GP Argentina 1978 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Argentine GP		Date: 15.1.1978
Track: Buenos Aires (Argentina), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
GP Argentina
Formula 1 World Championship (round 1)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:47.7500
2^nd	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	1:47.8400
3^rd	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:48.3900
4^th	2	John Watson	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	1:48.4200
5^th	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	1:48.7000
6^th	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	1:48.7200
7^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	1:48.9700
8^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 Matra	Equipe Ligier	1:49.1300
9^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	1:49.4700
10^th	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:49.6900
11^th	10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	1:49.7700
12^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	1:49.9100
13^th	9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	1:50.0600
14^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams GP Engineering	1:50.1100
15^th	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR4 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	1:50.3500
16^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:50.4500
17^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	1:50.8200
18^th	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:51.1600
19^th	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	1:51.4200
20^th	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	1:51.6800
21^st	22	Danny Ongais	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	1:51.7100
22^nd	23	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	1:51.9400
23^rd	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:51.9900
24^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	1:52.2700
25^th	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	1:52.5200
26^th	32	Eddie Cheever	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing	1:53.2500
27^th	24	Divina Galica	Hesketh 308E Ford	Hesketh Racing	1:56.6900

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1T	Niki Lauda / John Watson	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team
8T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren
11T	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC
14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5 Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive
16T	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow
19T	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees
20T	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing
26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 Matra	Equipe Ligier
30T	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications
5T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus