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Argentinian Grand Prix

Buenos Aires, 15 Jan 1978

Results			Laps	Time/Speed
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8 #5 John Player Team Lotus	52	1h 37m 04.47s
2	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT45C [7] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 #1 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team	52	1h 37m 17.68s
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #4 Elf Team Tyrrell	52	1h 37m 18.11s
4	James Hunt	McLaren M26 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #7 Marlboro Team McLaren	52	1h 37m 20.52s
5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8 #6 John Player Team Lotus	52	1h 38m 19.32s
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #8 Marlboro Team McLaren	52	1h 38m 24.37s
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T2 [031] - f12 #11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	52	1h 38m 27.07s
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T2 [027] - f12 #12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	52	1h 38m 43.35s
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #14 Fittipaldi Automotive	52	1h 38m 45.07s
10	Jody Scheckter	Wolf [WR4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #20 Walter Wolf Racing	52	1h 38m 47.97s
11	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #9 ATS Racing Team	52	1h 38m 53.54s
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #10 ATS Racing Team	51
13	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 [14] - Cosworth DFV V8 #30 Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	51
14	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #3 Elf Team Tyrrell	51
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN8 Mk3 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8 #17 Shadow Racing Team	51
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12 #26 Ligier Gitanes	50
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 Mk3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 #16 Shadow Racing Team	50
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8 #19 Beta Team Surtees	50
R	John Watson	Brabham BT45C [8] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 #2 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team	41	engine
R	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 [001] - Cosworth DFV V8 #27 Williams Grand Prix Engineering	36	fuel feed
R	Danny Ongais	Ensign N177 [MN07] - Cosworth DFV V8 #22 Team Tissot Ensign	35	distributor
R	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8 #23 Team Tissot Ensign	28	engine
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #37 Team Merzario	9	transmission
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS19 [07] - Cosworth DFV V8 #18 Durex Team Surtees	4	overheating
DNQ	Divina Galica	Hesketh 308E [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #24 Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing	Did not qualify
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus 78 [1 JPS15] - Cosworth DFV V8 #25 Team Rebaque	Did not qualify
DNQ	Eddie Cheever	Theodore TR1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Did not qualify
T	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT45C [6] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 #1 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team	(Only used in practice)
T	John Watson	Brabham BT45C [6] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 #2 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team	(Only used in practice)
T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #8 Marlboro Team McLaren	(Only used in practice)
T	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T2 [029] - f12 #11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	(Only used in practice)
T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #14 Fittipaldi Automotive	(Only used in practice)
T	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8 #16 Shadow Racing Team	(Only used in practice)
T	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 #19 Beta Team Surtees	(Only used in practice)
T	Jody Scheckter	Wolf [WR1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #20 Walter Wolf Racing	(Only used in practice)
T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 [02] - Matra MS76 V12 #26 Ligier Gitanes	(Only used in practice)
T	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 [11] - Cosworth DFV V8 #30 Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	(Only used in practice)
T/C	Divina Galica	Hesketh 308E [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #24 Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing	(Crashed in practice)
T/S	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 [4 JPS18] - Cosworth DFV V8 #5 John Player Team Lotus	(Spare - not used in practice)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1	Mario Andretti	(F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 47.75s
2	Carlos Reutemann	(F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [031] - Ferrari f12	1m 47.84s
3	Ronnie Peterson	(F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 48.39s
4	John Watson	(F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45C [8] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12	1m 48.42s
5	Niki Lauda	(F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45C [7] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12	1m 48.70s
6	James Hunt	(F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 48.72s
7	Gilles Villeneuve	(F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [027] - Ferrari f12	1m 48.97s
8	Jacques Laffite	(F1) 3-litre Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12	1m 49.13s
9	Patrick Tambay	(F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 49.47s
10	Patrick Depailler	(F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 008 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 49.69s
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	(F1) 3-litre ATS HS1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 49.77s
12	Vittorio Brambilla	(F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 49.91s
13	Jochen Mass	(F1) 3-litre ATS HS1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 50.06s
14	Alan Jones	(F1) 3-litre Williams FW06 [001] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 50.11s
15	Jody Scheckter	(F1) 3-litre Wolf [WR4] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 50.35s
16	Clay Regazzoni	(F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk3 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 50.45s
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	(F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi F5A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 50.82s
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	(F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 51.16s
19	Rupert Keegan	(F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [07] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 51.42s
20	Arturo Merzario	(F1) 3-litre Merzario A1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 51.68s
21	Danny Ongais	(F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN07] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 51.71s
22	Lamberto Leoni	(F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 51.94s
23	Didier Pironi	(F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 008 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 51.99s
24	Brett Lunger	(F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [14] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 52.27s
25	Héctor Rebaque *	(F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [1 JPS15] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 52.52s
26	Eddie Cheever *	(F1) 3-litre Theodore TR1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 53.25s
27	Divina Galica *	(F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308E [3] - Cosworth DFV V8	1m 56.69s

* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

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