1978 season/ Round 4
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, California, USA. Sun, 2 Apr 1978. 80 laps.
USA- Winner
REUFerrari- Pole
- REUFerrari
- Fastest lap
JON1:22.215
Weekend
Race
- Mario AndrettiLOTeam Lotus+11.0612
- Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:52:01.3011
- Patrick DepaillerTYTyrrell+28.9513
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
SHREG
+10 places, P20 to P10
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
JON
1:22.215, lap 27
DNFs
12
SCH, BRA, JAB, VIL, LAU, PIR, MER, MAS, WAT, HUN, KEE, STU
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REU | Ferrari | 1 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 |
| 2 | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 4+2 | +11.061 | 6 |
| 3 | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 12+9 | +28.951 | 4 |
| 4 | LOPET | LOTeam Lotus | 6+2 | +45.603 | 3 |
| 5 | LILAF | LILigier | 14+9 | +1:22.884 | 2 |
| 6 | ARPAT | ARArrows | 9+3 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | JON | Williams | 8+1 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 15+7 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | ARSTO | ARArrows | 18+9 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | SHREG | SHShadow | 20+10 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | ATJAR | ATATS | 19+8 | +5 Laps | |
| 12 |  TAM | McLaren | 11-1 | Accident | |
| DNF | WOSCH | WOWolf | 10 | Accident | |
| DNF | SUBRA | SUSurtees | 17 | Transmission | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 13 | Turbo | |
| DNF | VIL | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | |
| DNF | BRLAU | BRBrabham | 3 | Ignition | |
| DNF | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 22 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | MEMER | MEMerzario | 21 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | ATMAS | ATATS | 16 | Brakes | |
| DNF | BRWAT | BRBrabham | 5 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | HUN | McLaren | 7 | Accident | |
| DNS | SUKEE | SUSurtees | PL | Accident | |
| DNS | SHSTU | SHShadow | PL | Accident |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 1:22.215 |