Back جائزة الأرجنتين الكبرى 1978 Arabic 1978 Голяма награда на Аржентина Bulgarian Gran Premi de l'Argentina del 1978 Catalan Grand Prix Argentiny 1978 Czech Großer Preis von Argentinien 1978 German Anexo:Gran Premio de Argentina de 1978 Spanish جایزه بزرگ آرژانتین ۱۹۷۸ FA Argentiinan Grand Prix 1978 Finnish Grand Prix automobile d'Argentine 1978 French Gran Premio da Arxentina de 1978 GL
| 1978 Argentine Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 15 January 1978 | ||
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Course | Permanent road course | ||
| Course length | 5.81 km (3.61 miles) | ||
| Distance | 52 laps, 302.12 km (187.72 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:47.75 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:49.76 on lap 3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1978 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 15 January 1978 at Buenos Aires. It was the first race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 52-lap race was won from pole position by American driver Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, with Austrian Niki Lauda second in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo and Frenchman Patrick Depailler third in a Tyrrell-Ford. This was the debut of multiple-time Constructors' Champions, Williams.