US West Grand Prix 1978 Long Beach 2 April
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 80 1h52m01.30s 9 1 2 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 80 1h52m12.36s 6 4 3 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 80 1h52m30.25s 4 12 4 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 80 1h52m46.90s 3 6 5 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 Matra 80 1h53m24.19s 2 14 6 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 79 - 1 9 7 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 79 - - 8 8 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 79 - - 15 9 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 79 - - 18 10 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford 79 - - 20 11 10 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 75 - - 19 12 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 74 Accident - 11 R 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR3 Ford 59 Accident - 10 R 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 50 Crown Wheel - 17 R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 43 Turbo - 13 R 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 38 Accident - 2 R 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 27 Ignition - 3 R 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 25 Gearbox - 24 R 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford 17 Gearbox - 21 R 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 11 Brakes - 16 R 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 9 Oil Tank - 5 R 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 5 Accident - 7 DNS 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford - Accident - 22 DNS 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford - Accident - 23 DNQ 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M23 Ford - - - - DNQ 22 Lamberto Leoni ITA Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford - - - - DNPQ 32 Keke Rosberg FIN Theodore Racing Hong Kong Theodore TR1 Ford - - - - DNPQ 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford - - - - DNPQ 39 Danny Ongais USA Interscope Racing Shadow DN9 Ford - - - - DNPQ 24 Derek Daly IRL Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Hesketh 308E Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Gilles Villeneuve 1-38 38 Carlos Reutemann 39-80 42 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m20.636s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m22.215s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1= Carlos Reutemann ARG 18 1= Mario Andretti USA 18 3= Patrick Depailler FRA 14 3= Ronnie Peterson SWE 14 5 Niki Lauda AUT 10 6 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA 6