Round 15 · 1 October 1978
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
36 drivers
After Round 14
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
64
pts
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
51
pts
3
Niki Lauda
Brabham
44
pts
4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
35
pts
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
32
pts
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6
John Watson
Brabham
25
pts
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
19
pts
8
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
15
pts
9
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
14
pts
10
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
8
pts
11
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
8
pts
12
James Hunt
McLaren
8
pts
13
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
7
pts
14
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
7
pts
15
Alan Jones
Williams
5
pts
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
4
pts
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
2
pts
18
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
1
pts
19
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
1
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Martini
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Harald Ertl
ATS
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
38 drivers
After Round 15
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
64
+0
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
—
51
+0
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
↑1
44
+9
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
↓1
44
+0
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
32
+0
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6
John Watson
Brabham
—
25
+0
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
19
+0
8
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
↑1
18
+4
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↓1
17
+2
10
Alan Jones
Williams
↑5
11
+6
11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓1
8
+0
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↓1
8
+0
13
James Hunt
McLaren
↓1
8
+0
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
↓1
8
+1
15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↓1
7
+0
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
—
4
+0
17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
↑982
3
+3
18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
↓1
2
+0
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
↓1
1
+0
20
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
↓1
1
+0
-
Brett Lunger
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Martini
—
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Bobby Rahal
Wolf
NEW
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Michael Bleekemolen
ATS
NEW
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
—
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 1:40:48.800 | 9 |
| 2 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +19.739 | 6 |
| 3 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | +45.701 | 4 |
| 4 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | +1:25.007 | 3 |
| 5 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +1:28.089 | 2 |
| 6 | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | +1:50.210 | 1 |
| 7 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | DAL Derek Daly | Ensign | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | ARN René Arnoux | Martini | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | RAH Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | LUN Brett Lunger | Ensign | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 8 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 16 | STO Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 22 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| R | MER Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | BLE Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 25 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| R | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | ATS | 15 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | Clutch | 0 |