Description The 1978 United States Grand Prix West (officially the Long Beach Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on April 2, 1978, at Long Beach, California.
Carlos Reutemann took over at the halfway mark from Ferrari teammate Gilles Villeneuve, when the Canadian crashed out of the lead, and won by eleven seconds. It was the second American victory for the Argentine, who also won for Brabham at Watkins Glen in 1974. American Mario Andretti finished second to maintain a share of the Championship lead with Reutemann.
1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:52:01.301
2 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford +11.061 secs
3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford +28.951 secs
4 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford +45.603 secs
5 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra +1:22.884
6 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford +1 Lap
7 Alan Jones Williams-Ford +1 Lap
8 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford +1 Lap
9 Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford +1 Lap
10 Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford +1 Lap
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