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1978 Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina


Race 1 of 16


Oscar Galvez
52 laps
Time of race: 1:37:04.47
Average speed of winner: 191.833 kph
Margin of victory: 13.21 sec.
Lead changes: 0
Fastest lap: Gilles Villeneuve 1:49.76
Lap leaders: Andretti 1-52

Race notes: Debut for Lamberto Leoni and Didier Pironi.



FinishStartDriverCar #TeamChassisEngineTyreOwnerQualifying TimeLapsX LedLaps LedStatusPoints
11Mario Andretti5John Player Team LotusLotus 78Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearLotus1:47.75521521:37:04.479
25Niki Lauda1Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT45CAlfa Romeo 1260GoodyearBrabham1:48.705200+13.216
310Patrick Depailler4Elf Team TyrrellTyrrell 008Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearTyrrell1:49.695200+13.644
46James Hunt7Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M26Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearMcLaren1:48.725200+16.053
53Ronnie Peterson6John Player Team LotusLotus 78Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearLotus1:48.395200+74.852
69Patrick Tambay8Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M26Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearMcLaren1:49.475200+79.901
72Carlos Reutemann11Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T2Ferrari 015MichelinFerrari1:47.845200+82.600
87Gilles Villeneuve12Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T2Ferrari 015MichelinFerrari1:48.975200+98.880
917Emerson Fittipaldi14Fittipaldi AutomotiveFittipaldi F5AFord Cosworth DFVGoodyearFittipaldi1:50.825200+100.600
1015Jody Scheckter20Walter Wolf RacingWolf WR4Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearWolf1:50.355200+103.500
1113Jochen Mass9ATS Racing TeamATS HS1Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearATS1:50.065200+109.070
1211Jean-Pierre Jarier10ATS Racing TeamATS HS1Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearATS1:49.775100+1 lap0
1324Brett Lunger30Liggett Group/BS FabricationsMcLaren M23Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearBS Fabrications1:52.275100+1 lap0
1423Didier Pironi3Elf Team TyrrellTyrrell 008Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearTyrrell1:51.995100+1 lap0
1516Clay Regazzoni17Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN8Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearShadow1:50.455100+1 lap0
168Jacques Laffite26Ligier GitanesLigier JS7Matra MS76GoodyearLigier1:49.135000engine (classified)0
1718Hans-Joachim Stuck16Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN8Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearShadow1:51.165000+2 laps0
1812Vittorio Brambilla19Beta Team SurteesSurtees TS19Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearSurtees1:49.915000+2 laps0
194John Watson2Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT45CAlfa Romeo 1260GoodyearBrabham1:48.424100engine0
2014Alan Jones27Williams Grand Prix EngineeringWilliams FW06Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearWilliams1:50.113600fuel system0
2121Danny Ongais22Team Tissot EnsignEnsign N177Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearEnsign1:51.713500distributor0
2222Lamberto Leoni23Team Tissot EnsignEnsign N177Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearEnsign1:51.942800engine0
2320Arturo Merzario37Team MerzarioMerzario A1Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearMerzario1:51.68900differential0
2419Rupert Keegan18Durex Team SurteesSurtees TS19Ford Cosworth DFVGoodyearSurtees1:51.42400overheating0

Points standings

RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsPodiums
1Mario Andretti91111
2Niki Lauda61001
3Patrick Depailler41001
4James Hunt31000
5Ronnie Peterson21000
6Patrick Tambay11000
7Carlos Reutemann01000
8Gilles Villeneuve01000
9Emerson Fittipaldi01000
10Jody Scheckter01000
11Jochen Mass01000
12Jean-Pierre Jarier01000
13Brett Lunger01000
14Didier Pironi01000
15Clay Regazzoni01000
16Jacques Laffite01000
17Hans-Joachim Stuck01000
18Vittorio Brambilla01000
19John Watson01000
20Alan Jones01000
21Danny Ongais01000
22Lamberto Leoni01000
23Arturo Merzario01000
24Rupert Keegan01000


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