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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
10/01/1978 · Round 15 of 16 · 59 laps

United States

Pole Andretti 1:38.114Fastest lap Jarier 1:39.557 (R55)Winning time 1:40:48.800

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2Jones+19.739
1Reutemann
3Scheckter+45.701
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 MonacoR6 BelgiumR7 SpainR8 SwedenR9 FranceR10 Great BritainR11 GermanyR12 AustriaR13 NetherlandsR14 ItalyR15 United StatesR16 Canada

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Carlos ReutemannFerrari2591:40:48.800FerrariMichelin
2Alan JonesWilliams359+19.739FordGoodyear
3Jody ScheckterWolf1159+45.701FordGoodyear
4Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault959+1:25.007RenaultMichelin
5Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1359+1:28.089FordGoodyear
6Patrick TambayMcLaren1859+1:50.210FordGoodyear
7James HuntMcLaren658+1 lapFordGoodyear
8Derek DalyEnsign1958+1 lapFordGoodyear
9René ArnouxSurtees2158+1 lapFordGoodyear
10Didier PironiTyrrell1658+1 lapFordGoodyear
11Jacques LaffiteLigier1058+1 lapMatraGoodyear
12Bobby RahalWolf2058+1 lapFordGoodyear
13Brett LungerEnsign2458+1 lapFordGoodyear
14Clay RegazzoniShadow1756+3 lapsFordGoodyear
15Jean-Pierre JarierFastest lapLotus855Out of fuelFordGoodyear
16Rolf StommelenArrows2254+5 lapsFordGoodyear
DNFArturo MerzarioMerzario2646GearboxFordGoodyear
DNFMichael BleekemolenATS2543Oil leakFordGoodyear
DNFNiki LaudaBrabham528EngineAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFMario AndrettiLotus127EngineFordGoodyear
DNFJohn WatsonBrabham725EngineAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1223WheelFordGoodyear
DNFGilles VilleneuveFerrari422EngineFerrariMichelin
DNFKeke RosbergATS1521TransmissionFordGoodyear
DNFHans-Joachim StuckShadow141Fuel systemFordGoodyear
DNFHéctor RebaqueLotus230ClutchFordGoodyear
DNQBeppe GabbianiSurtees-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Tambay18→6+12
  2. Arnoux21→9+12
  3. Daly19→8+11
  4. Lunger24→13+11
  5. Scheckter11→3+8
  6. Fittipaldi13→5+8
  7. Rahal20→12+8
  8. Pironi16→10+6
  9. Stommelen22→16+6
  10. Jabouille9→4+5
  11. Regazzoni17→14+3
  12. Reutemann2→1+1
  13. Jones3→2+1
  14. Hunt6→7-1
  15. Laffite10→11-1
  16. Jarier8→15-7

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. FerrariReutemann 1:Villeneuve DNF
  2. WolfScheckter 3:Rahal 12
  3. McLarenTambay 6:Hunt 7
  4. EnsignDaly 8:Lunger 13
  5. SurteesArnoux 9:Gabbiani DNQ
  6. TyrrellPironi 10:Depailler DNF
  7. ShadowRegazzoni 14:Stuck DNF
  8. LotusJarier 15:Andretti DNF
  9. ATSBleekemolen DNF:Rosberg DNF
  10. BrabhamLauda DNF:Watson DNF

Retirements

  1. JarierOut of fuel, classified P15Lotus
  2. MerzarioGearboxMerzario
  3. BleekemolenOil leakATS
  4. LaudaEngineBrabham
  5. AndrettiEngineLotus
  6. WatsonEngineBrabham
  7. DepaillerWheelTyrrell
  8. VilleneuveEngineFerrari
  9. RosbergTransmissionATS
  10. StuckFuel systemShadow
  11. RebaqueClutchLotus

This race in history

17 races here since 1961Won from pole: 10 of 17

Win from furthest back (P8): Innes Ireland 1961

Most wins here

  1. 3 Graham Hill
  2. 3 Jim Clark
  3. 2 Jackie Stewart

Previous winners here

  1. 1977 James Hunt McLaren
  2. 1976 James Hunt McLaren
  3. 1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  4. 1974 Carlos Reutemann Brabham
  5. 1973 Ronnie Peterson Lotus
  6. 1972 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
  7. 1971 François Cevert Tyrrell
  8. 1970 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.