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| − | |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
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| − | |Second_Driver = [[Patrick Depailler]] | |
| − | |Second_Country= France | |
| − | |Second_Team = Williams-Ford
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| − | |Third_Driver = [[John Watson]] | |
| − | |Third_Country = United Kingdom | |
| − | |Third_Team = [[Brabham]]-Ford
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| − | }} | |
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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|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. |
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| − | == Classification ==
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| − | | 28
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| − | | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Alan Jones]]'''
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| − | | '''[[Williams]]-[[Ford]]'''
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| − | | 53
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| − | | 1:45:52.167
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| − | | 1
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| − | | '''9'''
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| − | ! 2
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| − | | 27
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| − | | {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Patrick Depailler]]'''
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| − | | '''[[Williams]]-[[Ford]]'''
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| − | | 53
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| − | | + 21.254
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| − | | 5
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| − | | '''6'''
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 3
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| − | | 5
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| − | | {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[John Watson]]'''
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| − | | '''[[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]'''
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 13.64
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| − | | 10
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| − | | '''4'''
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 4
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| − | | 7
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[James Hunt]]'''
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| − | | '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 16.05
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| − | | 6
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| − | | '''3'''
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 5
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| − | | 6
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| − | | {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Ronnie Peterson]]'''
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| − | | '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 1:14.85
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| − | | 3
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| − | | '''2'''
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 6
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| − | | 8
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| − | | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Patrick Tambay]]'''
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| − | | '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 1:19.90
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| − | | 9
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| − | | '''1'''
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 7
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| − | | 11
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| − | | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
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| − | | [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 1:22.60
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| − | | 2
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 8
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| − | | 12
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| − | | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
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| − | | [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 1:38.88
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| − | | 7
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 9
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| − | | 14
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| − | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
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| − | | [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 1:40.60
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| − | | 17
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 10
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| − | | 20
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| − | | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
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| − | | [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 1:43.50
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| − | | 15
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 11
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| − | | 9
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| − | | {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Jochen Mass]]
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| − | | [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 52
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| − | | + 1:49.07
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| − | | 13
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 12
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| − | | 10
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| − | | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
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| − | | [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 51
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| − | | + 1 Lap
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| − | | 11
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 13
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| − | | 30
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| − | | {{flagicon|US}} [[Brett Lunger]]
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| − | | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 51
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| − | | + 1 Lap
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| − | | 24
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| − | |
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 14
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| − | | 3
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| − | | {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
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| − | | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 51
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| − | | + 1 Lap
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| − | | 23
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 15
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| − | | 17
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| − | | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
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| − | | [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 51
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| − | | + 1 Lap
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| − | | 16
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 16
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| − | | 26
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| − | | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
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| − | | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]
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| − | | 50
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| − | | Engine
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| − | | 8
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| − | |-
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| − | ! 17
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| − | | 16
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| − | | {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
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| − | | [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 50
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| − | | + 2 Laps
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| − | | 18
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| − | ! 18
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| − | | 19
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| − | | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
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| − | | [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 50
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| − | | + 2 Laps
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| − | | 12
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| − | |-
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| − | ! Ret
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| − | | 2
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]
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| − | | [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
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| − | | 41
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| − | | Engine
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| − | | 4
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| − | |-
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| − | ! Ret
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| − | | 27
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| − | | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
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| − | | [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 36
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| − | | Fuel System
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| − | | 14
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| − | |-
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| − | ! Ret
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| − | | 22
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| − | | {{flagicon|US}} [[Danny Ongais]]
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| − | | [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 35
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| − | | Distributor
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| − | | 21
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| − | ! Ret
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| − | | 23
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| − | | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lamberto Leoni]]
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| − | | [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 28
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| − | | Engine
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| − | | 22
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| − | |-
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| − | ! Ret
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| − | | 37
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| − | | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
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| − | | [[Merzario]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 9
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| − | | Differential
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| − | | 20
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| − | |-
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| − | ! Ret
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| − | | 18
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rupert Keegan]]
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| − | | [[Surtees]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | 4
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| − | | Overheating
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| − | | 19
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| − | ! DNQ
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| − | | 25
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| − | | {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
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| − | | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | ! DNQ
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| − | | 32
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| − | | {{flagicon|US}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
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| − | | [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | ! DNQ
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| − | | 24
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Divina Galica]]
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| − | | [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | !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>}}
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| − | ==Lap leaders==
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| − | [[Mario Andretti]] 52 laps (1-52).
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| − | ==Championship standings after the race==
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| − | {{col-start}}
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| − | {{col-2}}
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| − | ;Drivers' Championship standings
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| − | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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| − | ! Pos
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| − | ! Driver
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| − | ! Points
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| − | |-
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| − | | 1
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| − | | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
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| − | | align="right"| 9
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| − | |-
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| − | | 2
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| − | | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
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| − | | align="right"| 6
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| − | |-
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| − | | 3
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| − | | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
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| − | | align="right"| 4
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| − | |-
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| − | | 4
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Hunt]]
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| − | | align="right"| 3
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| − | |-
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| − | | 5
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| − | | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
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| − | | align="right"| 2
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| − | |}
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| − | {{col-2}}
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| − | ;Constructors' Championship standings
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| − | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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| − | |-
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| − | ! Pos
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| − | ! Constructor
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| − | ! Points
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| − | |-
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| − | | 1
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | align="right"| 9
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| − | |-
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| − | | 2
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
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| − | | align="right"| 6
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| − | |-
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| − | | 3
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | align="right"| 4
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| − | | 4
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| − | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| − | | align="right"| 3
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| − | |}
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| − | {{col-end}}
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| − | *{{small|'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}
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