Argentina (1978)

Date: 15 Jan 1978

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 United States of America Mario Andretti 9 52 Lotus Ford Goodyear
2 Austria Niki Lauda 6 52 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
3 France Patrick Depailler 4 52 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
4 United Kingdom James Hunt 3 52 McLaren Ford Goodyear
5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 2 52 Lotus Ford Goodyear
6 France Patrick Tambay 1 52 McLaren Ford Goodyear
7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 52 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
8 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 52 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
9 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 52 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
10 South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 52 Wolf Ford Goodyear
11 Germany Jochen Mass 0 52 ATS Ford Goodyear
12 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 51 ATS Ford Goodyear
13 United States of America Brett Lunger 0 51 McLaren Ford Goodyear
14 France Didier Pironi 0 51 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
15 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 51 Shadow Ford Goodyear
16 France Jacques Laffite 0 50 Ligier Matra Goodyear
17 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 50 Shadow Ford Goodyear
18 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 0 50 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom John Watson 0 41 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Australia Alan Jones 0 36 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Danny Ongais 0 35 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Lamberto Leoni 0 28 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Arturo Merzario 0 9 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 0 4 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNQ Mexico HĂ©ctor Rebaque 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNQ United States of America Eddie Cheever 0 Theodore Ford Goodyear
DNQ United Kingdom Divina Galica 0 Hesketh Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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Gran Premio de Argentina 1978 (1978)

Date: 1978-01-15 · Circuit: Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina)

Podium
  1. Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 9 pts
  2. Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 6 pts
  3. Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 1 0 1:37:04.470 9
2 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 5 +3 1:37:17.680 6
3 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 10 +7 1:37:18.110 4
4 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 6 +2 1:37:20.520 3
5 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 3 -2 1:38:19.320 2
6 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 9 +3 1:38:24.370 1
7 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 2 -5 1:38:27.070
8 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 7 -1 1:38:43.350
9 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 17 +8 1:38:45.070
10 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 15 +5 1:38:47.970
11 Jochen Richard Mass ATS 13 +2 1:38:53.540
12 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier ATS 11 -1
13 Robert Brett Lunger McLaren 24 +11
14 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 23 +9
15 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 16 +1
16 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 8 -8 Engine
17 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 18 +1
18 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 12 -6
John Marshall Watson Brabham 4 Engine
Alan Stanley Jones Williams 14 Fuel system
Danny Ongais Ensign 21 Distributor
Lamberto Leoni Ensign 22 Engine
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario 20 Differential
Rupert Keegan Surtees 19 Overheating
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus
Edward McKay Cheever Jr. Theodore
Divina Mary Galica Hesketh
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 1
2 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 2
3 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 3
4 John Marshall Watson Brabham 4
5 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 5
6 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 6
7 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 7
8 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 8
9 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 9
10 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 10

Fastest Lap

Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (Ferrari) – 1:38:43.350

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