October 1, 1978 Watkins Glen | Lap distance 5.435 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1978 season
Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
1 | 9 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 59 | 8.000000.800 | 2 | 9.000000.179 | 7 | 1.000000.426 | ||
2 | 6 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 8.000000.539 | +9.000000.739 | 3 | 9.000000.742 | 3 | 1.000000.293 | |
3 | 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 4.000000.501 | +5.000000.701 | 11 | 0.000 | 5 | 1.000000.412 | |
4 | 3 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 59 | 3.000000.807 | +5.000000.007 | 9 | 0.000 | 6 | 1.000000.421 | |
5 | 2 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 6.000000.889 | +8.000000.089 | 13 | 1.000000.007 | 9 | 1.000000.703 | |
6 | 1 | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 9.000000.010 | +0.000 | 18 | 1.000000.974 | 10 | 1.000000.870 | |
7 | 7 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 6 | 9.000000.991 | 8 | 1.000000.477 | |||
8 | 22 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 19 | 2.000000.179 | 12 | 2.000000.303 | |||
9 | 18 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 21 | 2.000000.541 | 11 | 2.000000.294 | |||
10 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 16 | 1.000000.815 | 14 | 2.000000.686 | |||
11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS9 | Matra MS78 | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 10 | 0.000 | 2 | 1.000000.047 | |||
12 | 21 | Bobby Rahal (USA) | Wolf WR5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 20 | 2.000000.429 | 21 | 3.000000.983 | |||
13 | 23 | Brett Lunger (USA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 24 | 3.000000.067 | 20 | 3.000000.944 | |||
14 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | +3 laps | 17 | 1.000000.855 | 16 | 2.000000.739 | |||
15 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 55 | +4 laps | 8 | 0.000 | 1 | 9.000000.557 | (55) | ||
16 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen (GER) | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | +5 laps | 22 | 2.000000.741 | 24 | 5.000000.309 | |||
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gearbox | 37 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 46 | 26 | 4.000000.286 | 23 | 5.000000.206 | ||||
oil leak | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen (NED) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 43 | 25 | 3.000000.572 | 22 | 5.000000.097 | ||||
engine | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 28 | 5 | 9.000000.892 | 13 | 2.000000.460 | ||||
engine | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 1 | 8.000000.114 | 18 | 3.000000.006 | ||||
engine | 2 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 25 | 7 | 0.000 | 15 | 2.000000.736 | ||||
wheel | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 23 | 12 | 0.000 | 17 | 2.000000.911 | ||||
engine | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 22 | 4 | 9.000000.820 | 4 | 1.000000.404 | ||||
transmission | 10 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | ATS D1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 21 | 15 | 1.000000.773 | 19 | 3.000000.629 | ||||
fuel system | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 7.000000.746 | 14 | 1.000000.681 | 25 | 7.000000.746 | (1) | ||
clutch | 25 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0 | 23 | 3.000000.028 | ||||||
Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
-- | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.155 |