1978 - Grand Prix of Argentina

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1978 - Grand Prix of Argentina

Race Name - Grand Prix of Argentina
Date - 1/15/1978
Race Track - Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 52
Pole Winner Mario Andretti
Average Race Speed - 191.833 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	5	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT45C	Alfa Romeo 1260
3	10	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	6	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	3	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	9	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	2	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
8	7	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
9	17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	15	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR4	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	13	Jochen Mass	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	11	JeanPierre Jarier	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	24	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	23	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	16	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76
17	18	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	12	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	4	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT45C	Alfa Romeo 1260
20	14	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	21	Danny Ongais	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	22	Lamberto Leoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	20	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	19	Rupert Keegan	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV