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Results 1978
United States Grand Prix West 1978
United States - Long Beach - 2 April 1978
United States Grand Prix West - 2 April 1978
| 1 |  Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari | 1:52'01.301 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Lotus-Ford | + 11.061 |
| 3 |  Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | + 28.951 |
| 4 |  Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Lotus-Ford | + 45.603 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier-Matra | + 1'22.884 |
| 6 |  Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 7 |  Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 8 |  Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 9 |  Rolf Stommelen (GER) | Arrows-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 10 |  Clay Regazzoni (SWI) | Shadow-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 11 | Jean Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Lotus-Ford | + 5 Laps |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Mclaren-Ford | Accident |
| 13 |  Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf-Ford | Out |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees-Ford | Out |
| 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault | Out |
| 16 |  Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari | Out |
| 17 |  Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Out |
| 18 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | Out |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario-Ford | Out |
| 20 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Ats-Ford | Out |
| 21 |  John Marshall Watson (IRN) | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Out |
| 22 |  James Hunt (GBR) | Mclaren-Ford | Out |