1978 - United States Grand Prix West
Date : 02 April 1978
Hour : Z
Round : 4
Circuit : Long Beach
Locality : California
Winner : Carlos Reutemann(Ferrari)
Polesitter : Carlos Reutemann(Ferrari)
Fastest lap : Danny Ongais(Shadow)
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No record found. | |||||
| P. | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | ATS |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| 22 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell |
| Pitlane | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow |
| Pitlane | Rupert Keegan | Surtees |
| Pitlane | Brett Lunger | McLaren |
| Pitlane | Danny Ongais | Shadow |
| Pitlane | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign |
| Pitlane | Keke Rosberg | Theodore |
| Pitlane | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus |
| Pitlane | Derek Daly | Hesketh |
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 1:52:01.301 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 80 | +11.061 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 80 | +28.951 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | +45.603 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 80 | +1:22.884 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | Accident | 0 | |
| Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | 59 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | 50 | Transmission | 0 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | 43 | Turbo | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 38 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 27 | Ignition | 0 | ||
| Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 11 | Brakes | 0 | ||
| John Watson | Brabham | 5 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 5 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Pitlane | 0 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Pitlane | 0 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Brett Lunger | McLaren | Pitlane | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | Pitlane | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Keke Rosberg | Theodore | Pitlane | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | ||
| Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Pitlane | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | ||
| Danny Ongais | Shadow | Pitlane | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | ||
| Derek Daly | Hesketh | Pitlane | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |