1978 Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina

Date 15.01.1978 Category Formula 1
Circuit Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez Championship World Drivers Championship
Race title XIVo Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina Round 1
Distance 52 laps = 310.346 km Country Argentina
Winner's speed: 191.820
Pole's speed: 199.401 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 195.750 kmh
Rank Pos. # Driver Entrant Car Laps Laps
lead		 Time Status Pts FL
time		 FL
rank		 Grid Row Qual
time
1 1 5 Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 52 1:37'04.47 finished 9 1'50.95 7 1 1 1'47.75
2 2 1 Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C [7] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 52 1:37'17.68 finished 6 1'50.94 6 5 3 1'48.70
3 3 4 Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 1:37'18.11 finished 4 1'50.06 2 10 5 1'49.69
4 4 7 James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 1:37'20.52 finished 3 1'50.58 3 6 3 1'48.72
5 5 6 Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 1:38'19.32 finished 2 1'52.16 12 3 2 1'48.39
6 6 8 Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 1:38'24.37 finished 1 1'51.09 8 8 4 1'49.47
7 7 11 Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 [031] 312B 3.0 F12 52 1:38'27.07 finished 1'50.93 5 2 1 1'47.84
8 8 12 Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 [027] 312B 3.0 F12 52 1:38'43.35 finished 1'49.76 1 7 4 1'48.97
9 9 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 1:38'45.07 finished 1'52.47 13 17 09 1'50.82
10 10 20 Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 52 1:38'47.97 finished 1'50.75 4 15 8 1'50.35
11 11 9 Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 [1] Ford Coswoth DFV 3.0 V8 52 1:38'53.54 finished 1'52.75 17 13 7 1'50.06
12 12 10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 [2] Ford Coswoth DFV 3.0 V8 51 finished 1'52.69 15 11 6 1'49.77
13 13 30 Brett Lunger Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 51 finished 1'52.55 14 24 12 1'52.27
14 14 3 Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 51 finished 1'51.83 11 23 12 1'51.99
15 15 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 [5A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 51 finished 1'52.77 19 16 8 1'50.45
16 16 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 [021] Matra MS76 3.0 V12 50 DNF, engine 1'51.72 10 8 4 1'49.13
17 17 16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 50 finished 1'54.54 24 18 9 1'51.16
18 18 19 Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 50 finished 1'52.92 20 12 6 1'49.91
19 2 John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C [8] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 41 DNF, engine 1'51.38 9 4 2 1'48.42
20 27 Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 36 DNF, fuel system 1'52.76 18 14 7 1'50.11
21 22 Danny Ongais Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 35 DNF, distributor 1'53.47 22 21 11 1'51.71
22 23 Lamberto Leoni Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 28 DNF, engine 1'53.26 21 22 11 1'51.94
23 37 Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 9 DNF, differential 1'53.53 23 20 10 1'51.68
24 18 Rupert Keegan Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 [07] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 4 DNF, overheating 1'52.73 16 19 10 1'51.42
25 25 Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'52.52
26 32 Eddie Cheever Theodore Racing Theodore TR1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'53.25
27 24 Divina Galica Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'56.69