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1978 Argentine Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBuenos Aires, 52 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1978 Argentine Grand Prix was the:

  • 298th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Argentine Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Buenos Aires
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth521hr 37m 04.470s9
2+3(AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo52+13.210s6
3+7(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52+13.640s4
4+2(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth52+16.050s3
5-2(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth52+1m 14.850s2
6+3(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth52+1m 19.900s1
7-5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari52+1m 22.600s 
8-1(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari52+1m 38.880s 
9+8(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth52+1m 40.600s 
10+5(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth52+1m 43.500s 
11+2(DEU) Jochen MassATS-Ford Cosworth52+1m 49.070s 
12-1(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierATS-Ford Cosworth51+1 lap 
13+11(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)51+1 lap 
14+9(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth51+1 lap 
15+1(CHE) Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford Cosworth51+1 lap 
16-8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra50DNF 
17+1(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps 
18-6(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo41DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
R (USA) Danny OngaisEnsign-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (ITA) Lamberto LeoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (GBR) Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford Cosworth4DNF 

Notes

  • Jacques Laffite ended lap 50 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:47.750

PosDriverConstructor
1(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari
3(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
4(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo
5(AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo
6(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
7(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
9(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierATS-Ford Cosworth
12(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth
13(DEU) Jochen MassATS-Ford Cosworth
14(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
15(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth
16(CHE) Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford Cosworth
17(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
18(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford Cosworth
21(USA) Danny OngaisEnsign-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Lamberto LeoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
24(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(USA) Eddie CheeverTheodore-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Divina GalicaHesketh-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(USA) Mario Andretti9
2(AUT) Niki Lauda6
3(FRA) Patrick Depailler4
4(GBR) James Hunt3
5(SWE) Ronnie Peterson2
6(FRA) Patrick Tambay1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth9
2Brabham-Alfa Romeo6
3Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4
4McLaren-Ford Cosworth3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Lamberto Leoni (only start)
Didier Pironi
ATS
Merzario
Milestone race start
100th for Emerson Fittipaldi (9th driver to start 100 races, 1st Brazilian driver)
Wins
7th for Mario Andretti
64th for Lotus
Podiums
33rd for Niki Lauda (first for Brabham)
13th for Patrick Depailler
11th for Mario Andretti
115th for Lotus
77th for Brabham
61st for Tyrrell
Poles
10th for Mario Andretti (13th driver to take ten pole positions, 1st American driver)
76th for Lotus
Fastest laps
1st for Gilles Villeneuve (66th different fastest lap setter, 1st Canadian driver)
81st for Ferrari
Front row starts
12th for Mario Andretti
10th for Carlos Reutemann (26th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 3rd Argentine driver)
Points finishes
25th for Patrick Depailler
Pole & win
4th for Mario Andretti