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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
{{Infobox Race Report
|Type         = F1
|name              = {{ARG}} 1978 Argentine Grand Prix
|Country      = Argentina
|Race_No            = 1
|Grand Prix    = Argentine
|Season_No         = 16
|Image        = Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 15.svg
|year              = 1978
|Official name = Gran Premio Austral Líneas Aéreas de Argentina
|series            = Alternate Formula One
|Date          = 5 March
|Circuit            = File:BuenosAires70s.png
|Year          = 1978
|date              = 5 March 1978
|Race_No      = 1
|official name     = Gran Premio Austral Líneas Aéreas de Argentina
|Season_No    = 16
|location          = Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez
|Location      = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
|course            = Road course<br />5.948 km (3.687 mi)
|Course        = Permanent road course
|distance          = 53 laps, 315.244 km (195.411 mi)
|Course_mi    = 3.687
|weather            = Sunny
|Course_km    = 5.948
|pole driver        = {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
|Distance_laps = 53
|pole team          = [[Ferrari]]
|Distance_mi  = 195.411
|pole time          = 1:49.87
|Distance_km  = 315.244
|fastest lap driver = {{RZA}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
|Weather      = Dry
|fastest lap team  = [[Ferrari]]
|Pole_Driver  = [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
|fastest lap time  = 1:55.28
|Pole_Country  = Canada
|first driver      = {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]]
|Pole_Team    = [[Ferrari]]
|first team        = [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
|Pole_Time    = 1:49.965
|second driver      = {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
|Fast_Driver  = [[Jody Scheckter]}
|second team        = [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
|Fast_Country  = South Africa
|third driver      = {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
|Fast_Team    = Ferrari
|third team        = [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]
|Fast_Time    = 1:55.277
|}}
|First_Driver  = [[Alan Jones]]
|First_Country = Australia
|First_Team    = [[Williams-[[Ford
|Second_Driver = [[Patrick Depailler]]
|Second_Country= France
|Second_Team  = Williams-Ford
|Third_Driver  = [[John Watson]]
|Third_Country = United Kingdom
|Third_Team    = [[Brabham]]-Ford
}}


The '''1978 Argentine Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 5 March 1978 at [[Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]. It was the first race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 53-lap race was won by Australian driver [[Alan Jones]], driving a [[Williams]]-[[Ford]], earning his 1st career victory, with Frenchman [[Patrick Depailler]] second in the other Williams-Ford and Ulsterman [[John Watson]] third in a [[Brabham]]-Ford, scoring his 1st points and his 1st podium place.
The '''1978 Argentine Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 5 March 1978 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires. It was the first race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 53-lap race was won by Australian driver [[Alan Jones]], driving a [[Williams]]-[[Ford]], earning his 1st career victory, with Frenchman [[Patrick Depailler]] second in the other Williams-Ford and Ulsterman [[John Watson]] third in a [[Brabham]]-Ford, scoring his first points and his first podium place.


== Classification ==
This race also marked the Williams team's first ever 1-2 finish in a Formula One championship race.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
 
