«1978-15»USA East Grand Prix - XXI United States Grand Prix
1978-10-01 Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 59 laps × 5.435 km : 320.665 km
PosDriverPoints
1 Mario Andretti • Lotus93-6-99-9-9-91-64
2 Ronnie Peterson • Lotus2-93-6646--96-51
3 Carlos Reutemann • Ferrari-9-9-4---9---4944
4 Niki Lauda • Brabham64--6--9-6--49-44
5 Patrick Depailler • Tyrrell4-649----3-6---32
6 John Watson • Brabham--4-3-2-34--36-25
7 Jacques Laffite • Ligier--22-24---42-3-19
8 Jody Scheckter • Wolf----4-3-1-6---418
9 Emerson Fittipaldi • Copersucar-6-----1--332-217
10 Alan Jones • Williams--3-----2-----611
11 Riccardo Patrese • Arrows--11--6-------8
12 James Hunt • McLaren3-----1-4------8
13 Gilles Villeneuve • Ferrari-----3-----41--8
14 Patrick Tambay • McLaren1------3-1---218
15 Didier Pironi • Tyrrell-11-21----2----7
16 Clay Regazzoni • Shadow-2-----2-------4
17 Jean-Pierre Jabouille • Renault------------33
18 Hans Joachim Stuck • Shadow---------2-----2
19 Hector Rebaque • Lotus----------1----1
20 Vittorio Brambilla • Surtees-----------1--1
- Arturo Merzario • Merzario----------------
- Brett Lunger • Ensign----------------
- Jochen Mass • ATS--------------
- Rupert Keegan • Surtees--------------
- Jean-Pierre Jarier • Lotus--------
- Danny Ongais • Shadow-----
- Lamberto Leoni • Ensign-----
- Eddie Cheever • Hesketh----
- Divina Galica • Hesketh---
- Keke Rosberg • ATS--------------
- Rolf Stommelen • Arrows--------------
- René Arnoux • Surtees-----------
- Derek Daly • Ensign----------
- Jacky Ickx • Ensign-----
- Bruno Giacomelli • McLaren------
- Alberto Colombo • Merzario----
- Patrick Neve • March--
- Bernard de Dryver • Ensign--
- Emilio de Villota • McLaren--
- Tony Trimmer • McLaren--
- Geoff Lees • Ensign--
- Nelson Piquet • Brabham------
- Harald Ertl • ATS-----
- Hans Binder • ATS--
- Michael Bleekemolen • ATS----
- Gimax • Surtees--
- Bobby Rahal • Wolf--
- Beppe Gabbiani • Surtees--

Points System

9-6-4-3-2-1 points for the top 6 places.
Best 14 results (7 from first 8 and 7 from last 8) count toward championship.
Only the points of the highest-scoring driver for each constructor at each race (including privateer entries) are counted towards the Constructors' Championship.