1978· Round 1
Argentine Grand Prix 1978
15 January 1978 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires
The 1978 Argentine Grand Prix, round 1 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Mario Andretti (Team Lotus), with Niki Lauda (Brabham) second and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) third. Held on 15 January 1978 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires/Argentina.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 🇦🇹Niki Lauda | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | 🇫🇷Patrick Depailler | 4 |
| R | 4 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| 4 | 6 | 🇬🇧James Hunt | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 🇸🇪Ronnie Peterson | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | — |
| 8 | 7 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | — |
| 9 | 17 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | — |
| 10 | 15 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | — |
| 11 | 13 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | — |
| 12 | 11 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | — |
| 13 | 24 | 🇺🇸Brett Lunger | — |
| R | 14 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | — |
| 14 | 23 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | — |
| 15 | 16 | 🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni | — |
| 16 | 8 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | — |
| 17 | 18 | 🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Stuck | — |
| 18 | 12 | 🇮🇹Vittorio Brambilla | — |
| R | 19 | 🇬🇧Rupert Keegan | — |
| R | 20 | 🇮🇹Arturo Merzario | — |
| R | 21 | 🇺🇸Danny Ongais | — |
| R | 22 | 🇮🇹Lamberto Leoni | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | — | — | — |
| 4 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | — | — | — |
| 6 | James Hunt | — | — | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | — | — | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 14 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | — | — | — |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | — | — | — |
| 19 | Rupert Keegan | — | — | — |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | — | — | — |
| 21 | Danny Ongais | — | — | — |
| 22 | Lamberto Leoni | — | — | — |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | — | — | — |