1978 Watkins Glen Formula 1 Grand Prix
01 October 1978
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | FL | Team | Time | Grid | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲ 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:40:48.800 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | ▲ 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | -00:19.739 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | ▲ 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | -00:45.701 | 11 | 4 | |
| 4 | ▲ 5 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | -01:25.007 | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | ▲ 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | -01:28.089 | 13 | 2 | |
| 6 | ▲ 12 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | -01:50.210 | 18 | 1 | |
| 7 | ▼ 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | -1 lap | 6 | ||
| 8 | ▲ 11 | Derek Daly | Ensign | -1 lap | 19 | ||
| 9 | ▲ 12 | Rene Arnoux | Surtees | -1 lap | 21 | ||
| 10 | ▲ 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | -1 lap | 16 | ||
| 11 | ▼ 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | -1 lap | 10 | ||
| 12 | ▲ 8 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | -1 lap | 20 | ||
| 13 | ▲ 11 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | -1 lap | 24 | ||
| 14 | ▲ 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | -3 laps | 17 | ||
| 15 | ▼ 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | FL | Lotus | -4 laps | 8 | |
| 16 | ▲ 6 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | -5 laps | 22 | ||
| 17 | ▲ 9 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 46 laps | 26 | ||
| 18 | ▲ 7 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 43 laps | 25 | ||
| 19 | ▼ 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 28 laps | 5 | ||
| 20 | ▼ 19 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 27 laps | 1 | ||
| 21 | ▼ 14 | John Watson | Brabham | 25 laps | 7 | ||
| 22 | ▼ 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 23 laps | 12 | ||
| 23 | ▼ 19 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 laps | 4 | ||
| 24 | ▼ 9 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 laps | 15 | ||
| 25 | ▼ 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1 lap | 14 | ||
| 26 | ▼ 3 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | 0 laps | 23 | ||
| 27 | ▼ 27 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | DNQ | 0 |
Fastest lap Jean-Pierre Jarier : 1:39.557
First
| Type | Driver | #Future |
|---|---|---|
| race | Beppe Gabbiani | 16 |
| race | Bobby Rahal | 1 |
Last
| Type | Driver | #Past |
|---|---|---|
| race | Brett Lunger | 42 |
| fastlap | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 2 |
Aniversary
| Type | Driver | #Aniversary | #Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| race | Arturo Merzario | 70 | 15 |