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United States Grand Prix 1978

Round 15 of 16  · 1 October 1978  · Watkins Glen  · 59 laps

Fastest Lap Jean-Pierre Jarier 1:39.557 (lap 55)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 REU Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 2 1:40:48.800 9
2 JON Alan Jones Williams 3 +19.739 6
3 SCH Jody Scheckter Wolf 11 +45.701 4
4 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 9 +1:25.007 3
5 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 13 +1:28.089 2
6 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 18 +1:50.210 1
7 HUN James Hunt McLaren 6 +1 lap
8 DAL Derek Daly Ensign 19 +1 lap
9 ARN René Arnoux Surtees 21 +1 lap
10 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 16 +1 lap
11 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 +1 lap
12 RAH Bobby Rahal Wolf 20 +1 lap
13 LUN Brett Lunger Ensign 24 +1 lap
14 REG Clay Regazzoni Shadow 17 +3 laps
15 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier FL Lotus 8 Out of fuel
16 STO Rolf Stommelen Arrows 22 +5 laps
DNF MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 26 Gearbox
DNF BLE Michael Bleekemolen ATS 25 Oil leak
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 5 Engine
DNF AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1 Engine
DNF WAT John Watson Brabham 7 Engine
DNF DEP Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 12 Wheel
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 4 Engine
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg ATS 15 Transmission
DNF STU Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 14 Fuel system
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 23 Clutch
DNQ GAB Beppe Gabbiani Surtees

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:38.114
2 REU Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:39.179
3 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:39.742
4 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:39.820
5 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:39.892
6 HUN James Hunt McLaren 1:39.991
7 WAT John Watson Brabham 1:40.000
8 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Lotus 1:40.034
9 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:40.136
10 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:40.228
11 SCH Jody Scheckter Wolf 1:40.762
12 DEP Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 1:40.828
13 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:41.007
14 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 1:41.681
15 ROS Keke Rosberg ATS 1:41.773
16 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:41.815
17 REG Clay Regazzoni Shadow 1:41.855
18 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:41.974
19 DAL Derek Daly Ensign 1:42.179
20 RAH Bobby Rahal Wolf 1:42.429
21 ARN René Arnoux Surtees 1:42.541
22 STO Rolf Stommelen Arrows 1:42.741
23 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:43.028
24 LUN Brett Lunger Ensign 1:43.067
25 BLE Michael Bleekemolen ATS 1:43.572
26 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:44.286
27 GAB Beppe Gabbiani Surtees 1:45.155