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1978 United States Grand Prix - West


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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

Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

PosSt#DriverTeamChass./Eng.LapsStatusLedPts
1 111   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015801:52:01.301429
2 45   Mario Andretti John Player Team LotusLotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV80+11.06106
3124   Patrick Depailler Elf Team TyrrellTyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV80+28.95104
4 66   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team LotusLotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV80+45.60303
51426   Jacques Laffite Ligier GitanesLigier JS7 / Matra MS7680+82.88402
6 935   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing TeamArrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV79+1 lap01
7 827   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix EngineeringWilliams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV79+1 lap00
81514   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi AutomotiveFittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV79+1 lap00
91836   Rolf Stommelen Arrows Racing TeamArrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV79+1 lap00
102017   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV79+1 lap00
111910   Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing TeamATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV75+5 laps00
12118   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV74crash00
ret1020   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf RacingWolf WR4 / Ford Cosworth DFV59crash00
ret1719   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team SurteesSurtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV50transmission00
ret1315   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault ElfRenault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF143turbo00
ret 212   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T3 / Ferrari 01538crash380
ret 31   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 126027ignition00
ret223   Didier Pironi Elf Team TyrrellTyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV25gearbox00
ret2137   Arturo Merzario Team MerzarioMerzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV17gearbox00
ret169   Jochen Mass ATS Racing TeamATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV11brakes00
ret 52   John Watson Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 12609gearbox00
ret 77   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV5crash00
dns2318   Rupert Keegan Durex Team SurteesSurtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV0did not start00
dns2416   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV0did not start00

Fastest Lap: 142.354 kph by Alan Jones

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
25Brett Lunger30Liggett Group/BS Fabrications
26Lamberto Leoni22Team Tissot Ensign
27Keke Rosberg32Theodore Racing Hong Kong
28Hector Rebaque25Team Rebaque
29Danny Ongais39Interscope Racing
30Derek Daly24Olympus Camera Hesketh Racing

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Gilles Villeneuve13838
  Carlos Reutemann398042

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Carlos Reutemann 18    
1   Mario Andretti 18   0  
3   Ronnie Peterson 14   -4  
3   Patrick Depailler 14   -4  
5   Niki Lauda 10   -8  
6   Emerson Fittipaldi 6   -12  
7   Jacques Laffite 4   -14  
7   John Watson 4   -14  
9   James Hunt 3   -15  
9   Alan Jones 3   -15  
11   Didier Pironi 2   -16  
11   Clay Regazzoni 2   -16  
13   Patrick Tambay 1   -17  
13   Riccardo Patrese 1   -17