Round 1 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Argentine Grand Prix at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, 1978-01-15. Mario Andretti won it for Team Lotus. Podium: Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda, Patrick Depailler.
Winner
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Pole
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Fastest lap
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Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Argentina
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 52 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | 52 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | 52 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 52 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 3 | 52 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | 52 | Finished | 1.0 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 52 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 52 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 52 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | 52 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | 52 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 11 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 50 | Engine | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 41 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | 36 | Fuel system | 0.0 |
| R | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | 35 | Distributor | 0.0 |
| R | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | 28 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | 9 | Differential | 0.0 |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | 4 | Overheating | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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