Argentine Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
RACE DATE
15 Jan 1978
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix.
WINNERAndrettiP1 → P1
RACE LAPS52
BIGGEST GAIN+11Lunger
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1:37:04.470Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | +3 | 52 | +13.210Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | +7 | 52 | +13.640Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | +2 | 52 | +16.050Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 3 | -2 | 52 | +1:14.850Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | +3 | 52 | +1:19.900Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | -5 | 52 | +1:22.600Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | -1 | 52 | +1:38.880Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | +8 | 52 | +1:40.600Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | +5 | 52 | +1:43.500Finished | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | +2 | 52 | +1:49.070Finished | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 11 | -1 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +11 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | +9 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | +1 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | -8 | 50 | Engine | 0 | — |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | +1 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | -6 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | -15 | 41 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | -6 | 36 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | 0 | 35 | Distributor | 0 | — |
| R | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | 0 | 28 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | -3 | 9 | Differential | 0 | — |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | -5 | 4 | Overheating | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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