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United States Grand Prix West · 1978 · 2 Apr 1978 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 80 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 80 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 80 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 79 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 79 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 79 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | 79 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | 79 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | 75 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | 0 | Accident |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | 59 | 0 | Accident |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | 50 | 0 | Transmission |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | 43 | 0 | Turbo |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 38 | 0 | Accident |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 27 | 0 | Ignition |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | 25 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | 17 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 11 | 0 | Brakes |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | 9 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 22 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 5 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |