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1978 Season
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1977 Japanese GP
1977 Argentine GP

1978 Argentine GP

1978 Brazilian GP
1979 Argentine GP
January 15, Buenos Aires

Event OverviewSessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest LapsLaps Led

Classification

PosCar NoDriverCar / EngineLapsTimeDifference / RetirementSpeed (km/h)
1
5
 Mario Andretti  Lotus / Ford
52
1:37'04.47 - 191.813
2
1
 Niki Lauda  Brabham / Alfa Romeo
52
1:37'17.68 13.21 191.379
3
4
 Patrick Depailler  Tyrrell / Ford
52
1:37'18.11 13.64 191.365
4
7
 James Hunt  McLaren / Ford
52
1:37'20.52 16.05 191.286
5
6
 Ronnie Peterson  Lotus / Ford
52
1:38'19.32 1'14.85 189.379
6
8
 Patrick Tambay  McLaren / Ford
52
1:38'24.37 1'19.90 189.217
7
11
 Carlos Reutemann  Ferrari / Ferrari
52
1:38'27.07 1'22.60 189.131
8
12
 Gilles Villeneuve  Ferrari / Ferrari
52
1:38'43.35 1'38.88 188.611
9
14
 Emerson Fittipaldi  Fittipaldi / Ford
52
1:38'45.07 1'40.60 188.556
10
20
 Jody Scheckter  Wolf / Ford
52
1:38'47.97 1'43.50 188.464
11
9
 Jochen Mass  ATS / Ford
52
1:38'53.54 1'49.07 188.287
12
10
 Jean-Pierre Jarier  ATS / Ford
51
- 1 Lap -
13
30
 Brett Lunger  McLaren / Ford
51
- 1 Lap -
14
3
 Didier Pironi  Tyrrell / Ford
51
- 1 Lap -
15
17
 Clay Regazzoni  Shadow / Ford
51
- 1 Lap -
16
26
 Jacques Laffite  Ligier / Matra
50
- Engine -
17
16
 Hans-Joachim Stuck  Shadow / Ford
50
- 2 Laps -
18
19
 Vittorio Brambilla  Surtees / Ford
50
- 2 Laps -
ret
2
 John Watson  Brabham / Alfa Romeo
41
- Engine -
ret
27
 Alan Jones  Williams / Ford
36
- Fuel system -
ret
22
 Danny Ongais  Ensign / Ford
35
- Distributor -
ret
23
 Lamberto Leoni  Ensign / Ford
28
- Engine -
ret
37
 Arturo Merzario  Merzario / Ford
9
- Differential -
ret
18
 Rupert Keegan  Surtees / Ford
4
- Overheating -