Round 1 · 1978
Argentine Grand Prix
WinnerANITeam Lotus · from P1
PoleANI
Fastest lap1:49.760Villeneuve · L3
Biggest gain+11Lunger P24→P13
Retirements6of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1:37:04.470 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 5 | +3 | 52 | +13.210 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 10 | +7 | 52 | +13.640 | — | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 6 | +2 | 52 | +16.050 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 3 | -2 | 52 | +1:14.850 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 9 | +3 | 52 | +1:19.900 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 2 | -5 | 52 | +1:22.600 | — | |
| 8 | Ferrari | 7 | -1 | 52 | +1:38.880 FL | — | ||
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 17 | +8 | 52 | +1:40.600 | — | ||
| 10 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 15 | +5 | 52 | +1:43.500 | — | |
| 11 | Jochen Mass MAJ | ATS | 13 | +2 | 52 | +1:49.070 | — | |
| 12 | ATS | 11 | -1 | 51 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 13 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 24 | +11 | 51 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 23 | +9 | 51 | +1 lap | — | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | 16 | +1 | 51 | +1 lap | — | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 8 | -8 | 50 | +2 laps | — | |
| 17 | Shadow | 18 | +1 | 50 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 18 | Surtees | 12 | -6 | 50 | +2 laps | — | ||
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Theodore | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | 20 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 4 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 14 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | ||
| — | Divina Galica GAA | Hesketh | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Danny Ongais ONG | Ensign | 21 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees | 19 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Lamberto Leoni LEM | Ensign | 22 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 4 | |
| 4 | James Hunt HUN | 3 | |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 2 | |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay TAM | 1 | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | 0 | |
| 8 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Oscar and Juan Gálvez Race Track
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentine Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 11 |
| 1975 | Argentine Grand Prix | McLaren | 5 | |
| 1974 | Argentine Grand Prix | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 10 |
| 1973 | Argentine Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 2 | |
| 1972 | Argentine Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 2 |
| 1960 | Argentine Grand Prix | Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper | 13 |
| 1958 | Argentine Grand Prix | Stirling Moss MSS | Cooper | 7 |
| 1957 | Argentine Grand Prix | — | — |