==Classification==
 
===Pre-Qualifying===
 
====Individual Times====
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
|-
! 1
! 1
| 28
| 14
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Alan Jones]]'''
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] '''[[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]'''
| '''[[Williams]]-[[Ford]]'''
| [[Renault]]
| 53
| 1:53.87
| 1:45:52.167
| -.--
| 1
| '''9'''
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| 27
| 15
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Patrick Depailler]]'''
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] '''[[René Arnoux]]'''
| '''[[Williams]]-[[Ford]]'''
| [[Renault]]
| 53
| 1:53.90
| + 21.254
| +0.03
| 5
| '''6'''
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
| 5
| 19
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[John Watson]]'''
| [[File:Flag of Finland svg.png]] '''[[Keke Rosberg]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]'''
| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| 1:54.11
| + 13.64
| +0.24
| 10
| '''4'''
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
| 7
| 23
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[James Hunt]]'''
| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| 1:54.77
| + 16.05
| +0.90
| 6
| '''3'''
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| 6
| 16
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Ronnie Peterson]]'''
|{{GER}} '''[[Rolf Stommelen]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| 1:54.97
| + 1:14.85
| +1.10
| 3
| '''2'''
|-
|-
! 6
! 6
| 8
| 18
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Patrick Tambay]]'''
| {{ITA}} '''[[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| 1:55.58
| + 1:19.90
| +1.71
| 9
| '''1'''
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
| 17
| {{GER}} '''[[Hans Heyer]]'''
| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:55.80
| +1.93
|-
! 8
| 37
|{{USA}} [[Mike Mosley]]
| [[Interscope]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:56.01
| +2.14
|-
! 9
| 38
|{{USA}} [[Danny Ongais]]
| [[Interscope]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:56.58
| +2.71
|-
! 10
| 66
| {{ARG}} [[Osvaldo López]]
| [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:57.23
| +3.25
|-
! 11
| 24
| {{ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:57.35
| +3.37
|-
! 12
| 65
| {{ARG}} [[Héctor Luis Gradassi]]
| [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:57.96
| +4.09
|}
(Those in '''bold''' pre-qualified)
====Combined Times====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! Entrant
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
! 1
| '''{{FRA}} [[Renault|Équipe Renault Elf]]'''
| {{FRA}} [[Renault]]
| 3:47.77
| -.---
|-
! 2
| {{GBR}} '''[[Arrows|Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team]]'''
| {{GBR}} [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
| 3:49.68
| +1.91
|-
! 3
| {{GER}} '''[[ATS|ATS Racing Team]]'''
| {{GER}} [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
| 3:50.77
| +3.00
|-
! 4
| {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Everest]]
| {{ITA}} [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]]
| 3:52.18
| +4.35
|-
! 5
| {{USA}} [[Interscope Racing]]
| {{USA}} [[Interscope]]-[[Ford]]
| 3:52.58
| +4.81
|-
! 6
| {{ARG}} [[Escuderia Hernandez]]
| {{ARG}} [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]]
| 3:55.18
| +7.41
|-
|}
(Those in '''bold''' pre-qualified)
=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 12
| {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 1:49.97
| '''1:49.87'''
|align="center"| &mdash;
|-
! 2
| 28
| {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]]
| [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:49.91'''
| 1:50.37
| +0.04
|-
! 3
| 1
| {{USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:50.32
