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United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach, 2 Apr 1978

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T3 [032] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		80 1h 52m 01.301s
2 Mario Andretti Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus 		80 1h 52m 12.362s
3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 008 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell 		80 1h 52m 30.252s
4 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus 		80 1h 52m 46.904s
5 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes 		80 1h 53m 24.185s
6 Riccardo Patrese Arrows FA1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#35 Arrows Racing Team 		79 1h 52m 21.327s
7 Alan Jones Williams FW06 [002] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27 Williams Grand Prix Engineering
 		79 1h 53m 02.221s
8 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5A [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#14 Fittipaldi Automotive 		79 1h 53m 06.821s
9 Rolf Stommelen Arrows FA1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#36 Arrows Racing Team 		79 1h 53m 08.585s
10 Clay Regazzoni Shadow DN8 Mk3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team 		79 1h 53m 10.681s
11 Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS HS1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 ATS Racing Team 		75 1h 52m 50.193s
12 Patrick Tambay McLaren M26 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#8 Marlboro Team McLaren 		74 accident
R Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing 		59 accident
R Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Beta Team Surtees 		50 transmission
R Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F1) 1.5-litre Renault [RS 03] - EF1 turbo v6
#15 Equipe Renault Elf 		43 turbo failure
R Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T3 [034] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		38 accident
R Niki Lauda Brabham BT46 [4] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#1 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team
 		27 ignition
R Didier Pironi Tyrrell 008 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell 		25 gearbox
R Arturo Merzario Merzario A1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#37 Team Merzario 		17 gearbox
R Jochen Mass ATS HS1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 ATS Racing Team 		11 brakes
R John Watson Brabham BT46 [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#2 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team
 		9 oil leak
R James Hunt McLaren M26 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Marlboro Team McLaren 		5 accident
DNS Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow DN9 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Shadow Racing Team 		Did not start
(practice accident)
DNSC Rupert Keegan Surtees TS19 [07] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Durex Team Surtees 		Did not start (crashed)
DNQ Lamberto Leoni Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22 Team Tissot Ensign 		Did not qualify
DNQ Brett Lunger McLaren M23 [11] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Liggett Group with BS Fabrications
 		Did not qualify
DNPQ Derek Daly Hesketh 308E [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing
 		Did not pre-qualify
DNPQ Héctor Rebaque Lotus 78 [1 JPS15] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Team Rebaque 		Did not pre-qualify
DNPQ Keke Rosberg Theodore TR1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong 		Did not pre-qualify
DNPQ Danny Ongais Shadow DN9 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#39 Interscope Racing 		Did not pre-qualify
T Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 008 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell 		(Only used in practice)
T Mario Andretti Lotus 78 [4 JPS18] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus 		(Only used in practice)
T James Hunt McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Marlboro Team McLaren 		(Only used in practice)
T Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T3 [033] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		(Only used in practice)
T Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5A [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#14 Fittipaldi Automotive 		(Only used in practice)
T Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F1) 1.5-litre Renault [RS 02] - EF1 turbo v6
#15 Equipe Renault Elf 		(Only used in practice)
T Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing 		(Only used in practice)
T Alan Jones Williams FW06 [001] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27T Williams Grand Prix Engineering
 		(Only used in practice)
T/C Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Beta Team Surtees 		(Crashed in practice)
T/C Jacques Laffite Ligier JS7/JS9 [01] - Matra MS76 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes 		(Crashed in practice)
T/S   Arrows FA1 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
Arrows Racing Team 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S   Brabham BT46 [2] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#1 Parmalat Brabham Racing Team
 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Derek Daly Hesketh 308E [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24T Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing
 		(Spare - not used in practice)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T3 [032] - Ferrari f12 1m 20.636s
2 Gilles Villeneuve (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T3 [034] - Ferrari f12 1m 20.836s
3 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT46 [4] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 20.937s
4 Mario Andretti (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.188s
5 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT46 [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 21.244s
6 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.474s
7 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.738s
8 Alan Jones (F1) 3-litre Williams FW06 [002] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.935s
9 Riccardo Patrese (F1) 3-litre Arrows FA1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.006s
10 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.163s
11 Patrick Tambay (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.234s
12 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 008 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.414s
13 Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F1) 1.5-litre Renault [RS 03] - Renault EF1 turbo v6 1m 22.491s
14 Jacques Laffite (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12 1m 22.630s
15 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi F5A [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.790s
16 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre ATS HS1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.106s
17 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.212s
18 Rolf Stommelen (F1) 3-litre Arrows FA1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.291s
19 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre ATS HS1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.419s
20 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.454s
21 Arturo Merzario (F1) 3-litre Merzario A1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.589s
22 Rupert Keegan * (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [07] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.677s
23 Hans-Joachim Stuck * (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN9 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.733s
24 Didier Pironi (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 008 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.792s
25 Brett Lunger * (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [11] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.795s
26 Lamberto Leoni * (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 24.008s
27 Keke Rosberg * (F1) 3-litre Theodore TR1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 25.785s
28 Héctor Rebaque * (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [1 JPS15] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.128s
29 Danny Ongais * (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN9 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.150s
30 Derek Daly * (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308E [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.635s
 
* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.