Round 1 · 1978
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina · Sun 15 Jan · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 1 | 1:37:04.470 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | +13.210 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | +13.640 | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | +16.050 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Borgward | 3 | +1:14.850 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | +1:19.900 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | +1:22.600 | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +1:38.880 | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | +1:40.600 | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | +1:43.500 | |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | +1:49.070 | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 11 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | Engine | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | +2 Laps | |
| — | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | Engine | |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | Fuel system | |
| — | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | Distributor | |
| — | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | Engine | |
| — | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | Differential | |
| — | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | Overheating |