1978 · Round 1 · 15 Jan 1978
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires · Argentina
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:37:04.470 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | +13.210s | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | +13.640s | 4 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | +16.050s | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 3 | +1:14.850s | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | +1:19.900s | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | +1:22.600s | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +1:38.880s | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | +1:40.600s | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | +1:43.500s | |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 13 | +1:49.070s | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 11 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | Engine | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 18 | +2 laps | |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | +2 laps | |
| 19 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | DNF | |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | DNF | |
| 21 | Danny Ongais | Ensign | 21 | DNF | |
| 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 22 | DNF | |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 20 | DNF | |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 19 | DNF |