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| Date | Sunday 15 January 1978 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | Argentine GP |
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| Circuit | Buenos Aires |
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| Event Format | Race of 52 laps |
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| Race | 1 of 17 |
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| Championship race | 298 |
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| Laps | 52 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5968 m |
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| Race Distance | 5968 × 52 = 310.336 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny, Hot, Dry |
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| Entries | 27 |
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| Qualifiers | 24 |
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| Finishers | 18 |
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| Championship Debutants | Didier Pironi (Driver),
Eddie Cheever (Driver),
ATS (Car Manufacturer),
Merzario (Car Manufacturer),
Theodore (Car Manufacturer),
Havoline (Lubricant Manufacturer),
ATS HS1 (Car Model),
Brabham BT45C (Car Model),
Fittipaldi F5A (Car Model),
Merzario A1 (Car Model),
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Theodore TR1 (Car Model),
Tyrrell 008 (Car Model),
Williams FW06 (Car Model),
Fittipaldi Automotive (Entrant),
Liggett Group/BS Fabrications (Entrant),
Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing (Entrant),
Parmalat Racing Team (Entrant),
Team Rebaque (Entrant),
Team Tissot Ensign (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Gilles Villeneuve - 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Mario Andretti - 10th Pole Position (Driver)
Michelin - 1st Fastest Lap (Tyre Manufacturer)
Patrick Tambay - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 18th Place Qualifications – Hans-Joachim Stuck (7)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Fastest Laps – Ferrari (83),
2. Most 4th Fastest Laps – Jody Scheckter (9),
3. Most 7th Fastest Laps – Lotus (19),
4. Most 12th Fastest Laps – Lotus (14),
5. Most Race Entries – Lotus (775),
6. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (81),
7. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (47)
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