| «1978-01» | Argentina Grand Prix - XIV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| 1978-01-15 | Buenos Aires - Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - 52 laps × 5.968 km : 310.336 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:49.760 | 195.743 km/h | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.060 | 195.210 km/h | 2 | +00.300 |
| 3 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.580 | 194.292 km/h | 44 | +00.820 |
| 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.750 | 193.994 km/h | 3 | +00.990 |
| 5 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:50.930 | 193.679 km/h | 46 | +01.170 |
| 6 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:50.940 | 193.661 km/h | 50 | +01.180 |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.950 | 193.644 km/h | 12 | +01.190 |
| 8 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.090 | 193.400 km/h | 47 | +01.330 |
| 9 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:51.380 | 192.896 km/h | 21 | +01.620 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:51.720 | 192.309 km/h | 43 | +01.960 |
| 11 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.830 | 192.120 km/h | 3 | +02.070 |
| 12 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.160 | 191.555 km/h | 20 | +02.400 |
| 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.470 | 191.027 km/h | 51 | +02.710 |
| 14 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.550 | 190.891 km/h | 47 | +02.790 |
| 15 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.690 | 190.654 km/h | 42 | +02.930 |
| 16 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.730 | 190.586 km/h | 2 | +02.970 |
| 17 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.750 | 190.553 km/h | 46 | +02.990 |
| 18 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.760 | 190.536 km/h | 23 | +03.000 |
| 19 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.770 | 190.519 km/h | 20 | +03.010 |
| 20 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.920 | 190.266 km/h | 3 | +03.160 |
| 21 | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.260 | 189.695 km/h | 15 | +03.500 |
| 22 | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.470 | 189.343 km/h | 26 | +03.710 |
| 23 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.530 | 189.243 km/h | 3 | +03.770 |
| 24 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.540 | 187.575 km/h | 3 | +04.780 |