1978 Argentine Grand Prix
- Date
- 15 Jan 1978
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 52 | 1:37:04.47 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | 52 | +13.21 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | 52 | +13.64 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 52 | +16.05 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 3 | 52 | +1:14.85 | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | 52 | +1:19.90 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 52 | +1:22.60 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 52 | +1:38.88 | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 52 | +1:40.60 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | 52 | +1:43.50 | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | 52 | +1:49.07 | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 11 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | 36 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | 35 | Distributor | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | 9 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | 4 | Overheating | 0 | |
| F | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Brabham | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ligier | 0 | 0 |