Round 1 · 1978

Argentina

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Country
Argentina
Length
4.259 km
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Mario Andretti Lotus
 Lotus 1 – 9
2
Niki Lauda Brabham
 Brabham 5 +13.210 6
3
Patrick Depailler Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 10 +13.640 4
4
James Hunt McLaren
 McLaren 6 +16.050 3
5
Ronnie Peterson Lotus
 Lotus 3 +1:14.850 2
6
Patrick Tambay McLaren
 McLaren 9 +1:19.900 1
7
Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
 Ferrari 2 +1:22.600 –
8
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
FL Ferrari 7 +1:38.880 –
9
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 17 +1:40.600 –
10
Jody Scheckter Wolf
 Wolf 15 +1:43.500 –
11
Jochen Mass Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels 13 +1:49.070 –
12
Jean-Pierre Jarier Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels 11 +1 lap –
13
Brett Lunger McLaren
 McLaren 24 +1 lap –
14
Didier Pironi Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 23 +1 lap –
15
Clay Regazzoni Shadow
 Shadow 16 +1 lap –
16
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 8 Engine –
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow
 Shadow 18 +2 laps –
18
Vittorio Brambilla Surtees
 Surtees 12 +2 laps –
DNF
John Watson Brabham
 Brabham 4 Engine –
DNF
Alan Jones Williams
 Williams 14 Fuel system –
DNF
Danny Ongais Ensign
 Ensign 21 Distributor –
DNF
Lamberto Leoni Ensign
 Ensign 22 Engine –
DNF
Arturo Merzario Merzario
 Merzario 20 Differential –
DNF
Rupert Keegan Surtees
 Surtees 19 Overheating –
DNF
Héctor Rebaque Lotus
 Lotus – – –
DNF
Eddie Cheever Theodore
 Theodore – – –
DNF
Divina Galica Hesketh
 Hesketh – – –