1978-1-Argentina
XIV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Buenos Aires, 15 gennaio 1978
52 giri x 5.968 km – 310.336 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT45C | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 2 | John WATSON | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT45C | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN8 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN8 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR4 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Danny ONGAIS | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 23 | Lamberto LEONI | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 24 | Divina GALICA | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Hesketh | 308E | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS7 | Matra | MS76 V12 3.0 |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | Liggett Group/BS Fabrications | McLaren | M23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 32 | Eddie CHEEVER | Theodore Racing | Theodore | TR1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”75 |
| 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’47”84 |
| 3 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”39 |
| 4 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’48”42 |
| 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’48”70 |
| 6 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”72 |
| 7 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’48”97 |
| 8 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’49”13 |
| 9 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’49”47 |
| 10 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’49”69 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’49”77 |
| 12 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’49”91 |
| 13 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”06 |
| 14 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”11 |
| 15 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”35 |
| 16 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”45 |
| 17 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”82 |
| 18 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”16 |
| 19 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”42 |
| 20 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”68 |
| 21 | Danny ONGAIS | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”71 |
| 22 | Lamberto LEONI | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”94 |
| 23 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”99 |
| 24 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’52”27 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’52”52 |
| 26 | Eddie CHEEVER | Theodore | Ford Cosworth | 1’53”25 |
| 27 | Divina GALICA | Hesketh | Ford Cosworth | 1’56”69 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 52 | 1h 37m 04.47s ( 191.813 km/h ) |
| 2 | 1 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 52 | ( +13.21s ) |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 52 | ( +13.64s ) |
| 4 | 7 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 52 | ( +16.05s ) |
| 5 | 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 52 | ( +1m 14.85s ) |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 52 | ( +1m 19.90s ) |
| 7 | 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 52 | ( +1m 22.60s ) |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 52 | ( +1m 38.88s ) |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 52 | ( +1m 40.60s ) |
| 10 | 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 52 | ( +1m 43.50s ) |
| 11 | 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 52 | ( +1m 49.07s ) |
| 12 | 10 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 13 | 30 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 14 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 15 | 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 50 | |
| 17 | 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 50 | |
| 18 | 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 50 | |
| ab | 2 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 41 | |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 36 | |
| ab | 22 | Danny ONGAIS | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 35 | |
| ab | 23 | Lamberto LEONI | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 28 | |
| ab | 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 9 | |
| ab | 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 4 |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’49”76 | 3 | 195.743 |
