The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 15

United States Grand Prix

1978  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  1 October 1978  ·  59 laps

  1. 1st Carlos Reutemann Ferrari · 01:40:48.8
  2. 2nd Alan Jones Williams · +19.739
  3. 3rd Jody Scheckter Wolf · +45.701

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Mario Andretti

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 22

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

03 Lap 27

Mario Andretti

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Engine

04 Lap 28

Niki Lauda

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

05 Lap 43

Michael Bleekemolen

Retirement ATS  —  Oil leak

06 Lap 46

Arturo Merzario

Retirement Merzario  —  Gearbox

07 On the Charge

Patrick Tambay

McLaren  —  P18 → P6

08 Victory

Carlos Reutemann

Ferrari  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 2 59 01:40:48.8 9
2 Alan Jones Williams 3 59 +19.739 6
3 Jody Scheckter Wolf 11 59 +45.701 4
4 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 9 59 +1:25.007 3
5 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 13 59 +1:28.089 2
6 Patrick Tambay McLaren 18 59 +1:50.210 1
7 James Hunt McLaren 6 58 +1 Lap
8 Derek Daly Ensign 19 58 +1 Lap
9 René Arnoux Martini 21 58 +1 Lap
10 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 16 58 +1 Lap
11 Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 58 +1 Lap
12 Bobby Rahal Wolf 20 58 +1 Lap
13 Brett Lunger Ensign 24 58 +1 Lap
14 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 17 56 +3 Laps
15 Jean-Pierre Jarier Team Lotus 8 55 Out of fuel
16 Rolf Stommelen Arrows 22 54 +5 Laps
17 Arturo Merzario Merzario 26 46 Gearbox
18 Michael Bleekemolen ATS 25 43 Oil leak
19 Niki Lauda Brabham 5 28 Engine
20 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 1 27 Engine
21 John Watson Brabham 7 25 Engine
22 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 12 23 Wheel
23 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 4 22 Engine
24 Keke Rosberg ATS 15 21 Transmission
25 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 14 1 Fuel system
26 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 23 0 Clutch

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