1978 ARGENTINE GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
15 Jan 1978
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 52 | 1:37:04.470 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 52 | +13.210s | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 52 | +13.640s | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 52 | +16.050s | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 52 | +74.850s | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 52 | +79.900s | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 52 | +82.600s | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 52 | +98.880s | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 52 | +100.600s | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 52 | +103.500s | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 52 | +109.070s | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | ATS Ford | 51 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 51 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 51 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Shadow Ford | 51 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 50 | DNF | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Shadow Ford | 50 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 50 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 41 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 36 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Danny OngaisONG | Ensign Ford | 35 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Lamberto LeoniLEO | Ensign Ford | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 37 | Arturo MerzarioMER | Merzario Ford | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Rupert KeeganKEE | Surtees Ford | 4 | DNF | 0 |