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Encyclopedia > 1978 Argentine Grand Prix

Results from the 1978 Formula One Argentine Grand Prix held at Argentina on January 15, 1978


Classification

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 52 1:37'04.4 1 9
2 1 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 52 + 13.21 5 6
3 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 52 + 13.64 10 4
4 7 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 52 + 16.05 6 3
5 6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 52 + 1'14.85 3 2
6 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 52 + 1'19.90 9 1
7 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 52 + 1'22.60 2  
8 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 52 + 1'38.88 7  
9 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 52 + 1'40.60 17  
10 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 52 + 1'43.50 15  
11 9 Jochen Mass ATS-Ford 52 + 1'49.07 13  
12 10 Jean Pierre Jarier ATS-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 11  
13 30 Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 24  
14 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 23  
15 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 16  
16 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 50 Engine 8  
17 16 Hans Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 18  
Ret 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 12  
Ret 2 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 41 Engine 4  
Ret 27 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 36 Fuel System 14  
Ret 22 Danny Ongais Ensign-Ford 35 Distributor 21  
Ret 23 Lamberto Leoni Ensign-Ford 28 Engine 22  
Ret 37 Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 9 Differential 20  
Ret 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford 4 Overheating 19  
DNQ 25 Hector Rebaque Lotus-Ford        
DNQ 32 Eddie Cheever Theodore-Ford        
DNQ 24 Divina Galica Hesketh-Ford        



Notes

  • Fastest Lap: Gilles Villeneuve 1'49.760


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1977 Japanese Grand Prix
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Argentine Grand Prix: Information from Answers.com (476 words)
The Argentine Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One championship, held intermittently from 1953 to 1998.
Argentine president Juan PerĂ³n was the driving force behind the creation of the circuit, after seeing the success of the country's own Juan Manuel Fangio.
The Grand Prix remained in Argentina through 1981, its demise in 1982 brought on by the Falklands War and by Reutemann's retirement.
GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1978 Results > Argentine GP (657 words)
Nilsson signed to drive for the new Arrows team but during the off season it became clear that he was suffering from cancer and would not be fit enough to drive in 1978.
Hector Rebaque concluded a deal to run a Lotus 78 while Williams Grand Prix Engineering hired Alan Jones and Patrick Head produced the FW06.
The field was completed by Brett Lunger in the BS Fabrications McLaren M23 and the new Theodore TR1, which had been designed for Teddy Yip by Ron Tauranac.
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