1978 Grand Prix of United States West
2 April - Long Beach: 80.5 laps x 3.251 km = 261.706 km
Pole Position: C Reutemann Ferrari 1 min:20.636s
Fastest Lap: 142.354 km/h A Jones Williams 1 min:22.215s
Results:
1 C Reuternann Ferrari 1 h 52m 01.301s
2 M Andretti Lotus 1 h 52m 12.362s
3 P Depailler Tyrrell 1 h 52m 30.252s
4 R Peterson Lotus 1 h 52m 46.904s
5 J Laffite Ligier 1 h 53m 24.185s
6 R Patrese Arrows 79
7 A Jones Williams 79
8 E Flttipaldi Copersucar 79
9 R Stommelen Arrows 79
10 C Regazzoni Shadow 79
11 J-P Jarier ATS 75
12r P Tambay McLaren 74 accident
Did Not Finish:
J Scheckter Wolf 59 accident
V Brambilla Surtees 50 crown wheel & plnion
J-P Jabouille Renault 43 turbo
G Villeneuve Ferrari 38 accident
N Lauda Brabham 27 ignition
D Pironi Tyrrell 25 gearbox
A Merzario Merzario 17 gearbox
J Mass ATS 11 brake master cylinder
J Watson Brabham 9 oil tank
J Hunt McLaren 5 accident
Did Not Start:
R Keegan Surtees accident
H-J Stuck Shadow accident
Did Not qualify:
B Lunger McLaren
L Leoni Ensign
Did Not PreQualify:
K Rosberg Theodore
H Rebaque Lotus
D Ongais Shadow
D Daly Hesketh
Qualifying Times:
1 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1'20.636
2 12 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'20.836
3 1 Niki Lauda Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'20.937
4 5 Mario Andretti Lotus/Ford 1'21.188
5 2 John Watson Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'21.244
6 6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus/Ford 1'21.474
7 7 James Hunt McLaren/Ford 1'21.738
8 27 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'21.935
9 35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'22.006
10 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf/Ford 1'22.163
11 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren/Ford 1'22.234
12 4 P.Depailler Tyrrell/Ford 1'22.414
13 15 J.P.Jabouille Renault 1'22.491
14 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Matra 1'22.630
15 14 E.Fittipaldi Fittipaldi/Ford 1'22.790
16 9 Jochen Mass ATS/Ford 1'23.106
17 19 V.Brambilla Surtees/Ford 1'23.212
18 36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows/Ford 1'23.291
19 10 J.P.Jarier ATS/Ford 1'23.419
20 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow/Ford 1'23.454
21 37 Arturo Merzario Merzario/Ford 1'23.589
22 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell/Ford 1'23.792
Not qualified
23 30 Brett Lunger McLaren/Ford 1'23.795
24 22 Lamberto Leoni Ensign/Ford 1'24.008
Not pre-qualified
25 32 Keke Rosberg Theodore/Ford 1'25.785
26 25 Hector Rebaque Lotus/Ford 1'26.128
27 39 Danny Ongais Shadow/Ford 1'26.150
28 24 Derek Daly Hesketh/Ford 1'26.635
Not present
29 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees/Ford 1'23.677
30 16 H.J.Stuck Shadow/Ford 1'23.733
Note: The start and finish lines were in two different positions
The fraction of a lap is credited to the 1st lap.