1978 · Round 1
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pole position
Andretti
Converted to the win
Biggest climber
▲11
Brett Lunger
Finishers
17/24
7 did not finish
Classification
Argentine GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus | 1 | • | 52 | 1:37:04.470 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki LaudaBrabham | 5 | ▲3 | 52 | +13.210 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick DepaillerTyrrell | 10 | ▲7 | 52 | +13.640 | 4 |
| 4 | James HuntMcLaren | 6 | ▲2 | 52 | +16.050 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus | 3 | ▼2 | 52 | +1:14.850 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick TambayMcLaren | 9 | ▲3 | 52 | +1:19.900 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos ReutemannFerrari | 2 | ▼5 | 52 | +1:22.600 | |
| 8 | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 7 | ▼1 | 52 | +1:38.880 | |
| 9 | Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi | 17 | ▲8 | 52 | +1:40.600 | |
| 10 | Jody ScheckterWolf | 15 | ▲5 | 52 | +1:43.500 | |
| 11 | Jochen MassATS | 13 | ▲2 | 52 | +1:49.070 | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre JarierATS | 11 | ▼1 | 51 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Brett LungerMcLaren | 24 | ▲11 | 51 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Didier PironiTyrrell | 23 | ▲9 | 51 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Clay RegazzoniShadow | 16 | ▲1 | 51 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 8 | ▼8 | 50 | Engine | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim StuckShadow | 18 | ▲1 | 50 | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | Vittorio BrambillaSurtees | 12 | ▼6 | 50 | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | John WatsonBrabham | 4 | 41 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Alan JonesWilliams | 14 | 36 | Fuel system | ||
| DNF | Danny OngaisEnsign | 21 | 35 | Distributor | ||
| DNF | Lamberto LeoniEnsign | 22 | 28 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Arturo MerzarioMerzario | 20 | 9 | Differential | ||
| DNF | Rupert KeeganSurtees | 19 | 4 | Overheating |