1978 Argentine Grand Prix Results

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires

January 15, 1978

Round 1

Race Winner

Mario Andretti

Team Lotus

Circuit

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Argentine Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	52	1:37:04.470	9
2	Niki Lauda	Brabham	52	+13.210	6
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	52	+13.640	4
4	James Hunt	McLaren	52	+16.050	3
5	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	52	+1:14.850	2
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	52	+1:19.900	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	52	+1:22.600	0
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	52	+1:38.880	0
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	52	+1:40.600	0
10	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	52	+1:43.500	0
11	Jochen Mass	ATS	52	+1:49.070	0
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	51	+1 Lap	0
13	Brett Lunger	McLaren	51	+1 Lap	0
14	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	51	+1 Lap	0
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	51	+1 Lap	0
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	50	Engine	0
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	50	+2 Laps	0
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	50	+2 Laps	0
19	John Watson	Brabham	41	Engine	0
20	Alan Jones	Williams	36	Fuel system	0
21	Danny Ongais	Ensign	35	Distributor	0
22	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	28	Engine	0
23	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	9	Differential	0
24	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	4	Overheating	0

Race Statistics

Location:Buenos Aires, Argentina

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used