1978 USA WEST GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
02 Apr 1978
Long Beach Street Circuit, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 80 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 80 | +11.061s | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 80 | +28.951s | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 80 | +45.603s | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 80 | +82.884s | 2 |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Arrows Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Shadow Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | ATS Ford | 75 | +5 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 74 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 59 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 50 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 43 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 38 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 27 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 37 | Arturo MerzarioMER | Merzario Ford | 17 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 11 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 5 | DNF | 0 |