| '''1:50.08'''
| +0.21
|-
! 4
| 11
| 11
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| {{RZA}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 52
| '''1:50.25'''
| + 1:22.60
| 1:50.37
| +0.38
|-
! 5
| 27
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:51.10
| '''1:50.25'''
| +0.38
|-
! 6
| 2
| 2
|  
| {{GBR}} [[Thomas Nurmester]]
| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:50.50'''
| 1:50.53
| +0.63
|-
! 7
| 5
| {{GBR}} [[James Hunt]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:50.86'''
| 1:51.19
| +0.99
|-
|-
! 8
! 8
| 12
| 3
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| '''1:51.35'''
| + 1:38.88
| —
| 7
| +1.48
|  
|-
|-
! 9
! 9
| 14
| 6
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
| [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| 1:51.60
| + 1:40.60
| 1:51.60
| 17
| +1.73
|
|-
|-
! 10
! 10
| 20
| 31
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| {{ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Alfa Romeo]]
| 52
| 1:52.42
| + 1:43.50
| '''1:51.88'''
| 15
| +2.01
|  
|-
|-
! 11
! 11
| 9
| 25
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Ligier]]-[[Matra]]
| 52
| '''1:51.96'''
| + 1:49.07
| 1:52.25
| 13
| +2.09
|  
|-
|-
! 12
! 12
| 10
| 7
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| {{SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]]
| 51
| '''1:52.09'''
| + 1 Lap
| 1:53.18
| 11
| +2.12
|  
|-
|-
! 13
! 13
| 30
| 15
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Brett Lunger]]
| {{FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Renault]]
| 51
| '''1:52.53'''
| + 1 Lap
| 1:53.93
| 24
| +2.66
|  
|-
|-
! 14
! 14
| 3
| 19
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| {{FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
| 51
| 1:52.86
| + 1 Lap
| '''1:52.53'''
| 23
| +2.66
|  
|-
|-
! 15
! 15
| 17
| 4
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| {{GBR}} [[Robert Kagan]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]]
| 51
| '''1:52.54'''
| + 1 Lap
| 1:53.63
| 16
| +2.67
|  
|-
|-
! 16
! 16
| 26
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]
| 50
| Engine
| 8
| 8
|  
| {{USA}} [[Tom Sneva]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:52.75'''
| 1:52.83
| +2.88
|-
|-
! 17
! 17
| 31
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| [[Alfa Romeo]]
| 1:55.80
| '''1:52.99'''
| +3.12
|-
! 18
| 26
| {{FRA}} [[François Migault]]
| [[Ligier]]-[[Matra]]
| '''1:53.05'''
| 1:53.34
| +3.18
|-
! 19
| 21
| {{SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:53.10'''
| 1:53.27
| +3.23
|-
! 20
| 22
| {{USA}} [[Bobby Rahal]]
| [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:53.35'''
| 1:54.01
| +3.48
|-
! 21
| 9
| {{GBR}} [[Tom Pryce]]
| [[March]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:54.74
| '''1:53.85'''
| +3.98
|-
! 22
| 33
| {{ITA}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
| [[Boro]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:54.41
| '''1:53.88'''
| +4.01
|-
! 23
| 16
| 16
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| {{GER}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
| 50
| '''1:54.17'''
| + 2 Laps
| 1:56.32
| +4.30
|-
! 24
| 14
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| [[Renault]]
| '''1:54.25'''
| 1:54.33
| +4.38
|-
! 25
| 32
| {{GER}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]]
| [[Boro]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:54.45'''
| 1:54.75
| +4.58
|-
! 26
| 18
| 18
|  
| {{ITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]
| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:54.46'''
| 1:55.10
| +4.59
|-
! DNQ
| 17
| {{GER}} [[Hans Heyer]]
| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
| 1:55.68
| '''1:55.51'''
| +5.64
|-
! DNQ
| 10
| {{BEL}} [[Patrick Nève]]
| [[March]]-[[Ford]]
| '''1:56.58'''
| 1:56.78
| +6.71
 
|}
 
===Race===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Pos
!#
!Driver
!Constructor
!Laps
!Time/retired
!Grid
!Points
|-
! 1
| 28
| {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]]
| [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
| 53
| 1:45:52.17
| 2
| 9
|-
! 2
| 27
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
| 53
| + 21.25
| 5
| 6
|-
! 3
| 6
| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]
| 53
| + 33.35
| 9
| 4
|-
! 4
| 11
| {{RZA}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 53
| + 33.819
| 4
| 3
|-
! 5
| 3
| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]]
| 53
| + 1:18.90
| 8
| 2
|-
! 6
| 7
| {{SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]]
| 53
| + 1:54.81
| 12
| 1
|-
! 7
| 4
| {{GBR}} [[Robert Kagan]]
| [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| + 1 lap
| 15
|
|-
|-
! 18
! 8
| 21
| {{SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| + 1 lap
| 19
| 19
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
|
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 50
! 9
| + 2 Laps
| 9
| {{GBR}} [[Tom Pryce]]
| [[March]]-[[Ford]]
| 52
| + 1 lap
| 21
|
|-
! 10
| 26
| {{FRA}} [[François Migault]]
| [[Ligier]]-[[Matra]]
| 52
| + 1 lap
| 18
|
|-
! 11
| 32
| {{GER}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]]
| [[Boro]]-[[Ford]]
| 51
| + 2 laps
| 25
|
|-
! 12
| 31
| {{ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
| [[Alfa Romeo]]
| 49
| Engine
| 10
|
|-
! 13
| 12
| 12
|  
| {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 47
| Engine
| 1
|
|-
! 14
| 25
| {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[Ligier]]-[[Matra]]
| 47
| Engine
| 11
|
|-
|-
! Ret
! Ret
| 2
| 15
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]
| {{FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| [[Renault]]
| 41
| 42
| Engine
| Transmission
| 4
| 13
|  
|
|-
|-
! Ret
! Ret
| 27
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 36
| Fuel System
| 14
| 14
|  
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| [[Renault]]
| 35
| Oil leak
| 24
|
|-
|-
! Ret
! Ret
| 22
| 22
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Danny Ongais]]
| {{USA}} [[Bobby Rahal]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]]
| 35
| 34
| Distributor
| Engine
| 21
| 20
|  
|
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{GBR}} [[Thomas Nurmester]]
| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
| 30
| Transmission
| 6
|
|-
|-
! Ret
! Ret
| 16
| {{GER}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
| 24
| Engine
| 23
| 23
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lamberto Leoni]]
|
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 28
! Ret
| Engine
| 8
| {{USA}} [[Tom Sneva]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]]
| 22
| 22
|  
| Transmission
| 16
|
|-
|-
! Ret
! Ret
| 37
| 19
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| {{FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Merzario]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
| 9
| Differential
| 20
| 20
|  
| Transmission
| 14
|
|-
! Ret
| 1
| {{USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
| 15
| Water leak
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 31
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| [[Alfa Romeo]]
| 11
| Engine
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 5
| {{GBR}} [[James Hunt]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]
| 3
| Crash
| 7
|
|-
|-
! Ret
! Ret
| 18
| 18
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rupert Keegan]]
| {{ITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
| 4
| 0
| Overheating
| Collision
| 19
| 26
|
|-
! Ret
| 33
| {{ITA}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
| [[Boro]]-[[Ford]]
| 0
| Collision
| 22
|
|-
! DNQ
| 17
| {{GER}} [[Hans Heyer]]
| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
|-
! DNQ
! DNQ
| 25
| 10
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| {{BEL}} [[Patrick Nève]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[March]]-[[Ford]]
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 23
| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]]
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 37
|{{USA}} [[Mike Mosley]]
| [[Interscope]]-[[Ford]]
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 38
|{{USA}} [[Danny Ongais]]
| [[Interscope]]-[[Ford]]
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
|-
! DNQ
! DNPQ
| 32
| 66
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
| {{ARG}} [[Osvaldo López]]
| [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]]
|
|
|
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
|-
! DNQ
! DNPQ
| 24
| 24
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Divina Galica]]
| {{ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
| [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]]
|
|
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 65
| {{ARG}} [[Héctor Luis Gradassi]]
| [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]]
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/409/ |title=1978 Argentine Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |accessdate=23 December 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035126/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/409/ |archivedate=3 September 2014}}</ref>}}
|}
|}
==Lap leaders==
[[Mario Andretti]] 52 laps (1-52).
==Championship standings after the race==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| align="right"| 9
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| align="right"| 6
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| align="right"| 4
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Hunt]]
| align="right"| 3
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| align="right"| 2
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 9
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| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| align="right"| 6
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| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 4
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| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 3
|}
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*{{small|'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}

Latest revision as of 12:18, 7 April 2021

Flag of Argentina svg.png 1978 Argentine Grand Prix
Race 1 of 16 in the 1978 Alternate Formula One season
BuenosAires70s.png
Date 5 March 1978
Official Name Gran Premio Austral Líneas Aéreas de Argentina
Location Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez
Course Road course
5.948 km (3.687 mi)
Distance 53 laps, 315.244 km (195.411 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:49.87
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Jody Scheckter Ferrari
Time 1:55.28
Podium
First Template:AUS Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Second Template:FRA Patrick Depailler Williams-Ford
Third Template:GBR John Watson Brabham-Ford


The 1978 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 March 1978 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires. It was the first race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 53-lap race was won by Australian driver Alan Jones, driving a Williams-Ford, earning his 1st career victory, with Frenchman Patrick Depailler second in the other Williams-Ford and Ulsterman John Watson third in a Brabham-Ford, scoring his first points and his first podium place.

