United States (1978)

Date: 01 Oct 1978

Location: Watkins Glen, United States of America

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 9 59 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
2 Australia Alan Jones 6 59 Williams Ford Goodyear
3 South Africa Jody Scheckter 4 59 Wolf Ford Goodyear
4 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 3 59 Renault Renault Michelin
5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 2 59 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
6 France Patrick Tambay 1 59 McLaren Ford Goodyear
7 United Kingdom James Hunt 0 58 McLaren Ford Goodyear
8 Ireland Derek Daly 0 58 Ensign Ford Goodyear
9 France René Arnoux 0 58 Surtees Ford Goodyear
10 France Didier Pironi 0 58 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
11 France Jacques Laffite 0 58 Ligier Matra Goodyear
12 United States of America Bobby Rahal 0 58 Wolf Ford Goodyear
13 United States of America Brett Lunger 0 58 Ensign Ford Goodyear
14 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 56 Shadow Ford Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 55 Lotus Ford Goodyear
16 Germany Rolf Stommelen 0 54 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Arturo Merzario 0 46 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNF Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen 0 43 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 28 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 27 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom John Watson 0 25 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF France Patrick Depailler 0 23 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 22 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Finland Keke Rosberg 0 21 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 1 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Beppe Gabbiani 0 Surtees Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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1978 Toyota United States Grand Prix (1978)

Date: 1978-10-01 · Circuit: Watkins Glen (United States of America)

Podium
  1. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 9 pts
  2. Alan Stanley Jones Williams 6 pts
  3. Jody David Scheckter Wolf 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 2 +1 1:40:48.800 9
2 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 3 +1 1:41:08.539 6
3 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 11 +8 1:41:34.501 4
4 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 9 +5 1:42:13.807 3
5 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 13 +8 1:42:16.889 2
6 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 18 +12 1:42:39.010 1
7 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 6 -1
8 Derek Daly Ensign 19 +11
9 René Alexandre Arnoux Surtees 21 +12
10 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 16 +6
11 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10 -1
12 Robert Woodward Rahal Wolf 20 +8
13 Robert Brett Lunger Ensign 24 +11
14 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 17 +3
15 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Lotus 8 -7 Out of fuel
16 Rolf Johann Stommelen Arrows 22 +6
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario 26 Gearbox
Michael Bleekemolen ATS 25 Oil leak
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 5 Engine
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 1 Engine
John Marshall Watson Brabham 7 Engine
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 12 Wheel
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 4 Engine
Keijo Erik Rosberg ATS 15 Transmission
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 14 Fuel system
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 23 Clutch
Giuseppe Gabbiani Surtees
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 1
2 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 2
3 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 3
4 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 4
5 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 5
6 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 6
7 John Marshall Watson Brabham 7
8 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Lotus 8
9 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 9
10 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10

Fastest Lap

Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier (Lotus) –

Driver of the Day

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