1978 Argentine Grand Prix
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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.
Contents
Classification
Pre-Qualifying
Individual Times
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |  Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Renault | 1:53.87 | -.-- |
| 2 | 15 | René Arnoux
|
Renault | 1:53.90 | +0.03 |
| 3 | 19 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:54.11 | +0.24 |
| 4 | 23 |  Riccardo Patrese
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:54.77 | +0.90 |
| 5 | 16 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
ATS-Ford | 1:54.97 | +1.10 |
| 6 | 18 | Gianfranco Brancatelli
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:55.58 | +1.71 |
| 7 | 17 | Hans Heyer
|
ATS-Ford | 1:55.80 | +1.93 |
| 8 | 37 |  Mike Mosley
|
Interscope-Ford | 1:56.01 | +2.14 |
| 9 | 38 | Danny Ongais
|
Interscope-Ford | 1:56.58 | +2.71 |
| 10 | 66 |  Osvaldo López
|
Hernandez-Ford | 1:57.23 | +3.25 |
| 11 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:57.35 | +3.37 |
| 12 | 65 | Héctor Luis Gradassi
|
Hernandez-Ford | 1:57.96 | +4.09 |
(Those in bold pre-qualified)
Combined Times
| Pos | Entrant | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Équipe Renault Elf
|
Renault
|
3:47.77 | -.--- |
| 2 |  Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
|
Arrows-Ford
|
3:49.68 | +1.91 |
| 3 | ATS Racing Team
|
ATS-Ford
|
3:50.77 | +3.00 |
| 4 | Scuderia Everest
|
Minardi-Ford
|
3:52.18 | +4.35 |
| 5 | Interscope Racing
|
Interscope-Ford
|
3:52.58 | +4.81 |
| 6 | Escuderia Hernandez
|
Hernandez-Ford
|
3:55.18 | +7.41 |
(Those in bold pre-qualified)
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 1:49.97 | 1:49.87 | — |
| 2 | 28 |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford | 1:49.91 | 1:50.37 | +0.04 |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:50.32 | 1:50.08 | +0.21 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Ferrari | 1:50.25 | 1:50.37 | +0.38 |
| 5 | 27 | Patrick Depailler
|
Williams-Ford | 1:51.10 | 1:50.25 | +0.38 |
| 6 | 2 | Thomas Nurmester
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:50.50 | 1:50.53 | +0.63 |
| 7 | 5 | James Hunt
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:50.86 | 1:51.19 | +0.99 |
| 8 | 3 | Didier Pironi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:51.35 | — | +1.48 |
| 9 | 6 | John Watson
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:51.60 | 1:51.60 | +1.73 |
| 10 | 31 | Elio de Angelis
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:52.42 | 1:51.88 | +2.01 |
| 11 | 25 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Matra | 1:51.96 | 1:52.25 | +2.09 |
| 12 | 7 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:52.09 | 1:53.18 | +2.12 |
| 13 | 15 | René Arnoux
|
Renault | 1:52.53 | 1:53.93 | +2.66 |
| 14 | 19 | Keke Rosberg
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:52.86 | 1:52.53 | +2.66 |
| 15 | 4 | Robert Kagan
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:52.54 | 1:53.63 | +2.67 |
| 16 | 8 | Tom Sneva
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:52.75 | 1:52.83 | +2.88 |
| 17 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:55.80 | 1:52.99 | +3.12 |
| 18 | 26 | François Migault
|
Ligier-Matra | 1:53.05 | 1:53.34 | +3.18 |
| 19 | 21 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
Ensign-Ford | 1:53.10 | 1:53.27 | +3.23 |
| 20 | 22 | Bobby Rahal
|
Ensign-Ford | 1:53.35 | 1:54.01 | +3.48 |
| 21 | 9 | Tom Pryce
|
March-Ford | 1:54.74 | 1:53.85 | +3.98 |
| 22 | 33 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
Boro-Ford | 1:54.41 | 1:53.88 | +4.01 |
| 23 | 16 | Rolf Stommelen
|
ATS-Ford | 1:54.17 | 1:56.32 | +4.30 |
| 24 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Renault | 1:54.25 | 1:54.33 | +4.38 |
| 25 | 32 | Leonhard von Gottorp
|
Boro-Ford | 1:54.45 | 1:54.75 | +4.58 |
| 26 | 18 | Gianfranco Brancatelli
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:54.46 | 1:55.10 | +4.59 |
| DNQ | 17 | Hans Heyer
|
ATS-Ford | 1:55.68 | 1:55.51 | +5.64 |
| DNQ | 10 |  Patrick Nève
|
March-Ford | 1:56.58 | 1:56.78 | +6.71 |
