World Championship · Round 1

Argentine Grand Prix

1978 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · 15 January 1978 · 52 laps

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01 Lights Out

Mario Andretti

Team Lotus — Pole position

02 Lap 41

Retirement Brabham — Engine

03 On the Charge

McLaren — P24 → P13

04 Victory

Team Lotus — Won from P1

The result

#	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Retirement	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	1	52	01:37:04.47	9
2	Niki Lauda	Brabham	5	52	+13.21	6
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	10	52	+13.64	4
4	James Hunt	McLaren	6	52	+16.05	3
5	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	3	52	+1:14.850	2
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	52	+1:19.900	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	2	52	+1:22.600
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	52	+1:38.880
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	17	52	+1:40.600
10	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	15	52	+1:43.500
11	Jochen Mass	ATS	13	52	+1:49.070
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	11	51	+1 Lap
13	Brett Lunger	McLaren	24	51	+1 Lap
14	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	23	51	+1 Lap
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	16	51	+1 Lap
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	50	Engine
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	18	50	+2 Laps
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	12	50	+2 Laps
19	John Watson	Brabham	4	41	Engine
20	Alan Jones	Williams	14	36	Fuel system
21	Danny Ongais	Ensign	21	35	Distributor
22	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	22	28	Engine
23	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	20	9	Differential
24	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	19	4	Overheating

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