — | 17 | 0 | |
| DNF | 25 REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Physical | — | 22 | 40 | |
| DNF | 30 LUN Brett Lunger | McLaren PU: Mercedes | Overheating | — | 13 | 11 |