1978 season/ Round 1
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sun, 15 Jan 1978. 52 laps.
Argentina- Winner
- LOANDTeam Lotus
- Pole
- LOANDTeam Lotus
- Fastest lap
VIL1:49.760
Weekend
Race
- Niki LaudaBRBrabham+13.2102
- Mario AndrettiLOTeam Lotus1:37:04.4701
- Patrick DepaillerTYTyrrell+13.6403
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
LUN
+11 places, P24 to P13
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
–
No pit stop data
Fastest lap
VIL
1:49.760, lap 3
DNFs
6
WAT, JON, ONG, LEO, MER, KEE
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 1 | 1:37:04.470 | 9 |
| 2 | BRLAU | BRBrabham | 5+3 | +13.210 | 6 |
| 3 | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 10+7 | +13.640 | 4 |
| 4 | HUN | McLaren | 6+2 | +16.050 | 3 |
| 5 | LOPET | LOTeam Lotus | 3-2 | +1:14.850 | 2 |
| 6 | TAM | McLaren | 9+3 | +1:19.900 | 1 |
| 7 | REU | Ferrari | 2-5 | +1:22.600 | |
| 8 | VIL | Ferrari | 7-1 | +1:38.880 | |
| 9 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 17+8 | +1:40.600 | |
| 10 | WOSCH | WOWolf | 15+5 | +1:43.500 | |
| 11 | ATMAS | ATATS | 13+2 | +1:49.070 | |
| 12 | ATJAR | ATATS | 11-1 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | LUN | McLaren | 24+11 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 23+9 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | SHREG | SHShadow | 16+1 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | LILAF | LILigier | 8-8 | Engine | |
| 17 | SHSTU | SHShadow | 18+1 | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | SUBRA | SUSurtees | 12-6 | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | BRWAT | BRBrabham | 4 | Engine | |
| DNF |  JON | Williams | 14 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | ENONG | ENEnsign | 21 | Distributor | |
| DNF | ENLEO | ENEnsign | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | MEMER | MEMerzario | 20 | Differential | |
| DNF | SUKEE | SUSurtees | 19 | Overheating |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:49.760 |