1978 Toyota United States Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 59 | 1:40:48.800 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 59 | 1:41:08.539 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 59 | 1:41:34.501 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 59 | 1:42:13.807 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 59 | 1:42:16.889 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 59 | 1:42:39.010 | 1 | 18 | |
| 7 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 58 | +1 lap | — | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 58 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | René Arnoux | Surtees | 58 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 58 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 58 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 12 | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 58 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 13 | 23 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 58 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 14 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 56 | +3 laps | — | 17 | |
| 15 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | 55 | Out of fuel | — | 8 | FL |
| 16 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 54 | +5 laps | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 46 | Gearbox | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 43 | Oil leak | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 28 | Engine | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 27 | Engine | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 25 | Engine | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 23 | Wheel | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | Transmission | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1 | Fuel system | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 0 | Clutch | — | 23 | |
| DNQ | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:38.114 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:39.179 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:39.742 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:39.820 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:39.892 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:39.991 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:40.000 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:40.034 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:40.136 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:40.228 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:40.762 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:40.828 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:41.007 |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:41.681 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | — | — | — | 1:41.773 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:41.815 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:41.855 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:41.974 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:42.179 |
| 20 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:42.429 |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:42.541 |
| 22 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:42.741 |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:43.028 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:43.067 |
| 25 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | — | — | — | 1:43.572 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:44.286 |
| 27 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:45.155 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | — |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | — |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | — |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 14 | — |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 15 | — |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | — |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | — |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | — |
| 20 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | — |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Surtees | 21 | — |
| 22 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 22 | — |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 23 | — |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 24 | — |
| 25 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 25 | — |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | 55 | 1:39.557 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 64 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 51 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 44 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 44 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 32 |
| 6 | John Watson | 25 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 19 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | 18 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 17 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | 11 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 12 | James Hunt | 8 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | 8 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | 8 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 3 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
| 19 | Héctor Rebaque | 1 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |