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|Pole_Driver  = [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
|Pole_Driver  = [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
|Pole_Country  = Canada
|Pole_Country  = Canada
|Pole_Team    = [[Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC]]
|Pole_Team    = [[Ferrari]]
|Pole_Time    = 1:49.965
|Pole_Time    = 1:49.965
|Fast_Driver  = [[Jody Scheckter]]
|Fast_Driver  = [[Jody Scheckter]}
|Fast_Country  = South Africa
|Fast_Country  = South Africa
|Fast_Team    = [[Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC]]
|Fast_Team    = Ferrari
|Fast_Time    = 1:55.277
|Fast_Time    = 1:55.277
|First_Driver  = [[Alan Jones]]
|First_Driver  = [[Alan Jones]]
|First_Country = Australia
|First_Country = Australia
|First_Team    = [[Williams|Saudia Williams Racing Team]]-[[Ford|Ford Motor Company]]
|First_Team    = [[Williams-[[Ford
|Second_Driver = [[Patrick Depailler]]
|Second_Driver = [[Patrick Depailler]]
|Second_Country= France
|Second_Country= France
|Second_Team  = [[Williams|Saudia Williams Racing Team]]-[[Ford|Ford Motor Company]]
|Second_Team  = Williams-Ford
|Third_Driver  = [[John Watson]]
|Third_Driver  = [[John Watson]]
|Third_Country = United Kingdom
|Third_Country = United Kingdom
|Third_Team    = [[Brabham|Martini Racing]]-[[Ford|Ford Motor Company]]
|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|Williams FW06]]-[[Ford|Ford Motor Company]], with Frenchman [[Patrick Depailler]] second in the other [[Williams|Williams FW06]]-[[Ford|Ford Motor Company]] and Ulsterman [[John Watson]] third in a [[Brabham|Brabham BT46]]-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|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.
 
== Classification ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 28
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Alan Jones]]'''
| '''[[Williams]]-[[Ford]]'''
| 53
| 1:45:52.167
| 1
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 27
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Patrick Depailler]]'''
| '''[[Williams]]-[[Ford]]'''
| 53
| + 21.254
| 5
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[John Watson]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]'''
| 52
| + 13.64
| 10
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[James Hunt]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 52
| + 16.05
| 6
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 6
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Ronnie Peterson]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 52
| + 1:14.85
| 3
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 8
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Patrick Tambay]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 52
| + 1:19.90
| 9
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 11
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 52
| + 1:22.60
| 2
|
|-
! 8
| 12
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 52
| + 1:38.88
| 7
|
|-
! 9
| 14
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 52
| + 1:40.60
| 17
|
|-
! 10
| 20
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 52
| + 1:43.50
| 15
|
|-
! 11
| 9
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 52
| + 1:49.07
| 13
|
|-
! 12
| 10
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 51
| + 1 Lap
| 11
|
|-
! 13
| 30
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Brett Lunger]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 51
| + 1 Lap
| 24
|
|-
! 14
| 3
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 51
| + 1 Lap
| 23
|
|-
! 15
| 17
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 51
| + 1 Lap
| 16
|
|-
! 16
| 26
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]
| 50
| Engine
| 8
|
|-
! 17
| 16
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 50
| + 2 Laps
| 18
|
|-
! 18
| 19
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 50
| + 2 Laps
| 12
|
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| 41
| Engine
| 4
|
|-
! Ret
| 27
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 36
| Fuel System
| 14
|
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Danny Ongais]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 35
| Distributor
| 21
|
|-
! Ret
| 23
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lamberto Leoni]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 28
| Engine
| 22
|
|-
! Ret
| 37
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| [[Merzario]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 9
| Differential
| 20
|
|-
! Ret
| 18
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rupert Keegan]]
| [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 4
| Overheating
| 19
|
|-
! DNQ
| 25
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|
|
|
|
|-
! DNQ
| 32
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
| [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|
|
|
|
|-
! DNQ
| 24
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Divina Galica]]
| [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]]-[[Ford Motor Company|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
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| align="right"| 6
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 4
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 3
|}
{{col-end}}
 
*{{small|'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}

Revision as of 16:30, 5 February 2018

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = F1 |Country = Argentina |Grand Prix = Argentine |Image = Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 15.svg |Official name = Gran Premio Austral Líneas Aéreas de Argentina |Date = 5 March |Year = 1978 |Race_No = 1 |Season_No = 16 |Location = Buenos Aires, Argentina |Course = Permanent road course |Course_mi = 3.687 |Course_km = 5.948 |Distance_laps = 53 |Distance_mi = 195.411 |Distance_km = 315.244 |Weather = Dry |Pole_Driver = Gilles Villeneuve |Pole_Country = Canada |Pole_Team = Ferrari |Pole_Time = 1:49.965 |Fast_Driver = [[Jody Scheckter]} |Fast_Country = South Africa |Fast_Team = Ferrari |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 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.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 53 1:45:52.167 1 9
2 27 Patrick Depailler Williams-Ford 53 + 21.254 5 6
3 5 John Watson Brabham-Ford 52 + 13.64 10 4
4 7 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 52 + 16.05 6 3
5 6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 52 + 1:14.85 3 2
6 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 52 + 1:19.90 9 1
7 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 52 + 1:22.60 2
8 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 52 + 1:38.88 7
9 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 52 + 1:40.60 17
10 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 52 + 1:43.50 15
11 9 Jochen Mass ATS-Ford 52 + 1:49.07 13
12 10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 11
13 30 Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 24
14 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 23
15 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 16
16 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 50 Engine 8
17 16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 18
18 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 12
Ret 2 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 41 Engine 4
Ret 27 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 36 Fuel System 14
Ret 22 Danny Ongais Ensign-Ford 35 Distributor 21
Ret 23 Lamberto Leoni Ensign-Ford 28 Engine 22
Ret 37 Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 9 Differential 20
Ret 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford 4 Overheating 19
DNQ 25 Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford
DNQ 32 Eddie Cheever Theodore-Ford
DNQ 24 Divina Galica Hesketh-Ford
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Lap leaders

Mario Andretti 52 laps (1-52).

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Mario Andretti 9
2 Niki Lauda 6
3 Patrick Depailler 4
4 James Hunt 3
5 Ronnie Peterson 2

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Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Lotus-Ford 9
2 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 6
3 Tyrrell-Ford 4
4 McLaren-Ford 3

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