Round 4 · 1978
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, USA · Sun 2 Apr · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 1:52:01.301 | 9 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 4 | +11.061 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | +28.951 | 4 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Borgward | 6 | +45.603 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +1:22.884 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 19 | +5 Laps | |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | Accident | |
| — | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 10 | Accident | |
| — | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 17 | Transmission | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Turbo | |
| — | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | |
| — | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Ignition | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 22 | Gearbox | |
| — | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 21 | Gearbox | |
| — | Jochen Mass | ATS | 16 | Brakes | |
| — | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | Gearbox | |
| — | James Hunt | McLaren | 7 | Accident | |
| — | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | Accident | |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | Accident |