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Official Name | Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina 1978 |
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Circuit | Buenos Aires |
Date | January 15 |
Pole | Mario Andretti 01:47.750 |
Fastest Lap | Gilles Villeneuve 01:49.760 |
Podium | 1st Mario Andretti (52) , 2nd Niki Lauda, 3rd Patrick Depailler |
GP Number | 298 |
Round | 1 |
Weather | Sunny |
Prev race | Japanese Grand Prix October 23 |
Next race | Grande Prêmio do Brasil January 29 |
P | N | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | |
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1 | 5 | Mario Andretti |
Lotus 78 [3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:37:04.470 | 52 |
01:50.950 |
52 |
1 |
9 |
|
2 | 1 | Niki Lauda |
Brabham BT45C [7] | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:37:17.680 | 52 |
01:50.940 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
|
3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler |
Tyrrell 008 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:37:18.110 | 52 |
01:50.060 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
|
4 | 7 | James Hunt |
McLaren M26 [4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:37:20.520 | 52 |
01:50.580 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
|
5 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson |
Lotus 78 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:38:19.320 | 52 |
01:52.160 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren M26 [3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:38:24.370 | 52 |
01:51.090 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
|
7 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann |
Ferrari 312T2 [031] | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | 01:38:27.070 | 52 |
01:50.930 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari 312T2 [027] | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | 01:38:43.350 | 52 |
01:49.760 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi F5A [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:38:45.070 | 52 |
01:52.470 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
10 | 20 | Jody Scheckter |
Wolf WR [4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:38:47.970 | 52 |
01:50.750 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
11 | 9 | Jochen Mass |
ATS HS1 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:38:53.540 | 52 |
01:52.750 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
12 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
ATS HS1 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 51 |
01:52.690 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
13 | 30 | Brett Lunger |
McLaren M23 [14] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 51 |
01:52.550 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
|
14 | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell 008 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 51 |
01:51.830 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni |
Shadow DN8 [5A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 51 |
01:52.770 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier JS7 [03] | Matra MS76 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | Engine | 50 |
01:51.720 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
17 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Shadow DN8 [4A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +2 laps | 50 |
01:54.540 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
18 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla |
Surtees TS19 [06] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +2 laps | 50 |
01:52.920 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
DNF | 2 | John Watson |
Brabham BT45C [8] | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Engine | 41 |
01:51.380 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
DNF | 27 | Alan Jones |
Williams FW06 [001] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Fuel system | 36 |
01:52.760 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
DNF | 22 | Danny Ongais |
Ensign N177 [MN07] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Distributor | 35 |
01:53.470 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
DNF | 23 | Lamberto Leoni |
Ensign N177 [MN08] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Engine | 28 |
01:53.260 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario |
Merzario A1 [01] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Differential | 9 |
01:53.530 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan |
Surtees TS19 [07] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Overheating | 4 |
01:52.730 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
DNQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque |
Lotus 78 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 32 | Eddie Cheever |
Theodore TR1 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 24 | Divina Galica |
Hesketh 308E [3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 1 | Niki Lauda |
Brabham BT45C [6] | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 2 | John Watson |
Brabham BT45C [6] | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren M26 [1-2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 11 | Carlos Reutemann |
Ferrari 312T2 [029] | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi F5A [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Shadow DN8 [1A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla |
Surtees TS19 [02] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 20 | Jody Scheckter |
Wolf WR [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 24 | Divina Galica |
Hesketh 308E [4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier JS7 [02] | Matra MS76 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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T | 30 | Brett Lunger |
McLaren M23 [11] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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S | 5 | Mario Andretti |
Lotus 78 [4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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Race scheduled for 53 laps, reduced to 52 due to a mistake by Juan Manuel Fangio, who showed the checkered flag a lap earlier. |
Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
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1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 9 |
2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 |
3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 |
4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 |
5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 2 |
6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1 |
7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 0 |
8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 |
9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 |
10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 |
11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 |
12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 0 |
13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 |
14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 |
15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 |
16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 |
17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 |
18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 |
19 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 |
20 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 |
21 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 0 |
22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 0 |
23 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 |
24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 |
Pos | Team | Engine | Pts |
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1 | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 9 |
2 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 6 |
3 | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 4 |
4 | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 3 |
5 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 |
6 | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
7 | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
8 | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
9 | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
10 | Ligier | Matra | 0 |
11 | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
12 | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
13 | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
14 | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
15 | Theodore | Ford Cosworth | 0 |
16 | Hesketh | Ford Cosworth | 0 |