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Revision as of 16:26, 6 February 2018
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.
Classification
Pre-Qualifying
| 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
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Arrows-Ford | 1:55.58 | +1.71 |
| 7 | 17 | Hans Heyer
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ATS-Ford | 1:55.80 | +1.93 |
| 8 | 37 |  Mike Mosley
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Interscope-Ford | 1:56.01 | +2.14 |
| 9 | 38 | Danny Ongais
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Interscope-Ford | 1:56.58 | +2.71 |
| 10 | 66 |  Osvaldo López
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Hernandez-Ford | 1:57.23 | +3.25 |
| 11 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
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Minardi-Ford | 1:57.35 | +3.37 |
| 12 | 11 | Héctor Luis Gradassi
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Hernandez-Ford | 1:57.96 | +4.09 |
(Those in bold progress to qualifying)
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |  Dave Simpson
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JLD-Porsche | 1:05.16 | -.-- |
| 2 | 20 | Luca Pacchiarini
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Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo | 1:05.33 | +0.17 |
| 3 | 14 |  Nathanael Spencer
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Prospec | 1:05.35 | +0.19 |
| 4 | 12 | Daniel Melrose
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JLD-Porsche | 1:05.56 | +0.40 |
| 5 | 9 | Gary Cameron
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Calinetic-Ford | 1:05.64 | +0.48 |
| 6 | 5 | Frank Zimmer
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Rosenforth-Jaguar | 1:05.74 | +0.58 |
| 7 | 2 |  Douglas Mann
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West Cliff-Chevrolet | 1:05.88 | +0.72 |
| 8 | 3 | Sammy Jones
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West Cliff-Chevrolet | 1:06.08 | +0.92 |
| 9 | 18 | Ashley Watkinson
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CR-Ford | 1:06.16 | +1.00 |
| 10 | 8 |  Phoenix McAllister
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Calinetic-Ford | 1:06.22 | +1.06 |
| 11 | 17 | James Davies
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Bangelia-Alfa Romeo | 1:06.50 | +1.34 |
| 12 | 11 | Kay Lon
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Kahama-Ford | 1:06.54 | +1.38 |
| 13 | 16 | Dan BH
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Bangelia-Ala Romeo | 1:06.57 | +1.41 |
| 14 | 19 | Darren Older Jr
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CR-Ford | 1:06.71 | +1.55 |
| 15 | 7 |  Hagane Shizuka
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KQ-Hyundai | 1:06.91 | +1.75 |
| 16 | 15 |  David Koczo
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Prospec | 1:06.94 | +1.78 |
| 17 | 4 |  Thomas De Bock
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Rosenforth-Jaguar | 1:07.08 | +1.92 |
| 18 | 6 | Adam Lewis
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KQ-Hyundai | 1:07.25 | +2.09 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Ashley Watkinson
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CR-Ford | 30 | 33:59.45 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 15 | David Koczo
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Prospec | 30 | +9.90 | 16 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | Sammy Jones
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West Cliff-Chevrolet | 30 | +27.45 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Gary Cameron
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Calinetic-Ford | 30 | +31.97 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Hagane Shizuka
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KQ-Hyundai | 30 | +33.67 | 15 | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | Nathanael Spencer
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Prospec | 30 | +34.53 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | James Davies
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Bangelia-Alfa Romeo | 30 | +48.71 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Phoenix McAllister
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Calinetic-Ford | 30 | +52.93 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Luca Pacchiarini
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Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo | 30 | +56.68 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Dan BH
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Bangelia-Alfa Romeo | 30 | +59.80 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Daniel Melrose
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JLD-Porsche | 30 | +1:01.42 | 4 | |
| 12 | 19 | Darren Older Jr.
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CR-Ford | 30 | +1:04.53 | 14 | |
| 13 | 2 | Douglas Mann
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West Cliff-Chevrolet | 30 | +1:07.86 | 7 | |
| 14 | 13 | Dave Simpson
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JLD-Porsche | 30 | +1:09.13 | 1 | |
| 15 | 5 | Frank Zimmer
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Rosenforth-Jaguar | 30 | +1:16.94 | 6 | |
| 16 | 6 | Adam Lewis
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KQ-Hyundai | 30 | +1:41.30 | 18 | |
| 17 | 11 | Kay Lon
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Kahama-Ford | 30 | +1:42.94 | 12 | |
| 18 | 4 | Thomas De Bock
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Rosenforth-Jaguar | 30 | +1:51.89 | 17 |
- Fastest Lap: Phoenix McAllister: 1:03.48
