Round 4 · 2 Apr – 2 Apr 1978
1978 United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, California
Weekend schedule
UK time.
| Session | UK time |
|---|---|
| Race | Sun 2 Apr, 01:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | +11.061 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | +28.951 | 4 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | +45.603 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +1:22.884 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Ignition | 0 |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | Accident | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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