Argentine Grand Prix
Round 1 of 1978
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires
Country
Argentina
Date
Jan 15, 1978
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Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti N/A | Team Lotus | 1 | 52 | 1:37:04.470 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda N/A | Brabham | 5 | 52 | +13.210 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler N/A | Tyrrell | 10 | 52 | +13.640 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt N/A | McLaren | 6 | 52 | +16.050 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson N/A | Team Lotus | 3 | 52 | +1:14.850 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay N/A | McLaren | 9 | 52 | +1:19.900 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann N/A | Ferrari | 2 | 52 | +1:22.600 | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve N/A | Ferrari | 7 | 52 | +1:38.880 | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi N/A | Fittipaldi | 17 | 52 | +1:40.600 | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter N/A | Wolf | 15 | 52 | +1:43.500 | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass N/A | ATS | 13 | 52 | +1:49.070 | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier N/A | ATS | 11 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger N/A | McLaren | 24 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi N/A | Tyrrell | 23 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni N/A | Shadow | 16 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite N/A | Ligier | 8 | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck N/A | Shadow | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla N/A | Surtees | 12 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | John Watson N/A | Brabham | 4 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Alan Jones N/A | Williams | 14 | 36 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 21 | Danny Ongais N/A | Ensign | 21 | 35 | Distributor | 0 |
| 22 | Lamberto Leoni N/A | Ensign | 22 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario N/A | Merzario | 20 | 9 | Differential | 0 |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan N/A | Surtees | 19 | 4 | Overheating | 0 |
Race Summary
- Round: 1 of 1978
- Circuit: Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Date: Jan 15, 1978
- Winner: Mario Andretti (Team Lotus), started P1.
- Classified finishers: 24