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

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	52
2^nd	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	52
3^rd	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	52
4^th	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	52
5^th	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	52
6^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	52
7^th	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	52
8^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	52
9^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	52
10^th	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR4 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	52
11^th	9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	52
12^th	10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	51
13^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	51
14^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	51
15^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	51
16^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 Matra	Equipe Ligier	50
17^th	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN8 Ford	Villiger Shadow	50
18^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	50

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
2	John Watson	Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	41	Engine
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams GP Engineering	36	Fuel vapour lock
22	Danny Ongais	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	35	Distributor
23	Lamberto Leoni	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	28	Engine
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	9	Differential
18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	4	Overheating

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque
32	Eddie Cheever	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing
24	Divina Galica	Hesketh 308E Ford	Hesketh Racing

Practiced:

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

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
5T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car

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