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1978 Argentine Grand Prix

Round
1/16
Date
Jan 15, 1978 at 00:00 CET
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Circuit length
5.968 m
Race distance
310.336 km (52 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #5 Mario Andretti Lotus 1:37:04.470 1st 52 9
2 #1 Niki Lauda Brabham +13.210 5th 52 6
3 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell +13.640 10th 52 4
4 #7 James Hunt McLaren +16.050 6th 52 3
5 #6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus +1:14.850 3rd 52 2
6 #8 Patrick Tambay McLaren +1:19.900 9th 52 1
7 #11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +1:22.600 2nd 52
8 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +1:38.880 7th 52
9 #14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi +1:40.600 17th 52
10 #20 Jody Scheckter Wolf +1:43.500 15th 52
11 #9 Jochen Mass ATS +1:49.070 13th 52
12 #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS +1 lap 11th 51
13 #30 Brett Lunger McLaren +1 lap 24th 51
14 #3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell +1 lap 23rd 51
15 #17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow +1 lap 16th 51
16 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Engine 8th 50
17 #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow +2 laps 18th 50
18 #19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees +2 laps 12th 50
DNF #2 John Watson Brabham Engine 4th 41
DNF #27 Alan Jones Williams Fuel system 14th 36
DNF #22 Danny Ongais Ensign Distributor 21st 35
DNF #23 Lamberto Leoni Ensign Engine 22nd 28
DNF #37 Arturo Merzario Merzario Differential 20th 9
DNF #18 Rupert Keegan Surtees Overheating 19th 4
DNQ #25 Héctor Rebaque Lotus
DNQ #32 Eddie Cheever Theodore
DNQ #24 Divina Galica Hesketh
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #5 Mario Andretti Lotus 1:47.750
2 #11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:47.840 +0.090
3 #6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1:48.390 +0.640
4 #2 John Watson Brabham 1:48.420 +0.670
5 #1 Niki Lauda Brabham 1:48.700 +0.950
6 #7 James Hunt McLaren 1:48.720 +0.970
7 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:48.970 +1.220
8 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:49.130 +1.380
9 #8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:49.470 +1.720
10 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 1:49.690 +1.940
11 #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS 1:49.770 +2.020
12 #19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 1:49.910 +2.160
13 #9 Jochen Mass ATS 1:50.060 +2.310
14 #27 Alan Jones Williams 1:50.110 +2.360
15 #20 Jody Scheckter Wolf 1:50.350 +2.600
16 #17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 1:50.450 +2.700
17 #14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:50.820 +3.070
18 #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 1:51.160 +3.410
19 #18 Rupert Keegan Surtees 1:51.420 +3.670
20 #37 Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:51.680 +3.930
21 #22 Danny Ongais Ensign 1:51.710 +3.960
22 #23 Lamberto Leoni Ensign 1:51.940 +4.190
23 #3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:51.990 +4.240
24 #30 Brett Lunger McLaren 1:52.270 +4.520
25 #25 Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:52.520 +4.770
26 #32 Eddie Cheever Theodore 1:53.250 +5.500
27 #24 Divina Galica Hesketh 1:56.690 +8.940
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:49.760 3

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Mario Andretti Lotus 1 1 9
2 Niki Lauda Brabham 0 1 6 -3
3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 0 1 4 -5
4 James Hunt McLaren 0 0 3 -6
5 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 0 0 2 -7
6 Patrick Tambay McLaren 0 0 1 -8
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Lotus Ford 1 1 9
2 Brabham Alfa Romeo 0 1 6 -3
3 Tyrrell Ford 0 1 4 -5
4 McLaren Ford 0 0 3 -6

More Argentine GP

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1998 #3 Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Eddie Irvine 1:28.179 - Alexander Wurz David Coulthard
1997 #3 Jacques Villeneuve Eddie Irvine Ralf Schumacher 1:27.981 - Gerhard Berger Jacques Villeneuve
1996 #5 Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve Jean Alesi 1:29.413 - Jean Alesi Damon Hill
1995 #5 Damon Hill Jean Alesi Michael Schumacher 1:30.522 - Michael Schumacher David Coulthard
1981 #5 Nelson Piquet Carlos Reutemann Alain Prost 1:45.287 - Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet
1980 #27 Alan Jones Nelson Piquet Keke Rosberg 1:50.450 - Alan Jones Alan Jones
1979 #26 Jacques Laffite Carlos Reutemann John Watson 1:46.910 - Jacques Laffite Jacques Laffite
1977 #20 Jody Scheckter Carlos Pace Carlos Reutemann 1:51.060 - James Hunt James Hunt
1975 #1 Emerson Fittipaldi James Hunt Carlos Reutemann 1:50.910 - James Hunt Jean-Pierre Jarier
1974 #6 Denny Hulme Niki Lauda Clay Regazzoni 1:52.100 - Clay Regazzoni Ronnie Peterson
1973 #2 Emerson Fittipaldi François Cevert Jackie Stewart 1:11.220 - Emerson Fittipaldi Clay Regazzoni
1972 #21 Jackie Stewart Denny Hulme Jacky Ickx 1:13.660 - Jackie Stewart Carlos Reutemann
1960 #16 Bruce McLaren Cliff Allison Maurice Trintignant 1:38.900 - Stirling Moss Stirling Moss
1958 #14 Stirling Moss Luigi Musso Mike Hawthorn 1:41.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio
1957 #2 Juan Manuel Fangio Jean Behra Carlos Menditéguy 1:44.700 - Stirling Moss Stirling Moss
1956 #34 Luigi Musso Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn 1:45.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio
1955 #2 Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González Nino Farina 1:48.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González
1954 #2 Juan Manuel Fangio Nino Farina José Froilán González 1:48.200 - José Froilán González Nino Farina
1953 #10 Alberto Ascari Luigi Villoresi José Froilán González 1:48.400 - Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari
The 1978 Argentine Grand Prix started Jan 15, 1978 on Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mario Andretti started from pole position with Carlos Reutemann next to him. Ronnie Peterson started from third place.

In 1 hour, 37 minutes and 04 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Niki Lauda in second and Patrick Depailler in third place.

After the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Andretti is 3 points ahead of Niki Lauda.