Round 15
United States
1978-10-01 · Watkins Glen · United States of America
Weekend schedule
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Race
P1REU
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann |  Ferrari | 59 | 1:40:48.800 | 9 |
| 02 | 27 | Alan Jones |  Williams | 59 | 1:41:08.539 | 6 |
| 03 | 20 | Jody Scheckter |  Wolf | 59 | 1:41:34.501 | 4 |
| 04 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |  Renault | 59 | 1:42:13.807 | 3 |
| 05 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 59 | 1:42:16.889 | 2 |
| 06 | 8 | Patrick Tambay |  McLaren | 59 | 1:42:39.010 | 1 |
| 07 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 58 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 58 | +1 lap | — |
| 09 | 18 | René Arnoux | Surtees | 58 | +1 lap | — |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi |  Tyrrell | 58 | +1 lap | — |
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |  Ligier | 58 | +1 lap | — |
| 12 | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 58 | +1 lap | — |
| 13 | 23 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 58 | +1 lap | — |
| 14 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni |  Shadow | 56 | +3 laps | — |
| 15 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |  Lotus | 55 | Out of fuel | — |
| 16 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen |  Arrows | 54 | +5 laps | — |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 46 | Gearbox | — |
| DNF | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 43 | Oil leak | — |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda |  Brabham | 28 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 27 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 25 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 23 | Wheel | — |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | Transmission | — |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1 | Fuel system | — |
| DNF | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 0 | Clutch | — |
| DNQ | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | — | — | — |
Circuit
Watkins Glen International
Clockwise · Permanent circuit
Circuit Length
5.435km
- First Grand Prix
- 1961
- Number of Laps
- 59
- Turns
- 11
- Race Distance
- 320.665 km
- Layout lap record
- 1:39.557Jean-Pierre Jarier (1978)