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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            =  
|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          = 1:49.965
|Distance_km  = 315.244
|fastest lap driver = {{RZA}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
|Weather      = Dry
|fastest lap team  = [[Ferrari]]
|Pole_Driver  = [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
|fastest lap time  = 1:55.277
|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|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 16:41, 5 February 2018

Flag of Argentina svg.png 1978 Argentine Grand Prix
Race 1 of 16 in the 1978 Alternate Formula One season
[[|220px]]
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 1:49.965
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Jody Scheckter Ferrari
Time 1:55.277
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 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.