1978 / ROUND 15

United States Grand Prix

WinnerCarlos ReutemannPublished race classification

Official poleMario AndrettiSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance320.665 km59 laps

Race entries27Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	2	2	59	1:40:48.800	9
2	Alan Jones	Williams	3	3	59	1:41:08.539	6
3	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	11	11	59	1:41:34.501	4
4	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	9	9	59	1:42:13.807	3
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	13	13	59	1:42:16.889	2
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	18	18	59	1:42:39.010	1
7	James Hunt	McLaren	6	6	58	+1 lap	0
8	Derek Daly	Ensign	19	19	58	+1 lap	0
9	René Arnoux	Surtees	21	21	58	+1 lap	0
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	16	16	58	+1 lap	0
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	10	58	+1 lap	0
12	Bobby Rahal	Wolf	20	20	58	+1 lap	0
13	Brett Lunger	Ensign	24	24	58	+1 lap	0
14	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	17	17	56	+3 laps	0
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Lotus	8	8	55	Out of fuel	0
16	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	22	22	54	+5 laps	0
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	26	46	Gearbox	0
DNF	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	25	25	43	Oil leak	0
DNF	Niki Lauda	Brabham	5	5	28	Engine	0
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1	1	27	Engine	0
DNF	John Watson	Brabham	7	7	25	Engine	0
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	12	12	23	Wheel	0
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	4	4	22	Engine	0
DNF	Keke Rosberg	ATS	15	15	21	Transmission	0
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	14	14	1	Fuel system	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	23	23	0	Clutch	0
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	Surtees	27	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Mario Andretti	1:38.114
2	Carlos Reutemann	1:39.179
3	Alan Jones	1:39.742
4	Gilles Villeneuve	1:39.820
5	Niki Lauda	1:39.892
6	James Hunt	1:39.991
7	John Watson	1:40.000
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:40.034
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:40.136
10	Jacques Laffite	1:40.228
11	Jody Scheckter	1:40.762
12	Patrick Depailler	1:40.828
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:41.007
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1:41.681
15	Keke Rosberg	1:41.773
16	Didier Pironi	1:41.815
17	Clay Regazzoni	1:41.855
18	Patrick Tambay	1:41.974
19	Derek Daly	1:42.179
20	Bobby Rahal	1:42.429
21	René Arnoux	1:42.541
22	Rolf Stommelen	1:42.741
23	Héctor Rebaque	1:43.028
24	Brett Lunger	1:43.067
25	Michael Bleekemolen	1:43.572
26	Arturo Merzario	1:44.286
27	Beppe Gabbiani	1:45.155

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.