Gran Premio de Argentina 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 52 | 1:37:04.470 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 52 | 1:37:17.680 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 52 | 1:37:18.110 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 52 | 1:37:20.520 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 52 | 1:38:19.320 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 52 | 1:38:24.370 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 52 | 1:38:27.070 | — | 2 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 52 | 1:38:43.350 | — | 7 | FL |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 52 | 1:38:45.070 | — | 17 | |
| 10 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 52 | 1:38:47.970 | — | 15 | |
| 11 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 52 | 1:38:53.540 | — | 13 | |
| 12 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 51 | +1 lap | — | 11 | |
| 13 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 51 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 14 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 51 | +1 lap | — | 23 | |
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 51 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 50 | Engine | — | 8 | |
| 17 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 50 | +2 laps | — | 18 | |
| 18 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 50 | +2 laps | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 41 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 36 | Fuel system | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 35 | Distributor | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 28 | Engine | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 9 | Differential | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 4 | Overheating | — | 19 | |
| DNQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 32 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:47.750 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:47.840 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:48.390 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:48.420 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:48.700 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:48.720 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:48.970 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:49.130 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:49.470 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:49.690 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | 1:49.770 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:49.910 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:50.060 |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:50.110 |
| 15 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:50.350 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:50.450 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:50.820 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:51.160 |
| 19 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:51.420 |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:51.680 |
| 21 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:51.710 |
| 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:51.940 |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:51.990 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:52.270 |
| 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:52.520 |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:53.250 |
| 27 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:56.690 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | — |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | — |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | — |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | — |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 11 | — |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | — |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | — |
| 15 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | — |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | — |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | — |
| 19 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | — |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | — |
| 21 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | — |
| 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | — |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | — |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 1:49.760 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
