← 1978 Season
Round 15 · GP · 1978
United States Grand Prix
01 Oct 1978Watkins GlenUSAfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 59 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 59 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | 59 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 59 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 59 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 59 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 21 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P12 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P13 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 24 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P14 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 8 | 55 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| P16 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P17 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P18 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 25 | 43 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P19 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | 28 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P20 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 27 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P21 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 25 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P22 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 23 | Wheel | 0 | — |
| P23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | 22 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P24 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 15 | 21 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 14 | 1 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P26 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 0 | Clutch | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P3 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P6 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P7 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — |
| P10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P11 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | — | — | — |
| P16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P20 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P21 | René Arnoux | Martini | — | — | — |
| P22 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P23 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P24 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P25 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | — | — | — |
| P26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — |