← 1978 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1978
Argentine Grand Prix
15 Jan 1978Autódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezArgentinafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 52 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | 52 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | 52 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 52 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 3 | 52 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | 52 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 52 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 52 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 52 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | 52 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | 52 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 11 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 50 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P19 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 41 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P20 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | 36 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P21 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | 35 | Distributor | 0 | — |
| P22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | 28 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P23 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | 9 | Differential | 0 | — |
| P24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | 4 | Overheating | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P4 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P6 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — |
| P12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — |
| P14 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P15 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P19 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P20 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — |
| P21 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — |