Argentine Grand Prix 1978
15 January 1978
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laps
- 52
- Previous winners
- 1998Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 1997Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
- 1996Damon HillWilliams
- 1995Damon HillWilliams
- 1981Nelson PiquetBrabham
Starting Grid
- 1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 4
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 5
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 6
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 9
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 10
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 11
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
No time set
- 12
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 13
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- 14
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 15
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 17
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 19
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- 20
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- 21
Danny Ongais
Ensign
No time set
- 22
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
No time set
- 23
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 24
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- PIT
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Eddie Cheever
Theodore
No time set
- PIT
Divina Galica
Hesketh
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 52 laps | 1:37:04.47 | 9pts |
| 2 | +3 | Niki Lauda Brabham | 52 laps | +13.21 | 6pts |
| 3 | +7 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 52 laps | +13.64 | 4pts |
| 4 | +2 | James Hunt McLaren | 52 laps | +16.05 | 3pts |
| 5 | -2 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 52 laps | +1:14.85 | 2pts |
| 6 | +3 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 52 laps | +1:19.90 | 1pts |
| 7 | -5 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 52 laps | +1:22.60 | |
| 8 | -1 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 52 laps | +1:38.88 | |
| 9 | +8 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 52 laps | +1:40.60 | |
| 10 | +5 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 52 laps | +1:43.50 | |
| 11 | +2 | Jochen Mass ATS | 52 laps | +1:49.07 | |
| 12 | -1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS | 51 laps | ||
| 13 | +11 | Brett Lunger McLaren | 51 laps | ||
| 14 | +9 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 51 laps | ||
| 15 | +1 | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 51 laps | ||
| 16 | -8 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 50 laps | ||
| 17 | +1 | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 50 laps | ||
| 18 | -6 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson Brabham | 41 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 36 laps | ||
| R | - | Danny Ongais Ensign | 35 laps | ||
| R | - | Lamberto Leoni Ensign | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 9 laps | ||
| R | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 4 laps | ||
| F | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eddie Cheever Theodore | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Divina Galica Hesketh | 0 laps |