United States West (1978)

Date: 02 Apr 1978

Location: Long Beach, United States of America

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 9 80 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
2 United States of America Mario Andretti 6 80 Lotus Ford Goodyear
3 France Patrick Depailler 4 80 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
4 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 3 80 Lotus Ford Goodyear
5 France Jacques Laffite 2 80 Ligier Matra Goodyear
6 Italy Riccardo Patrese 1 79 Arrows Ford Goodyear
7 Australia Alan Jones 0 79 Williams Ford Goodyear
8 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 79 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
9 Germany Rolf Stommelen 0 79 Arrows Ford Goodyear
10 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 79 Shadow Ford Goodyear
11 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 75 ATS Ford Goodyear
12 France Patrick Tambay 0 74 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 59 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Vittorio Brambilla 0 50 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 43 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 38 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 27 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF France Didier Pironi 0 25 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Arturo Merzario 0 17 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Jochen Mass 0 11 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom John Watson 0 9 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 5 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNS United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 0 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNS Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNQ United States of America Brett Lunger 0 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Lamberto Leoni 0 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNPQ Finland Keke Rosberg 0 Theodore Ford Goodyear
DNPQ Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNPQ United States of America Danny Ongais 0 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNPQ Ireland Derek Daly 0 Hesketh Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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1978 Long Beach Grand Prix (1978)

Date: 1978-04-02 · Circuit: Long Beach (United States of America)

Podium
  1. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 9 pts
  2. Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 6 pts
  3. Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 1 0 1:52:01.301 9
2 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 4 +2 1:52:12.362 6
3 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 12 +9 1:52:30.252 4
4 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 6 +2 1:52:46.904 3
5 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 14 +9 1:53:24.185 2
6 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 9 +3 1
7 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 8 +1
8 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 15 +7
9 Rolf Johann Stommelen Arrows 18 +9
10 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 20 +10
11 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier ATS 19 +8
12 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 11 -1 Accident
Jody David Scheckter Wolf 10 Accident
Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 17 Transmission
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 13 Turbo
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 2 Accident
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 3 Ignition
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 22 Gearbox
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario 21 Gearbox
Jochen Richard Mass ATS 16 Brakes
John Marshall Watson Brabham 5 Engine
James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 7 Accident
Rupert Keegan Surtees Accident in practice
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Accident in practice
Robert Brett Lunger McLaren
Lamberto Leoni Ensign
Keijo Erik Rosberg Theodore
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus
Danny Ongais Shadow
Derek Daly Hesketh
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 1
2 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 2
3 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 3
4 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 4
5 John Marshall Watson Brabham 5
6 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 6
7 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 7
8 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 8
9 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 9
10 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 10

Fastest Lap

Alan Stanley Jones (Williams) –

Driver of the Day

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