United States Grand Prix
1978 · Round 15 · New York State, United States · Oct 1, 1978Race summary
Reutemann won the race from 2nd on the grid, 19.7s ahead of Jones. Tambay was the standout mover, climbing from 18th to 6th. Jarier lost the most ground, from 8th on the grid down to 15th (down 7 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 59 | 1:40:48.800 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 59 | +19.739 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | 59 | +45.701 | 4 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 59 | +1:25.007 | 3 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 59 | +1:28.089 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 59 | +1:50.210 | 1 |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Martini | 21 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 24 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 8 | 55 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 25 | 43 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 23 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 15 | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 14 | 1 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |