United States Grand Prix 1978: results

Round 15 of the 1978 season, 1 October 1978, at Watkins Glen International. Carlos Reutemann won for Ferrari from P2 on the grid. Mario Andretti took pole position. Fastest lap: Jean-Pierre Jarier, 1:39.557 (lap 55).

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:40:48.800	9
2	Alan Jones	Williams	+19.739	6
3	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	+45.701	4
4	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	+1:25.007	3
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	+1:28.089	2
6	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	+1:50.210	1
7	James Hunt	McLaren	+1 lap	0
8	Derek Daly	Ensign	+1 lap	0
9	René Arnoux	Surtees	+1 lap	0
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	+1 lap	0
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1 lap	0
12	Bobby Rahal	Wolf	+1 lap	0
13	Brett Lunger	Ensign	+1 lap	0
14	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	+3 laps	0
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Lotus	Out of fuel	0
16	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	+5 laps	0
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Gearbox	0
DNF	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	Oil leak	0
DNF	Niki Lauda	Brabham	Engine	0
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Engine	0
DNF	John Watson	Brabham	Engine	0
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Wheel	0
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Engine	0
DNF	Keke Rosberg	ATS	Transmission	0
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	Fuel system	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	Clutch	0
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	Surtees	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus
2	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari
3	Alan Jones	Williams
4	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
5	Niki Lauda	Brabham
6	James Hunt	McLaren
7	John Watson	Brabham
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Lotus
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier
11	Jody Scheckter	Wolf
12	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow
15	Keke Rosberg	ATS
16	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell
17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow
18	Patrick Tambay	McLaren
19	Derek Daly	Ensign
20	Bobby Rahal	Wolf
21	René Arnoux	Surtees
22	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows
23	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus
24	Brett Lunger	Ensign
25	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS
26	Arturo Merzario	Merzario
27	Beppe Gabbiani	Surtees