1978 Grand Prix of Argentina
15 January - Buenos Aires: 52 laps x 5.968 km = 310.336 km
Pole Position: M Andretti Lotus 1 min:47.750s
Fastest Lap: 195.743 km/h G Villeneuve Ferrari 1 min:49.760s
Results:
1 M Andretti Lotus 1 h 37m 04.470s
2 N Lauda Brabham 1 h 37m 17.680s
3 P Depailler Tyrrell 1 h 37m 18.11Os
4 J Hunt McLaren 1 h 37m 20.520s
5 R Peterson Lotus 1 h 38m 19.320s
6 P Tambay McLaren 1 h 38m 24.370s
7 C Reutemann Ferrari 1 h 38m 27.070s
8 G Villeneuve Ferrari 1 h 38m 43.350s
9 E Fittipaldi Copersucar 1 h 38m 45.070s
10 J Scheckter Wolf 1 h 38m 47.970s
11 J Mass ATS 1 h 38m 53.540s
12 J-P Jarier ATS 51
13 B Lunger McLaren 51
14 D Pironi Tyrrell 51
15 C Regazzoni Shadow 51
l6r J Laffite Ligier 50 engine
17 H-J Stuck Shadow 50
18 V Brambilla Surtees 50
Did NOt Finish:
J Watson Brabham 41 engine
A Jones Williarns 36 fuel vaporisation
D Ongais Ensign 35 distributor rotor arm
L Leoni Ensign 28 engine
A Merzario Merzario 9 differential
R Keegan Surtees 4 engine overheating
Did Not Qualify:
H Rebaque Lotus
E Cheever Theodore
D Galica Hesketh
Qualifying Times:
1 5 Mario Andretti Lotus/Ford 1'47.75
2 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1'47.84
3 6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus/Ford 1'48.39
4 2 John Watson Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'48.42
5 1 Niki Lauda Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'48.70
6 7 James Hunt McLaren/Ford 1'48.72
7 12 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'48.97
8 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Matra 1'49.13
9 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren/Ford 1'49.47
10 4 P.Depailler Tyrrell/Ford 1'49.69
11 10 J.P.Jarier ATS/Ford 1'49.77
12 19 V.Brambilla Surtees/Ford 1'49.91
13 9 Jochen Mass ATS/Ford 1'50.06
14 27 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'50.11
15 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf/Ford 1'50.35
16 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow/Ford 1'50.45
17 14 E.Fittipaldi Fittipaldi/Ford 1'50.82
18 16 H.J.Stuck Shadow/Ford 1'51.16
19 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees/Ford 1'51.42
20 37 Arturo Merzario Merzario/Ford 1'51.68
21 22 Danny Ongais Ensign/Ford 1'51.71
22 23 Lamberto Leoni Ensign/Ford 1'51.94
23 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell/Ford 1'51.99
24 30 Brett Lunger McLaren/Ford 1'52.27
Not qualified
25 25 Hector Rebaque Lotus/Ford 1'52.52
26 32 Eddie Cheever Theodore/Ford 1'53.25
27 24 Divina Galica Hesketh/Ford 1'56.69