Pit Lane F1
1978 Season - Round 1 - 1978-01-15
Mario Andretti won the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix from pole position, leading Niki Lauda (Brabham) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) home for Team Lotus.
Brett Lunger (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P13 at the flag â a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| James Hunt |
| McLaren |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 3 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | Finished | 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 |
| 19 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 21 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | Distributor | 0 |
| 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | Differential | 0 |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | Overheating | 0 |
