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1977 Japanese GP
1977 Argentine GP
1978 Argentine GP
1978 Brazilian GP
1979 Argentine GP
January 15,
Buenos Aires
Event
Overview
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Sessions
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Entry List
Qualifying
Qualification
Race
Starting Grid
• Classification •
Fastest Laps
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Laps Led
Classification
Pos
Car No
Driver
Car / Engine
Laps
Time
Difference / Retirement
Speed (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
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