| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.750 | 199.395 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:47.840 | +00.090 (+0.084%) | +00.090 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.390 | +00.640 (+0.594%) | +00.550 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:48.420 | +00.670 (+0.622%) | +00.030 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:48.700 | +00.950 (+0.882%) | +00.280 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.720 | +00.970 (+0.900%) | +00.020 |
| 7 | 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:48.970 | +01.220 (+1.132%) | +00.250 |
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:49.130 | +01.380 (+1.281%) | +00.160 |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.470 | +01.720 (+1.596%) | +00.340 |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.690 | +01.940 (+1.800%) | +00.220 |
| 11 | 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.770 | +02.020 (+1.875%) | +00.080 |
| 12 | 12 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.910 | +02.160 (+2.005%) | +00.140 |
| 13 | 13 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.060 | +02.310 (+2.144%) | +00.150 |
| 14 | 14 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.110 | +02.360 (+2.190%) | +00.050 |
| 15 | 15 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.350 | +02.600 (+2.413%) | +00.240 |
| 16 | 16 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.450 | +02.700 (+2.506%) | +00.100 |
| 17 | 17 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.820 | +03.070 (+2.849%) | +00.370 |
| 18 | 18 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.160 | +03.410 (+3.165%) | +00.340 |
| 19 | 19 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.420 | +03.670 (+3.406%) | +00.260 |
| 20 | 20 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.680 | +03.930 (+3.647%) | +00.260 |
| 21 | 21 | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.710 | +03.960 (+3.675%) | +00.030 |
| 22 | 22 | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.940 | +04.190 (+3.889%) | +00.230 |
| 23 | 23 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.990 | +04.240 (+3.935%) | +00.050 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.270 | +04.520 (+4.195%) | +00.280 |
| 25 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.520 | +04.770 (+4.427%) | +00.250 | |
| 26 | 32 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.250 | +05.500 (+5.104%) | +00.730 | |
| 27 | 24 | Divina Galica | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:56.690 | +08.940 (+8.297%) | +03.440 |