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1978 Argentine Grand Prix

Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires on 15 January 1978, starting from P1. Niki Lauda and Patrick Depailler completed the podium.

Result · All 1978 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	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	Team Lotus	3	+1:14.850	2
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	+1:19.900	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	2	+1:22.600	0
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	+1:38.880	0
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	17	+1:40.600	0
10	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	15	+1:43.500	0
11	Jochen Mass	ATS	13	+1:49.070	0
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS	11	+1 Lap	0
13	Brett Lunger	McLaren	24	+1 Lap	0
14	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	23	+1 Lap	0
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	16	+1 Lap	0
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	Engine	0
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	18	+2 Laps	0
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	12	+2 Laps	0
R	John Watson	Brabham	4	Engine	0
R	Alan Jones	Williams	14	Fuel system	0
R	Danny Ongais	Ensign	21	Distributor	0
R	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign	22	Engine	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	20	Differential	0
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	19	Overheating	0

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1978 Argentine Grand Prix

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