United States Grand Prix
1978-10-01 · Watkins Glen
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAPS | TIME / STATUS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 59 | 1:40:48.800 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 59 | +19.739 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | 59 | +45.701 | 4 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 59 | +1:25.007 | 3 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 59 | +1:28.089 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 59 | +1:50.210 | 1 |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 21 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 24 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 8 | 55 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 25 | 43 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 23 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 15 | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 14 | 1 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |