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United States GP in 16 days

1978 United States Grand Prix West

Round
4/16
Date
Apr 2, 1978 at 00:00 CET
Location
Long Beach, United States of America
Circuit
Circuit length
3.251 m
Race distance
260.08 km (80 laps)
Reutemann
Winner
1:52:01.301
Winning time
Reutemann
Pole position
Jones
Fastest lap
1:22.215
Fastest lap time
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:52:01.301 1st 80 9
2 #5 Mario Andretti Lotus +11.061 4th 80 6
3 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell +28.951 12th 80 4
4 #6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus +45.603 6th 80 3
5 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier +1:22.884 14th 80 2
6 #35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows +1 lap 9th 79 1
7 #27 Alan Jones Williams +1 lap 8th 79
8 #14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi +1 lap 15th 79
9 #36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows +1 lap 18th 79
10 #17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow +1 lap 20th 79
11 #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS +5 laps 19th 75
12 #8 Patrick Tambay McLaren Accident 11th 74
DNF #20 Jody Scheckter Wolf Accident 10th 59
DNF #19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees Transmission 17th 50
DNF #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Turbo 13th 43
DNF #12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Accident 2nd 38
DNF #1 Niki Lauda Brabham Ignition 3rd 27
DNF #3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell Gearbox 22nd 25
DNF #37 Arturo Merzario Merzario Gearbox 21st 17
DNF #9 Jochen Mass ATS Brakes 16th 11
DNF #2 John Watson Brabham Engine 5th 9
DNF #7 James Hunt McLaren Accident 7th 5
DNS #18 Rupert Keegan Surtees
DNS #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow
DNQ #30 Brett Lunger McLaren
DNQ #22 Lamberto Leoni Ensign
DNPQ #32 Keke Rosberg Theodore
DNPQ #25 Héctor Rebaque Lotus
DNPQ #39 Danny Ongais Shadow
DNPQ #24 Derek Daly Hesketh
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:20.636
2 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:20.836 +0.200
3 #1 Niki Lauda Brabham 1:20.937 +0.301
4 #5 Mario Andretti Lotus 1:21.188 +0.552
5 #2 John Watson Brabham 1:21.244 +0.608
6 #6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1:21.474 +0.838
7 #7 James Hunt McLaren 1:21.738 +1.102
8 #27 Alan Jones Williams 1:21.935 +1.299
9 #35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:22.006 +1.370
10 #20 Jody Scheckter Wolf 1:22.163 +1.527
11 #8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:22.234 +1.598
12 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 1:22.414 +1.778
13 #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:22.491 +1.855
14 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:22.630 +1.994
15 #14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:22.790 +2.154
16 #9 Jochen Mass ATS 1:23.106 +2.470
17 #19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 1:23.212 +2.576
18 #36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows 1:23.291 +2.655
19 #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS 1:23.419 +2.783
20 #17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 1:23.454 +2.818
21 #37 Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:23.589 +2.953
22 #18 Rupert Keegan Surtees 1:23.677 +3.041
23 #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 1:23.733 +3.097
24 #3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:23.792 +3.156
25 #30 Brett Lunger McLaren 1:23.795 +3.159
26 #22 Lamberto Leoni Ensign 1:24.008 +3.372
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows 1:23.540
2 #35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:23.840 +0.300
3 #37 Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:24.729 +1.189
4 #30 Brett Lunger McLaren 1:25.076 +1.536
5 #32 Keke Rosberg Theodore 1:25.785 +2.245
6 #25 Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:26.128 +2.588
7 #39 Danny Ongais Shadow 1:26.150 +2.610
8 #24 Derek Daly Hesketh 1:26.615 +3.075
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #27 Alan Jones Williams 1:22.215 27

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 2 2 18
2 Mario Andretti Lotus 1 2 18 0
3 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1 1 14 -4
4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 0 3 14 -4
5 Niki Lauda Brabham 0 2 10 -8
6 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 1 6 -12
7 John Watson Brabham 0 1 4 -14
8 Jacques Laffite Ligier 0 0 4 -14
9 James Hunt McLaren 0 0 3 -15
10 Alan Jones Williams 0 0 3 -15
11 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 0 0 2 -16
12 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 0 0 2 -16
13 Patrick Tambay McLaren 0 0 1 -17
14 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 0 0 1 -17
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Lotus Ford 2 3 27
2 Ferrari Ferrari 2 2 18 -9
3 Tyrrell Ford 0 3 15 -12
4 Brabham Alfa Romeo 0 3 14 -13
5 Fittipaldi Ford 0 1 6 -21
6 Ligier Matra 0 0 4 -23
7 McLaren Ford 0 0 3 -24
8 Williams Ford 0 0 3 -24
9 Shadow Ford 0 0 2 -25
10 Arrows Ford 0 0 1 -26

More United States GP West

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1983 #7 John Watson Niki Lauda René Arnoux 1:28.330 - Niki Lauda Patrick Tambay
1982 #8 Niki Lauda Keke Rosberg Riccardo Patrese 1:30.831 - Niki Lauda Andrea de Cesaris
1981 #1 Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann Nelson Piquet 1:20.901 - Alan Jones Riccardo Patrese
1980 #5 Nelson Piquet Riccardo Patrese Emerson Fittipaldi 1:19.830 - Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet
1979 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter Alan Jones 1:21.200 - Gilles Villeneuve Gilles Villeneuve
1977 #5 Mario Andretti Niki Lauda Jody Scheckter 1:22.753 - Niki Lauda Niki Lauda
1976 #2 Clay Regazzoni Niki Lauda Patrick Depailler 1:23.076 - Clay Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni
The 1978 United States Grand Prix West started Apr 2, 1978 on Long Beach in Long Beach, United States of America. Carlos Reutemann started from pole position with Gilles Villeneuve next to him. Niki Lauda started from third place.

In 1 hour, 52 minutes and 01 seconds Carlos Reutemann finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Mario Andretti in second and Patrick Depailler in third place.

After the 1978 United States Grand Prix West, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 18 points. Reutemann is 0 points ahead of Mario Andretti.