Round 4 · 2 April 1978
1978 United States Grand Prix West: results
Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) won the 1978 United States Grand Prix West, round 4 of the championship, held on 2 April 1978 at Long Beach (USA), starting from position 1. Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | +11.061 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | +28.951 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | +45.603 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +82.884 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | — | — | Transmission |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | — | — | Turbo |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — | — | Ignition |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | — | — | Brakes |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | Accident |