Pit Lane F1
1978 Season - Round 4 - 1978-04-02
Carlos Reutemann won the 1978 United States Grand Prix West from pole position, leading Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) home for Ferrari.
Clay Regazzoni (Shadow) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1978 United States Grand Prix West, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Ignition | 0 |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | Accident | 0 |
