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1978 Grand Prix of Argentina

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Formula One race number 1 of 16
Sunday, January 15, 1978 at Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
52 laps on a 5.968 kilometer road course (310.336 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:37:04.47
Average speed: 191.833 kph
Pole time: 107.75 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 13.21 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 0

Glossary 1978 Formula One results / 1978 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	5	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	1:37:04.47	52	9
2	5	1	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT45C / Alfa Romeo 1260	52	+13.21	0	6
3	10	4	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+13.64	0	4
4	6	7	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+16.05	0	3
5	3	6	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+74.85	0	2
6	9	8	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+79.90	0	1
7	2	11	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	52	+82.60	0	0
8	7	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	52	+98.88	0	0
9	17	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+100.60	0	0
10	15	20	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR4 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+103.50	0	0
11	13	9	Jochen Mass	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+109.07	0	0
12	11	10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+1 lap	0	0
13	24	30	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group / BS Fabrications	McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+1 lap	0	0
14	23	3	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+1 lap	0	0
15	16	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+1 lap	0	0
16	8	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76	50	engine	0	0
17	18	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	50	+2 laps	0	0
18	12	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	50	+2 laps	0	0
ret	4	2	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT45C / Alfa Romeo 1260	41	engine	0	0
ret	14	27	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV	36	fuel system	0	0
ret	21	22	Danny Ongais	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV	35	distributor	0	0
ret	22	23	Lamberto Leoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV	28	engine	0	0
ret	20	37	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	9	differential	0	0
ret	19	18	Rupert Keegan	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	4	overheating	0	0

Fastest Lap: 195.743 kph by Gilles Villeneuve

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
25	Hector Rebaque	25	Team Rebaque
26	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	32	Theodore Racing Hong Kong
27	Divina Galica	24	Olympus Camera Hesketh Racing

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mario Andretti	1	52	52

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Mario Andretti	9
2	Niki Lauda	6	-3
3	Patrick Depailler	4	-5
4	James Hunt	3	-6
5	Ronnie Peterson	2	-7
6	Patrick Tambay	1	-8