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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
Results
| 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
| 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.