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301st GP – United States West 1978

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Austria Niki Lauda
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46 [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
2 Great Britain John Watson
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
3 France Didier Pironi
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
4 France Patrick Depailler
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 United States Mario Andretti
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
7 Great Britain James Hunt
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
8 France Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
9 Germany Jochen Mass
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
10 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [032] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Italy Lamberto Leoni
Team Tissot Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
24 Ireland Derek Daly
Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Team Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7 [03] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear
27 Australia Alan Jones
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
30 United States Brett Lunger
Liggett Group with BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
32 Finland Keke Rosberg
Theodore Racing Hong Kong Hong Kong Theodore TR1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Team Merzario Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
39 United States Danny Ongais
Interscope Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.540 0
2 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.840 0
3 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.729 0
4 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.076 0
5 32 Finland Keke Rosberg
Hong Kong Theodore TR1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.785 0
6 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.128 0
7 39 United States Danny Ongais
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.150 0
8 24 Ireland Derek Daly
Great Britain Hesketh 308E [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.635 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [032] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:20.636 0
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:22.113 0
3 5 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.141 0
4 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham BT46 [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.327 0
5 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Great Britain McLaren M26 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.358 0
6 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.740 0
7 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.750 0
8 4 France Patrick Depailler
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.790 0
9 2 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain Brabham BT46 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.830 0
10 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.890 0
11 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS7 [03] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.963 0
12 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.061 0
13 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.313 0
14 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.505 0
15 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.540 0
16 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.675 0
17 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Surtees TS19 [07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.677 0
18 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.691 0
19 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.733 0
20 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.792 0
21 10 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.870 0
22 9 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.990 0
23 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.217 0
24 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.344 0
25 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:25.191 0
26 22 Italy Lamberto Leoni
Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.906 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:20.836 0
2 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham BT46 [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:20.937 0
3 5 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.188 0
4 2 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain Brabham BT46 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.244 0
5 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.474 0
6 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Great Britain McLaren M26 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.738 0
7 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.935 0
8 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.006 0
9 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.163 0
10 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.234 0
11 4 France Patrick Depailler
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.414 0
12 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:22.491 0
13 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS7 [03] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.630 0
14 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.790 0
15 9 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.106 0
16 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.212 0
17 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.291 0
18 10 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.419 0
19 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.454 0
20 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.589 0
21 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.795 0
22 22 Italy Lamberto Leoni
Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.008 0
23 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0
24 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [032] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 0
25 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Surtees TS19 [07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [032] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:20.636 0
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:20.836 0
3 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham BT46 [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:20.937 0
4 5 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.188 0
5 2 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain Brabham BT46 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.244 0
6 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.474 0
7 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Great Britain McLaren M26 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.738 0
8 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.935 0
9 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.006 0
10 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.163 0
11 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.234 0
12 4 France Patrick Depailler
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.414 0
13 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:22.491 0
14 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS7 [03] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.630 0
15 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.790 0
16 9 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.106 0
17 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.212 0
18 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.291 0
19 10 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.419 0
20 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.454 0
21 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.589 0
22 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.792 0
DNS 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Surtees TS19 [07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.677 0
DNS 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.733 0
DNQ 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.795 0
DNQ 22 Italy Lamberto Leoni
Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.008 0
DNPQ 32 Finland Keke Rosberg
Hong Kong Theodore TR1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.785 0
DNPQ 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.128 0
DNPQ 39 United States Danny Ongais
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.150 0
DNPQ 24 Ireland Derek Daly
Great Britain Hesketh 308E [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.635 0
Starting grid limited to 24 positions. Keegan and Stuck had accidents in practice and didn’t start.

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Official Name1978 Long Beach Grand Prix
CircuitLong Beach
DateApril 2
PoleCarlos Reutemann 01:20.636
Fastest LapAlan Jones 01:22.215
Podium1st Carlos Reutemann (42) , 2nd Mario Andretti, 3rd Patrick Depailler
GP Number 301
Round 4
Weather Sunny
Prev race Grand Prix of South Africa March 4
Next race Grand Prix de Monaco May 7

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [032] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:52:01.301 80
01:22.323
42
1
9
2 5 United States Mario Andretti
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52:12.362 80
01:22.835
0
4
6
3 4 France Patrick Depailler
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52:30.252 80
01:22.871
0
12
4
4 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52:46.904 80
01:22.626
0
6
3
5 26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7 [03] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:53:24.185 80
01:22.569
0
14
2
6 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 79
01:22.655
0
9
1
7 27 Australia Alan Jones
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 79
01:22.215
0
8
0
8 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 79
01:22.868
0
15
0
9 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 79
01:23.330
0
18
0
10 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 79
01:23.641
0
20
0
11 10 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +5 laps 75
01:24.703
0
19
0
12 8 France Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 74
01:22.915
0
11
0
DNF 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 59
01:23.070
0
10
0
DNF 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Transmission 50
01:24.242
0
17
0
DNF 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Turbo 43
01:23.732
0
13
0
DNF 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin Accident 38
01:22.575
38
2
0
DNF 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46 [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Ignition 27
01:22.727
0
3
0
DNF 3 France Didier Pironi
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 25
01:25.232
0
22
0
DNF 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Team Merzario Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 17
01:26.756
0
21
0
DNF 9 Germany Jochen Mass
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Brakes 11
01:24.734
0
16
0
DNF 2 Great Britain John Watson
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 9
01:23.454
0
5
0
DNF 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 5
01:24.203
0
7
0
DNS 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice accident 0

0

0
DNS 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice accident 0

0

0
DNQ 30 United States Brett Lunger
Liggett Group with BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 22 Italy Lamberto Leoni
Team Tissot Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 32 Finland Keke Rosberg
Theodore Racing Hong Kong Hong Kong Theodore TR1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Team Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 39 United States Danny Ongais
Interscope Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 24 Ireland Derek Daly
Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
T 4 France Patrick Depailler
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 5 United States Mario Andretti
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 8 France Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [033] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin Practice 0

0

0
T 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Practice 0

0

0
T 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice accident 0

0

0
T 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7/JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice accident 0

0

0
T 27 Australia Alan Jones
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
S R - -
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46 [2] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 24 Ireland Derek Daly
Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0

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Formula 1 1978 World Championship
PosDriverTeamPts
1Argentina Carlos ReutemannItaly Ferrari18
2United States Mario AndrettiGreat Britain Lotus18
3Sweden Ronnie PetersonGreat Britain Lotus14
4France Patrick DepaillerGreat Britain Tyrrell14
5Austria Niki LaudaGreat Britain Brabham10
6Brazil Emerson FittipaldiBrazil Fittipaldi6
7Great Britain John WatsonGreat Britain Brabham4
8France Jacques LaffiteFrance Ligier4
9Great Britain James HuntGreat Britain McLaren3
10Australia Alan JonesGreat Britain Williams3
11Switzerland Clay RegazzoniGreat Britain Shadow2
12France Didier PironiGreat Britain Tyrrell2
13France Patrick TambayGreat Britain McLaren1
14Italy Riccardo PatreseGreat Britain Arrows1

Formula 1 1978 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 27
2 Italy Ferrari 18
3 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 15
4 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 14
5 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 6
6 France Ligier Matra 4
7 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 3
8 Great Britain Williams Ford Cosworth 3
9 Great Britain Shadow Ford Cosworth 2
10 Great Britain Arrows Ford Cosworth 1

  • Post category:70s / GPs
Tags: 29th season, Carlos Reutemann, Ferrari, Ferrari 312T3, Long Beach, Michelin, Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC, United States Grand Prix West

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