This race also marked the Williams team's first ever 1-2 finish in a Formula One championship race.

Classification

Pre-Qualifying

Individual Times

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 14 Flag of France svg.png Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:53.87 -.--
2 15 Flag of France svg.png René Arnoux Renault 1:53.90 +0.03
3 19 Flag of Finland svg.png Keke Rosberg Arrows-Ford 1:54.11 +0.24
4 23 Flag of Italy svg.png Riccardo Patrese Minardi-Ford 1:54.77 +0.90
5 16 Flag of Germany svg.png Rolf Stommelen ATS-Ford 1:54.97 +1.10
6 18 Flag of Italy svg.png Gianfranco Brancatelli Arrows-Ford 1:55.58 +1.71
7 17 Flag of Germany svg.png Hans Heyer ATS-Ford 1:55.80 +1.93
8 37 Template:USA Mike Mosley Interscope-Ford 1:56.01 +2.14
9 38 Template:USA Danny Ongais Interscope-Ford 1:56.58 +2.71
10 66 Flag of Argentina svg.png Osvaldo López Hernandez-Ford 1:57.23 +3.25
11 24 Flag of Italy svg.png Piercarlo Ghinzani Minardi-Ford 1:57.35 +3.37
12 65 Flag of Argentina svg.png Héctor Luis Gradassi Hernandez-Ford 1:57.96 +4.09

(Those in bold pre-qualified)

Combined Times

Pos Entrant Constructor Time Gap
1 Template:FRA Équipe Renault Elf Template:FRA Renault 3:47.77 -.---
2 Template:GBR Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Template:GBR Arrows-Ford 3:49.68 +1.91
3 Flag of Germany svg.png ATS Racing Team Flag of Germany svg.png ATS-Ford 3:50.77 +3.00
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Everest Flag of Italy svg.png Minardi-Ford 3:52.18 +4.35
5 Template:USA Interscope Racing Template:USA Interscope-Ford 3:52.58 +4.81
6 Flag of Argentina svg.png Escuderia Hernandez Flag of Argentina svg.png Hernandez-Ford 3:55.18 +7.41

(Those in bold pre-qualified)

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 12 Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:49.97 1:49.87 —
2 28 Template:AUS Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:49.91 1:50.37 +0.04
3 1 Template:USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:50.32 1:50.08 +0.21
4 11 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:50.25 1:50.37 +0.38
5 27 Template:FRA Patrick Depailler Williams-Ford 1:51.10 1:50.25 +0.38
6 2 Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester Lotus-Ford 1:50.50 1:50.53 +0.63
7 5 Template:GBR James Hunt Brabham-Ford 1:50.86 1:51.19 +0.99
8 3 Template:FRA Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:51.35 — +1.48
9 6 Template:GBR John Watson Brabham-Ford 1:51.60 1:51.60 +1.73
10 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Elio de Angelis Alfa Romeo 1:52.42 1:51.88 +2.01
11 25 Template:FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:51.96 1:52.25 +2.09
12 7 Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni McLaren-Ford 1:52.09 1:53.18 +2.12
13 15 Template:FRA René Arnoux Renault 1:52.53 1:53.93 +2.66
14 19 Flag of Finland svg.png Keke Rosberg Arrows-Ford 1:52.86 1:52.53 +2.66
15 4 Template:GBR Robert Kagan Tyrrell-Ford 1:52.54 1:53.63 +2.67
16 8 Template:USA Tom Sneva McLaren-Ford 1:52.75 1:52.83 +2.88
17 31 Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Alfa Romeo 1:55.80 1:52.99 +3.12
18 26 Template:FRA François Migault Ligier-Matra 1:53.05 1:53.34 +3.18
19 21 Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Ensign-Ford 1:53.10 1:53.27 +3.23
20 22 Template:USA Bobby Rahal Ensign-Ford 1:53.35 1:54.01 +3.48
21 9 Template:GBR Tom Pryce March-Ford 1:54.74 1:53.85 +3.98
22 33 Flag of Italy svg.png Vittorio Brambilla Boro-Ford 1:54.41 1:53.88 +4.01
23 16 Flag of Germany svg.png Rolf Stommelen ATS-Ford 1:54.17 1:56.32 +4.30
24 14 Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:54.25 1:54.33 +4.38
25 32 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp Boro-Ford 1:54.45 1:54.75 +4.58
26 18 Flag of Italy svg.png Gianfranco Brancatelli Arrows-Ford 1:54.46 1:55.10 +4.59
DNQ 17 Flag of Germany svg.png Hans Heyer ATS-Ford 1:55.68 1:55.51 +5.64
DNQ 10 Template:BEL Patrick Nève March-Ford 1:56.58 1:56.78 +6.71

