Gridpedia1978 United States Grand Prix West
- Date
- 2 Apr 1978
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 4 of 16
- Winner
- Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 80 | +11.061 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 80 | +28.951 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | +45.603 | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 80 | +1:22.884 | 2 | |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | 59 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | 50 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | 43 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 38 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 27 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 11 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | PL | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | PL | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Danny Ongais | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Brabham | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ligier | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Arrows | 0 | 1 |