Resultado da Corrida do GP dos Estados Unidos de F1 1978
01/10/1978
Tabela de resultado
| Pos. | Grid | Piloto | Equipe | Nº | Tempo/Dif. | Voltas | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 1:40:48.800 | 59 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 27 | +19.739 | 59 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 20 | +45.701 | 59 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 15 | +1:25.007 | 59 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 14 | +1:28.089 | 59 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | +1:50.210 | 59 | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | 58 | 0 | +1 volta | |
| 8 | 19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 22 | 58 | 0 | +1 volta | |
| 9 | 21 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | 58 | 0 | +1 volta | |
| 10 | 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 3 | 58 | 0 | +1 volta | |
| 11 | 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | 58 | 0 | +1 volta | |
| 12 | 20 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 21 | 58 | 0 | +1 volta | |
| 13 | 24 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 23 | 58 | 0 | +1 volta | |
| 14 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 56 | 0 | +3 voltas | |
| 15 | 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 55 | 55 | 0 | Out of fuel | |
| 16 | 22 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 36 | 54 | 0 | +5 voltas | |
| R | 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 37 | 46 | 0 | Gearbox | |
| R | 25 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 9 | 43 | 0 | Oil leak | |
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 28 | 0 | Engine | |
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 27 | 0 | Engine | |
| R | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 25 | 0 | Engine | |
| R | 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | 23 | 0 | Wheel | |
| R | 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 12 | 22 | 0 | Engine | |
| R | 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 10 | 21 | 0 | Transmission | |
| R | 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Fuel system | |
| R | 23 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 25 | 0 | Clutch |