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