Round 15

United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen, United States of America

Sunday, 1 October 1978

1st

Carlos Reutemann

2nd

3rd

Fastest Lap

Jean-Pierre Jarier

1:39.557Lap 55 · 196.531 km/h

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	CR Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	21	59	1:40:48.800	9
P2	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	31	59	1:41:08.539	6
P3	JS Jody Scheckter	Wolf	118	59	1:41:34.501	4
P4	JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	95	59	1:42:13.807	3
P5	EF Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	138	59	1:42:16.889	2
P6	PT Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1812	59	1:42:39.010	1
P7	JH James Hunt	McLaren	61	58	Finished	0
P8	DD Derek Daly	Ensign	1911	58	Finished	0
P9	RA René Arnoux	Surtees	2112	58	Finished	0
P10	DP Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	166	58	Finished	0
P11	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	101	58	Finished	0
P12	BR Bobby Rahal	Wolf	208	58	Finished	0
P13	BL Brett Lunger	Ensign	2411	58	Finished	0
P14	CR Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	173	56	Finished	0
P15	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	Lotus	87	55	Out of fuel 1:39.557	0
P16	RS Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	226	54	Finished	0
DNF	AM Arturo Merzario	Merzario	26	46	Gearbox	0
DNF	MB Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	25	43	Oil leak	0
DNF	NL Niki Lauda	Brabham	5	28	Engine	0
DNF	MA Mario Andretti	Lotus	1	27	Engine	0
DNF	JW John Watson	Brabham	7	25	Engine	0
DNF	PD Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	12	23	Wheel	0
DNF	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	4	22	Engine	0
DNF	KR Keke Rosberg	ATS	15	21	Transmission	0
DNF	HS Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	14	1	Fuel system	0
DNF	HR Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	23	0	Clutch	0
DNQ	BG Beppe Gabbiani	Surtees			Finished	0