1978 Argentine Grand Prix

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Flag of Argentina svg.png 1978 Argentine Grand Prix
Race 1 of 16 in the 1978 Alternate Formula One season
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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 1:49.873
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 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 1st points and his 1st podium place.

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

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