1978 season/Round 15
United States Grand Prix 1978
- Watkins Glen
- 1 October 1978
- 59 laps
- 320.7 km
- 5.435 km a lap
- P1Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:40:48.800
- P2Alan JonesWilliams+19.739
- P3Jody ScheckterWolf+45.701
- Pole positionMario AndrettiLotus · 1:38.114
- Fastest lapJean-Pierre Jarier1:39.557 · lap 55
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:38.114 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:39.179 | +1.065 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:39.742 | +1.628 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:39.820 | +1.706 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:39.892 | +1.778 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:39.991 | +1.877 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:40.000 | +1.886 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | 1:40.034 | +1.920 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:40.136 | +2.022 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:40.228 | +2.114 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:40.762 | +2.648 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:40.828 | +2.714 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:41.007 | +2.893 |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:41.681 | +3.567 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 1:41.773 | +3.659 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:41.815 | +3.701 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:41.855 | +3.741 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:41.974 | +3.860 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:42.179 | +4.065 |
| 20 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 1:42.429 | +4.315 |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Surtees | 1:42.541 | +4.427 |
| 22 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:42.741 | +4.627 |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:43.028 | +4.914 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 1:43.067 | +4.953 |
| 25 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 1:43.572 | +5.458 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:44.286 | +6.172 |
| 27 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | 1:45.155 | +7.041 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 55 | 1:39.557 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 64 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 51 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 44 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 44 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 32 | |
| 6 | John Watson | 25 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 19 | |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | 18 | ▲1 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 17 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | 11 | ▲5 |