United States Grand Prix West
1978 · Round 4 · California, United States · Apr 2, 1978Race summary
Reutemann won the race from 1st on the grid, 11.1s ahead of Andretti. Regazzoni was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 10th. Tambay lost the most ground, from 11th on the grid down to 12th (down 1 place).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 80 | +11.061 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 80 | +28.951 | 4 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | +45.603 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 80 | +1:22.884 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | 59 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | 50 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | 43 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 38 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 27 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 11 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | – | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | – | 0 | Accident | 0 |