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United States Grand Prix West

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Date & Time
Sun 2nd April 1978 12:00am Local
Sun 2nd April 1978 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
Round 4

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Location
Long Beach Street Circuit

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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.


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01			Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:52:01.301
02			Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+0:11.061
03			Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Racing	+0:28.951
04			Ronnie Peterson	Lotus F1	+0:45.603
05			Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1:22.884
06			Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
07			Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
08			Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+1 Lap
09			Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
10			Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	+1 Lap
11			Jean-Christophe Boullion	ATS	+5 Laps
12			Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
14			Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
15			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
16			Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
17			Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
18			Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
19			Arturo Merzario	Merzario	DNF
20			Jochen Mass	ATS	DNF
21			John Watson	Brabham	DNF
22			James Hunt	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
23			Rupert Keegan	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
24			Hans Stuck	Shadow	DNF
25			Brett Lunger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	Did not qualify
26			Lamberto Leoni	Ensign Racing	Did not qualify
27			Keke Rosberg	Theodore Racing	Did not prequalify
28			Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	Did not prequalify
29			Danny Ongais	Shadow	Did not prequalify
30			Derek Daly	Hesketh Racing	Did not prequalify

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