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1978 United States Grand Prix - West qualifying results

Formula One race number 4 of 16
Sunday, April 2, 1978 at Long Beach Street Circuit, Long Beach, CA
80 laps on a 3.251 kilometer street course (260.080 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:52:01:30
Average speed: 139.297 kph
Pole time: 80.636 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 11.061 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Rank	Driver	Nbr	Time (seconds)	Speed (km/hr)
Qualifying results for this race:
1	Carlos Reutemann	11	1:20.636	145.141
2	Gilles Villeneuve	12	1:20.836	144.782
3	Niki Lauda	1	1:20.937	144.601
4	Mario Andretti	5	1:21.188	144.154
5	John Watson	2	1:21.244	144.055
6	Ronnie Peterson	6	1:21.474	143.648
7	James Hunt	7	1:21.738	143.184
8	Alan Jones	27	1:21.935	142.840
9	Riccardo Patrese	35	1:22.006	142.716
10	Jody Scheckter	20	1:22.163	142.444
11	Patrick Tambay	8	1:22.234	142.321
12	Patrick Depailler	4	1:22.414	142.010
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	1:22.491	141.877
14	Jacques Laffite	26	1:22.630	141.639
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	1:22.790	141.365
16	Jochen Mass	9	1:23.106	140.827
17	Vittorio Brambilla	19	1:23.212	140.648
18	Rolf Stommelen	36	1:23.291	140.515
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	10	1:23.419	140.299
20	Clay Regazzoni	17	1:23.454	140.240
21	Arturo Merzario	37	1:23.589	140.014
22	Rupert Keegan	18	1:23.677	139.866
23	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	1:23.733	139.773
24	Didier Pironi	3	1:23.792	139.674
25	Brett Lunger	30	1:23.795	139.669
26	Lamberto Leoni	22	1:24.008	139.315
27	Keke Rosberg	32	1:25.785	136.429
28	Hector Rebaque	25	1:26.128	135.886
29	Danny Ongais	39	1:26.150	135.851
30	Derek Daly	24	1:26.635	135.091

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Brett Lunger (#30), Lamberto Leoni (#22), Keke Rosberg (#32), Hector Rebaque (#25), Danny Ongais (#39), Derek Daly (#24)