Argentina Grand Prix 1978: results

Round 1 of the 1978 season, 15 January 1978, at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez. Mario Andretti won for Lotus from pole position. Fastest lap: Gilles Villeneuve, 1:49.760 (lap 3).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Mario AndrettiLotus1:37:04.4709
2Niki LaudaBrabham+13.2106
3Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+13.6404
4James HuntMcLaren+16.0503
5Ronnie PetersonLotus+1:14.8502
6Patrick TambayMcLaren+1:19.9001
7Carlos ReutemannFerrari+1:22.6000
8Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1:38.8800
9Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1:40.6000
10Jody ScheckterWolf+1:43.5000
11Jochen MassATS+1:49.0700
12Jean-Pierre JarierATS+1 lap0
13Brett LungerMcLaren+1 lap0
14Didier PironiTyrrell+1 lap0
15Clay RegazzoniShadow+1 lap0
16Jacques LaffiteLigierEngine0
17Hans-Joachim StuckShadow+2 laps0
18Vittorio BrambillaSurtees+2 laps0
DNFJohn WatsonBrabhamEngine0
DNFAlan JonesWilliamsFuel system0
DNFDanny OngaisEnsignDistributor0
DNFLamberto LeoniEnsignEngine0
DNFArturo MerzarioMerzarioDifferential0
DNFRupert KeeganSurteesOverheating0
DNQHéctor RebaqueLotus—0
DNQEddie CheeverTheodore—0
DNQDivina GalicaHesketh—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Mario AndrettiLotus
2Carlos ReutemannFerrari
3Ronnie PetersonLotus
4John WatsonBrabham
5Niki LaudaBrabham
6James HuntMcLaren
7Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
8Jacques LaffiteLigier
9Patrick TambayMcLaren
10Patrick DepaillerTyrrell
11Jean-Pierre JarierATS
12Vittorio BrambillaSurtees
13Jochen MassATS
14Alan JonesWilliams
15Jody ScheckterWolf
16Clay RegazzoniShadow
17Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
18Hans-Joachim StuckShadow
19Rupert KeeganSurtees
20Arturo MerzarioMerzario
21Danny OngaisEnsign
22Lamberto LeoniEnsign
23Didier PironiTyrrell
24Brett LungerMcLaren
25Héctor RebaqueLotus
26Eddie CheeverTheodore
27Divina GalicaHesketh

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