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| {{ITA}} [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]]
 
| {{ITA}} [[Minardi]]-[[Ford]]
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| {{ARG}} [[Escuderia Hernandez]]
 
| {{ARG}} [[Escuderia Hernandez]]
 
| {{ARG}} [[Hernandez]]-[[Ford]]
 
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(Those in '''bold''' pre-qualified)
 
(Those in '''bold''' pre-qualified)
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=== Qualifying ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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|-
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! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Gap
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! 1
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| 12
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| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
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| [[Ferrari]]
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| 1:49.97
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| '''1:49.87'''
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|align="center"| —
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|-
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! 2
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| 28
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alan Jones]]
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| [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:49.91'''
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| 1:50.37
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| +0.04
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|-
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! 3
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| 1
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
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| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
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| 1:50.32
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| '''1:50.08'''
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| +0.21
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|-
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! 4
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| 11
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| {{flagicon|RZA}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
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| [[Ferrari]]
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| '''1:50.25'''
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| 1:50.37
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| +0.38
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|-
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! 5
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| 27
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
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| [[Williams]]-[[Ford]]
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| 1:51.10
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| '''1:50.25'''
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| +0.38
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|-
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! 6
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| 2
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Thomas Nurmester]]
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| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:50.50'''
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| 1:50.53
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| +0.63
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|-
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! 7
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| 5
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Hunt]]
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| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:50.86'''
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| 1:51.19
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| +0.99
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|-
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! 8
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| 3
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
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| [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:51.35'''
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| —
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| +1.48
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|-
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! 9
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| 6
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson]]
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| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford]]
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| 1:51.60
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| 1:51.60
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| +1.73
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|-
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! 10
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| 31
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
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| [[Alfa Romeo]]
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| 1:52.42
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| '''1:51.88'''
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| +2.01
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|-
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! 11
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| 25
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
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| [[Ligier]]-[[Matra]]
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| '''1:51.96'''
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| 1:52.25
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| +2.09
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|-
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! 12
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| 7
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| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
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| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:52.09'''
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| 1:53.18
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| +2.12
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|-
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! 13
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| 15
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]]
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| [[Renault]]
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| '''1:52.53'''
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| 1:53.93
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| +2.66
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|-
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! 14
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| 19
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| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
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| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
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| 1:52.86
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| '''1:52.53'''
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| +2.66
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|-
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! 15
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| 4
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Robert Kagan]]
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| [[Tyrrell]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:52.54'''
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| 1:53.63
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| +2.67
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|-
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! 16
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| 8
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Sneva]]
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| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:52.75'''
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| 1:52.83
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| +2.88
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|-
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! 17
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| 31
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
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| [[Alfa Romeo]]
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| 1:55.80
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| '''1:52.99'''
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| +3.12
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|-
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! 18
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| 26
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[François Migault]]
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| [[Ligier]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:53.05'''
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| 1:53.34
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| +3.18
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|-
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! 19
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| 21
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| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
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| [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:53.10'''
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| 1:53.27
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| +3.23
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|-
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! 20
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| 22
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Rahal]]
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| [[Ensign]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:53.35'''
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| 1:54.01
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| +3.48
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|-
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! 21
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| 9
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tom Pryce]]
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| [[March]]-[[Ford]]
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| 1:54.74
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| '''1:53.85'''
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| +3.98
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|-
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! 22
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| 33
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vittorio Brambilla]]
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| [[Boro]]-[[Ford]]
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| 1:54.41
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| '''1:53.88'''
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| +4.01
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|-
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! 23
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| 16
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| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]
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| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:54.17'''
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| 1:56.32
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| +4.30
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|-
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! 24
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| 14
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
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| [[Renault]]
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| '''1:54.25'''
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| 1:54.33
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| +4.38
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|-
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! 25
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| 32
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| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]]
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| [[Boro]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:54.45'''
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| 1:54.75
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| +4.58
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|-
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! 26
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| 18
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]
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| [[Arrows]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:54.46'''
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| 1:55.10
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| +4.59
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|-
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! 27
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| 17
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| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Hans Heyer]]'''
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| [[ATS]]-[[Ford]]
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| 1:55.68
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| '''1:55.51'''
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| +5.64
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|-
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! 28
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| 10
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| {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[Patrick Nève]]'''
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| [[March]]-[[Ford]]
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| '''1:56.58'''
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| 1:56.78
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| +6.71
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|}
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(Cars in '''bold''' fail to qualify)

Revision as of 15:10, 7 February 2018

Flag of Argentina svg.png 1978 Argentine Grand Prix
Race 1 of 16 in the 1978 Alternate Formula One season
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Date 5 March 1978
Official Name Gran Premio Austral Líneas Aéreas de Argentina
Location Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez
Course Road course
5.948 km (3.687 mi)
Distance 53 laps, 315.244 km (195.411 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:49.87
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Jody Scheckter Ferrari
Time 1:55.28
Podium
First Flag of Australia svg.png Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Second Flag of France svg.png Patrick Depailler Williams-Ford
Third Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png John Watson Brabham-Ford


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

Individual Times

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 14 Flag of France svg.png Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:53.87 -.--
2 15 Flag of France svg.png René Arnoux Renault 1:53.90 +0.03
3 19 Flag of Finland svg.png Keke Rosberg Arrows-Ford 1:54.11 +0.24
4 23 Flag of Italy svg.png Riccardo Patrese Minardi-Ford 1:54.77 +0.90
5 16 Flag of Germany svg.png Rolf Stommelen ATS-Ford 1:54.97 +1.10
6 18 Flag of Italy svg.png Gianfranco Brancatelli Arrows-Ford 1:55.58 +1.71
7 17 Flag of Germany svg.png Hans Heyer ATS-Ford 1:55.80 +1.93
8 37 Flag of the United States svg.png Mike Mosley Interscope-Ford 1:56.01 +2.14
9 38 Flag of the United States svg.png Danny Ongais Interscope-Ford 1:56.58 +2.71
10 66 Flag of Argentina svg.png Osvaldo López Hernandez-Ford 1:57.23 +3.25
11 24 Flag of Italy svg.png Piercarlo Ghinzani Minardi-Ford 1:57.35 +3.37
12 65 Flag of Argentina svg.png Héctor Luis Gradassi Hernandez-Ford 1:57.96 +4.09

(Those in bold pre-qualified)

Combined Times

Pos Constructor Entrant Time Gap
1 Flag of France svg.png Équipe Renault Elf Flag of France svg.png Renault 3:47.77 -.---
2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Arrows-Ford 3:49.68 +1.91
3 Flag of Germany svg.png ATS Racing Team Flag of Germany svg.png ATS-Ford 3:50.77 +3.00
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Everest Flag of Italy svg.png Minardi-Ford 3:52.18 +4.35
5 Flag of the United States svg.png Interscope Racing Flag of the United States svg.png Interscope-Ford 3:52.58 +4.81
6 Flag of Argentina svg.png Escuderia Hernandez Flag of Argentina svg.png 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-Ford 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
27 17 Hans Heyer ATS-Ford 1:55.68 1:55.51 +5.64
28 10 Patrick Nève March-Ford 1:56.58 1:56.78 +6.71

(Cars in bold fail to qualify)

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