Results
Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina 1978
RACE Results
| Position | No. | Car | Time | Laps/Points | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Mario Andretti | John Player Team Lotus | 1h37m04.47s | 52 laps 9 points | |
| 2 | 1 | Brabham BT45C Niki Lauda | Parmalat Racing Team | + 13.21s | 52 laps 6 points | |
| 3 | 4 | Tyrrell 008 Formula 1 Patrick Depailler | ELF | Team Tyrrell | + 13.64s | 52 laps 4 points | |
| 4 | 7 | McLaren M26 James Hunt | Marlboro Team McLaren | + 16.05s | 52 laps 3 points | |
| 5 | 6 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus | + 1m14.85s | 52 laps 2 points | |
| 6 | 8 | McLaren M26 Patrick Tambay | Marlboro Team McLaren | + 1m19.90s | 52 laps 1 points | |
| 7 | 11 | 1977 Ferrari 312 T2 formula one Carlos Reutemann | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | + 1m22.60s | 52 laps | |
| 8 | 12 | 1976 Ferrari 312 T2 formula one Gilles Villeneuve | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | + 1m38.88s | 52 laps | |
| 9 | 14 | Fittipaldi F5A Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi Automotive | + 1m40.60s | 52 laps | |
| 10 | 20 | Wolf WR4 Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | + 1m43.50s | 52 laps | |
| 11 | 9 | Datsun HS1 Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | + 1m49.07s | 52 laps | |
| 12 | 10 | Datsun HS1 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS Racing Team | + 1 lap | 51 laps | |
| 13 | 30 | McLaren M23 Brett Lunger | Ligget Group | BS Frabrications | + 1 lap | 51 laps | |
| 14 | 3 | Tyrrell 008 Formula 1 Didier Pironi | ELF | Team Tyrrell | + 1 lap | 51 laps | |
| 15 | 17 | Shadow DN8 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow Racing Team | + 1 lap | 51 laps | |
| 26 | Ligier JS7 Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | DNF | 50 laps | engine | |
| 17 | 16 | Shadow DN8 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow Racing Team | + 2 laps | 50 laps | |
| 19 | Surtees TS19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | DNF | 50 laps | ||
| 2 | Brabham BT45C John Marshall Watson | Parmalat Racing Team | DNF | 41 laps | engine | |
| 27 | Williams FW06 Alan Jones | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | DNF | 36 laps | fuel system | |
| 22 | Ensign N177 Danny Ongais | Team Tissot Ensign | DNF | 35 laps | distributor | |
| 23 | Ensign N177 Lamberto Leoni | Team Tissot Ensign | DNF | 28 laps | engine | |
| 37 | Merzario A1 Arturo Merzario | Team Merzario | DNF | 9 laps | differential | |
| 18 | Surtees TS19 Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | DNF | 4 laps | overheating | |
| 25 | 1977 Lotus 78 formula one Héctor Alonso Rebaque | Team Rebaque | DNC | |||
| 32 | Theodore TR1 Eddie Cheever | Theodore Racing Team | DNC | |||
| 24 | Hesketh 308E Divina Galica | Olympus Cameras | Hesketh Racing | DNC |