Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1ArgentineCarlos ReutemannFerrari2591:40:48.8009
2AustralianAlan JonesWilliams359+19.7396
3South AfricanJody ScheckterWolf1159+45.7014
4FrenchJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault959+1:25.0073
5BrazilianEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1359+1:28.0892
6FrenchPatrick TambayMcLaren1859+1:50.2101
7BritishJames HuntMcLaren658+1 Lap0
8IrishDerek DalyEnsign1958+1 Lap0
9FrenchRené ArnouxMartini2158+1 Lap0
10FrenchDidier PironiTyrrell1658+1 Lap0
11FrenchJacques LaffiteLigier1058+1 Lap0
12AmericanBobby RahalWolf2058+1 Lap0
13AmericanBrett LungerEnsign2458+1 Lap0
14SwissClay RegazzoniShadow1756+3 Laps0
15FrenchJean-Pierre JarierTeam Lotus855Out of fuel0
16GermanRolf StommelenArrows2254+5 Laps0
RItalianArturo MerzarioMerzario2646Gearbox0
RDutchMichael BleekemolenATS2543Oil leak0
RAustrianNiki LaudaBrabham528Engine0
RAmericanMario AndrettiTeam Lotus127Engine0
RBritishJohn WatsonBrabham725Engine0
RFrenchPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1223Wheel0
RCanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari422Engine0
RFinnishKeke RosbergATS1521Transmission0
RGermanHans-Joachim StuckShadow141Fuel system0
RMexicanHector RebaqueTeam Lotus230Clutch0

About the Grand Prix

The 1978 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 1, 1978, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. This event was also referred to as the United States Grand Prix East in order to distinguish it from the United States Grand Prix West held on April 2, 1978, in Long Beach, California.

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