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1978 Canadian GP
1978 Argentine GP
1979 Argentine GP
1979 Brazilian GP
1980 Argentine GP
January 21,
Buenos Aires
Event
Overview
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Sessions
•
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
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
/
Ford
53
1:36'03.21
-
197.580
2
2
Carlos Reutemann
Lotus
/
Ford
53
1:36'18.15
14.94
197.069
3
7
John Watson
McLaren
/
Ford
53
1:37'32.02
1'28.81
194.581
4
25
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
/
Ford
53
1:37'44.93
1'41.72
194.153
5
1
Mario Andretti
Lotus
/
Ford
52
-
1 Lap
-
6
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
/
Ford
52
-
1 Lap
-
7
18
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
/
Ford
52
-
1 Lap
-
8
30
Jochen Mass
Arrows
/
Ford
51
-
2 Laps
-
9
27
Alan Jones
Williams
/
Ford
51
-
2 Laps
-
10
28
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
/
Ford
51
-
2 Laps
-
11
22
Derek Daly
Ensign
/
Ford
51
-
2 Laps
-
ret
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
48
-
Engine
-
ret
31
Hector Rebaque
Lotus
/
Ford
46
-
Suspension
-
ret
17
Jan Lammers
Shadow
/
Ford
42
-
Transmission
-
ret
20
James Hunt
Wolf
/
Ford
41
-
Electrical
-
ret
4
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
/
Ford
15
-
Engine
-
ret
15
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
/
Renault
15
-
Engine
-
ret
5
Niki Lauda
Brabham
/
Alfa Romeo
8
-
Fuel system
-
ret
16
René Arnoux
Renault
/
Renault
6
-
Engine
-
ret
11
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
0
-
Collision
-
ret
3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
/
Ford
0
-
Collision
-
ret
8
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
/
Ford
0
-
Collision
-
ret
6
Nélson Piquet
Brabham
/
Alfa Romeo
0
-
Collision
-
ret
24
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
/
Ford
0
-
Collision
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