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|series = Alternate Formula One | |series = Alternate Formula One | ||
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|date = 5 March 1978 | |date = 5 March 1978 | ||
|official name = Gran Premio Austral Líneas Aéreas de Argentina | |official name = Gran Premio Austral Líneas Aéreas de Argentina | ||
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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 | + | 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. | This race also marked the Williams team's first ever 1-2 finish in a Formula One championship race. | ||
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+ | !Laps | ||
+ | !Time/retired | ||
+ | !Grid | ||
+ | !Points | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 1 | ||
+ | | 28 | ||
+ | | {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]] | ||
+ | | [[Williams]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 53 | ||
+ | | 1:45:52.17 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 2 | ||
+ | | 27 | ||
+ | | {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]] | ||
+ | | [[Williams]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 53 | ||
+ | | + 21.25 | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 3 | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | | {{GBR}} [[John Watson]] | ||
+ | | [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 53 | ||
+ | | + 33.35 | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 4 | ||
+ | | 11 | ||
+ | | {{RZA}} [[Jody Scheckter]] | ||
+ | | [[Ferrari]] | ||
+ | | 53 | ||
+ | | + 33.819 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 5 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]] | ||
+ | | [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 53 | ||
+ | | + 1:18.90 | ||
+ | | 8 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 6 | ||
+ | | 7 | ||
+ | | {{SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]] | ||
+ | | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 53 | ||
+ | | + 1:54.81 | ||
+ | | 12 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 7 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | {{GBR}} [[Robert Kagan]] | ||
+ | | [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 52 | ||
+ | | + 1 lap | ||
+ | | 15 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 8 | ||
+ | | 21 | ||
+ | | {{SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]] | ||
+ | | [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 52 | ||
+ | | + 1 lap | ||
+ | | 19 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 9 | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | | {{GBR}} [[Tom Pryce]] | ||
+ | | [[March]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 52 | ||
+ | | + 1 lap | ||
+ | | 21 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 10 | ||
+ | | 26 | ||
+ | | {{FRA}} [[François Migault]] | ||
+ | | [[Ligier]]-[[Matra]] | ||
+ | | 52 | ||
+ | | + 1 lap | ||
+ | | 18 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 11 | ||
+ | | 32 | ||
+ | | {{GER}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]] | ||
+ | | [[Boro]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 51 | ||
+ | | + 2 laps | ||
+ | | 25 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 12 | ||
+ | | 31 | ||
+ | | {{ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]] | ||
+ | | [[Alfa Romeo]] | ||
+ | | 49 | ||
+ | | Engine | ||
+ | | 10 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 13 | ||
+ | | 12 | ||
+ | | {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]] | ||
+ | | [[Ferrari]] | ||
+ | | 47 | ||
+ | | Engine | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 14 | ||
+ | | 25 | ||
+ | | {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]] | ||
+ | | [[Ligier]]-[[Matra]] | ||
+ | | 47 | ||
+ | | Engine | ||
+ | | 11 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 15 | ||
+ | | {{FRA}} [[René Arnoux]] | ||
+ | | [[Renault]] | ||
+ | | 42 | ||
+ | | Transmission | ||
+ | | 13 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 14 | ||
+ | | {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]] | ||
+ | | [[Renault]] | ||
+ | | 35 | ||
+ | | Oil leak | ||
+ | | 24 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 22 | ||
+ | | {{USA}} [[Bobby Rahal]] | ||
+ | | [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 34 | ||
+ | | Engine | ||
+ | | 20 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | {{GBR}} [[Thomas Nurmester]] | ||
+ | | [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 30 | ||
+ | | Transmission | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 16 | ||
+ | | {{GER}} [[Rolf Stommelen]] | ||
+ | | [[ATS]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 24 | ||
+ | | Engine | ||
+ | | 23 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 8 | ||
+ | | {{USA}} [[Tom Sneva]] | ||
+ | | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 22 | ||
+ | | Transmission | ||
+ | | 16 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 19 | ||
+ | | {{FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | ||
+ | | [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 20 | ||
+ | | Transmission | ||
+ | | 14 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | {{USA}} [[Mario Andretti]] | ||
+ | | [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 15 | ||
+ | | Water leak | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 31 | ||
+ | | {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] | ||
+ | | [[Alfa Romeo]] | ||
+ | | 11 | ||
+ | | Engine | ||
+ | | 17 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | | {{GBR}} [[James Hunt]] | ||
+ | | [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | Crash | ||
+ | | 7 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 18 | ||
+ | | {{ITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]] | ||
+ | | [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | Collision | ||
+ | | 26 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Ret | ||
+ | | 33 | ||
+ | | {{ITA}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]] | ||
+ | | [[Boro]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | Collision | ||
+ | | 22 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNQ | ||
+ | | 17 | ||
+ | | {{GER}} [[Hans Heyer]] | ||
+ | | [[ATS]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNQ | ||
+ | | 10 | ||
+ | | {{BEL}} [[Patrick Nève]] | ||
+ | | [[March]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNPQ | ||
+ | | 23 | ||
+ | | {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | ||
+ | | [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNPQ | ||
+ | | 37 | ||
+ | |{{USA}} [[Mike Mosley]] | ||
+ | | [[Interscope]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNPQ | ||
+ | | 38 | ||
+ | |{{USA}} [[Danny Ongais]] | ||
+ | | [[Interscope]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNPQ | ||
+ | | 66 | ||
+ | | {{ARG}} [[Osvaldo López]] | ||
+ | | [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNPQ | ||
+ | | 24 | ||
+ | | {{ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]] | ||
+ | | [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! DNPQ | ||
+ | | 65 | ||
+ | | {{ARG}} [[Héctor Luis Gradassi]] | ||
+ | | [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} |
Latest revision as of 13:18, 7 April 2021
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 |
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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 |
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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 |