United States Grand Prix
Round 15 · 1 October 1978 ·Watkins Glen, New York State, United States
Jones
Williams
2
Reutemann
Ferrari
1
Scheckter
Wolf
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Ferrari | 59 | 1:40:48.800 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 59 | +19.739 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Wolf | 59 | +45.701 | 4 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |  French | Renault | 59 | +1:25.007 | 3 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 59 | +1:28.089 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | French | McLaren | 59 | +1:50.210 | 1 |
| 7 | James Hunt |  British | McLaren | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly |  Irish | Ensign | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | French | Martini | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | French | Tyrrell | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby Rahal |  American | Wolf | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | American | Ensign | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Shadow | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Team Lotus | 55 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen |  German | Arrows | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| R | Arturo Merzario |  Italian | Merzario | 46 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Michael Bleekemolen |  Dutch | ATS | 43 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Brabham | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | American | Team Lotus | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| R | John Watson | British | Brabham | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Patrick Depailler | French | Tyrrell | 23 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | ATS | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | Shadow | 1 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque |  Mexican | Team Lotus | 0 | Clutch | 0 |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Italian | Surtees | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify