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.