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|Pole_Driver = [[Gilles Villeneuve]] | |Pole_Driver = [[Gilles Villeneuve]] | ||
|Pole_Country = Canada | |Pole_Country = Canada | ||
− | |Pole_Team = [[Ferrari | + | |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 = | + | |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 | + | |First_Team = [[Williams-[[Ford |
|Second_Driver = [[Patrick Depailler]] | |Second_Driver = [[Patrick Depailler]] | ||
|Second_Country= France | |Second_Country= France | ||
− | |Second_Team = | + | |Second_Team = Williams-Ford |
|Third_Driver = [[John Watson]] | |Third_Driver = [[John Watson]] | ||
|Third_Country = United Kingdom | |Third_Country = United Kingdom | ||
− | |Third_Team = [[Brabham | + | |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 | + | 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. |
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+ | == 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 17:30, 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
Lap leaders
Mario Andretti 52 laps (1-52).
Championship standings after the race
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