Race

Pos # Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 28 Template:AUS Alan Jones Williams-Ford 53 1:45:52.17 2 9
2 27 Template:FRA Patrick Depailler Williams-Ford 53 + 21.25 5 6
3 6 Template:GBR John Watson Brabham-Ford 53 + 33.35 9 4
4 11 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Jody Scheckter Ferrari 53 + 33.819 4 3
5 3 Template:FRA Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 53 + 1:18.90 8 2
6 7 Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni McLaren-Ford 53 + 1:54.81 12 1
7 4 Template:GBR Robert Kagan Tyrrell-Ford 52 + 1 lap 15
8 21 Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Ensign-Ford 52 + 1 lap 19
9 9 Template:GBR Tom Pryce March-Ford 52 + 1 lap 21
10 26 Template:FRA François Migault Ligier-Matra 52 + 1 lap 18
11 32 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp Boro-Ford 51 + 2 laps 25
12 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Elio de Angelis Alfa Romeo 49 Engine 10
13 12 Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 47 Engine 1
14 25 Template:FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 47 Engine 11
Ret 15 Template:FRA René Arnoux Renault 42 Transmission 13
Ret 14 Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 35 Oil leak 24
Ret 22 Template:USA Bobby Rahal Ensign-Ford 34 Engine 20
Ret 2 Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester Lotus-Ford 30 Transmission 6
Ret 16 Flag of Germany svg.png Rolf Stommelen ATS-Ford 24 Engine 23
Ret 8 Template:USA Tom Sneva McLaren-Ford 22 Transmission 16
Ret 19 Flag of Finland svg.png Keke Rosberg Arrows-Ford 20 Transmission 14
Ret 1 Template:USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 15 Water leak 3
Ret 31 Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Alfa Romeo 11 Engine 17
Ret 5 Template:GBR James Hunt Brabham-Ford 3 Crash 7
Ret 18 Flag of Italy svg.png Gianfranco Brancatelli Arrows-Ford 0 Collision 26
Ret 33 Flag of Italy svg.png Vittorio Brambilla Boro-Ford 0 Collision 22
DNQ 17 Flag of Germany svg.png Hans Heyer ATS-Ford
DNQ 10 Template:BEL Patrick Nève March-Ford
DNPQ 23 Flag of Italy svg.png Riccardo Patrese Minardi-Ford
DNPQ 37 Template:USA Mike Mosley Interscope-Ford
DNPQ 38 Template:USA Danny Ongais Interscope-Ford
DNPQ 66 Flag of Argentina svg.png Osvaldo López Hernandez-Ford
DNPQ 24 Flag of Italy svg.png Piercarlo Ghinzani Minardi-Ford
DNPQ 65 Flag of Argentina svg.png Héctor Luis Gradassi Hernandez-Ford
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