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1978 Toyota Grand Prix of the United States Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 15 of 16 Sunday, October 1, 1978 at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY 59 laps on a 5.435 kilometer road course (320.665 kilometers) Time of race: 1:40:48.80 Average speed: 190.847 kph Pole time: 98.114 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 19.739 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts ret 1 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 27 engine 2 0 1 2 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 59 1:40:48.800 57 9 2 3 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 59 +19.739 0 6 ret 4 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 22 engine 0 0 ret 5 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 28 engine 0 0 7 6 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 58 +1 lap 0 0 ret 7 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 25 engine 0 0 15 8 55   Jean-Pierre Jarier John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 55 out of fuel 0 0 4 9 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 59 +85.007 0 3 11 10 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 / Matra MS76 58 +1 lap 0 0 3 11 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 59 +45.701 0 4 ret 12 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 23 wheel 0 0 5 13 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 59 +88.089 0 2 ret 14 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 1 fuel system 0 0 ret 15 10   Keke Rosberg ATS Racing Team ATS D1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 transmission 0 0 10 16 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 58 +1 lap 0 0 14 17 17   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 56 +3 laps 0 0 6 18 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 59 +110.210 0 1 8 19 22   Derek Daly Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 58 +1 lap 0 0 12 20 21   Bobby Rahal Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 58 +1 lap 0 0 9 21 18   Rene Arnoux Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 58 +1 lap 0 0 16 22 36   Rolf Stommelen Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +5 laps 0 0 ret 23 25   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 clutch 0 0 13 24 30   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS Fabrications McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 58 +1 lap 0 0 ret 25 9   Michael Bleekemolen ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 43 oil leak 0 0 ret 26 37   Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 46 gearbox 0 0

Fastest Lap: 196.531 kph by Jean-Pierre Jarier Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 27 Beppe Gabbiani 19 Beta Team Surtees Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 2 2   Carlos Reutemann 3 59 57 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 64     2   Ronnie Peterson 51   -13   3   Carlos Reutemann 44   -20   3   Niki Lauda 44   -20   5   Patrick Depailler 32   -32   6   John Watson 25   -39   7   Jacques Laffite 19   -45   8   Jody Scheckter 18   -46   9   Emerson Fittipaldi 17   -47   10   Alan Jones 11   -53   11   Gilles Villeneuve 8   -56   11   Patrick Tambay 8   -56   11   James Hunt 8   -56   11   Riccardo Patrese 8   -56   15   Didier Pironi 7   -57   16   Clay Regazzoni 4   -60   17   Jean-Pierre Jabouille 3   -61   18   Hans-Joachim Stuck 2   -62   19   Vittorio Brambilla 1   -63   19   Hector Rebaque 1   -63