United States Grand Prix 1978
1 October 1978
Watkins Glen, USA
- Location
- New York State, USA
- Laps
- 59
- Previous winners
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
- 1979Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 1977James HuntMcLaren
- 1976James HuntMcLaren
- 1975Niki LaudaFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 4
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 6
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 7
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 8
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Team Lotus
No time set
- 9
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 11
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 12
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 13
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 14
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 15
Keke Rosberg
ATS
No time set
- 16
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 18
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 19
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- 20
Bobby Rahal
Wolf
No time set
- 21
René Arnoux
Martini
No time set
- 22
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- 23
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 24
Brett Lunger
Ensign
No time set
- 25
Michael Bleekemolen
ATS
No time set
- 26
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Surtees
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 59 laps | 1:40:48.800 | 9pts |
| 2 | +1 | Alan Jones Williams | 59 laps | +19.739 | 6pts |
| 3 | +8 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 59 laps | +45.701 | 4pts |
| 4 | +5 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 59 laps | +1:25.007 | 3pts |
| 5 | +8 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 59 laps | +1:28.089 | 2pts |
| 6 | +12 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 59 laps | +1:50.210 | 1pts |
| 7 | -1 | James Hunt McLaren | 58 laps | ||
| 8 | +11 | Derek Daly Ensign | 58 laps | ||
| 9 | +12 | René Arnoux Martini | 58 laps | ||
| 10 | +6 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 58 laps | ||
| 11 | -1 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 58 laps | ||
| 12 | +8 | Bobby Rahal Wolf | 58 laps | ||
| 13 | +11 | Brett Lunger Ensign | 58 laps | ||
| 14 | +3 | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 56 laps | ||
| 15 | -7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Team Lotus | 55 laps | ||
| 16 | +6 | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 54 laps | ||
| R | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Michael Bleekemolen ATS | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 27 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson Brabham | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 23 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg ATS | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Surtees | 0 laps |