1978 Long Beach Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 80 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 80 | 1:52:12.362 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 80 | 1:52:30.252 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 80 | 1:52:46.904 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 80 | 1:53:24.185 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 79 | +1 lap | — | 8 | FL |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 79 | +1 lap | — | 15 | |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 79 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 10 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 79 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 75 | +5 laps | — | 19 | |
| 12 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 74 | Accident | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 59 | Accident | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 50 | Transmission | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 43 | Turbo | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 38 | Accident | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 27 | Ignition | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 25 | Gearbox | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 17 | Gearbox | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 11 | Brakes | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | Engine | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 5 | Accident | — | 7 | |
| DNS | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | Accident in practice | — | — | |
| DNS | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | Accident in practice | — | — | |
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 39 | Danny Ongais | Shadow | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:20.636 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:20.836 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:20.937 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:21.188 |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:21.244 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:21.474 |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:21.738 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:21.935 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:22.006 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:22.163 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:22.234 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:22.414 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:22.491 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:22.630 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:22.790 |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:23.106 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:23.212 |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:23.291 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | 1:23.419 |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:23.454 |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:23.589 |
| 22 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:23.677 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:23.733 |
| 24 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:23.792 |
| 25 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:23.795 |
| 26 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:24.008 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 4 | — |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | — |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 6 | — |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | — |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | — |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | — |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | — |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | — |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | — |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | — |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | — |
| 22 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 27 | 1:22.215 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 18 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | 18 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | 14 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 14 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 10 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 7 | John Watson | 4 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 4 |
| 9 | James Hunt | 3 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | 3 |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | 2 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 1 |