1978· Round 4
United States Grand Prix West 1978
2 April 1978 · Long Beach, California
The 1978 United States Grand Prix West, round 4 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari), with Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) second and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) third. Held on 2 April 1978 at Long Beach, California/USA.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | — | 🇬🇧Rupert Keegan | — |
| W | — | 🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Stuck | — |
| 1 | 1 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | 9 |
| R | 2 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | — |
| 2 | 4 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | 🇫🇷Patrick Depailler | 4 |
| R | 3 | 🇦🇹Niki Lauda | — |
| 4 | 6 | 🇸🇪Ronnie Peterson | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | 2 |
| R | 5 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| 6 | 9 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | 1 |
| R | 7 | 🇬🇧James Hunt | — |
| 7 | 8 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | — |
| 8 | 15 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | — |
| 9 | 18 | 🇩🇪Rolf Stommelen | — |
| R | 10 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | — |
| 10 | 20 | 🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni | — |
| 11 | 19 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | — |
| 12 | 11 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | — |
| R | 13 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — |
| R | 16 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | — |
| R | 17 | 🇮🇹Vittorio Brambilla | — |
| R | 21 | 🇮🇹Arturo Merzario | — |
| R | 22 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | — | — | — |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 5 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | — | — | — |
| 7 | James Hunt | — | — | — |
| 8 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | — | — | — |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | — | — | — |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | — | — | — |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario | — | — | — |
| 22 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |