1978 United States Grand Prix West
1978-04-02 · California, USA
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 9 |
| 2nd | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 80 | 6 |
| 3rd | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 80 | 4 |
| 4th | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | 3 |
| 5th | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 80 | 2 |
| 6th | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 79 | 1 |
| 7th | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 79 | |
| 8th | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 79 | |
| 9th | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | 79 | |
| 10th | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | 79 | |
| 11th | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | 75 | |
| 12th | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | |
| 13th | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | 59 | |
| 14th | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | 50 | |
| 15th | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | 43 | |
| 16th | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 38 | |
| 17th | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 27 | |
| 18th | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | 25 | |
| 19th | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | 17 | |
| 20th | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | 11 | |
| 21st | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | 9 | |
| 22nd | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 5 | |
| 23rd | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | 0 | |
| 24th | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | 0 |