| «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 |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 59 | 1:40:48.800 | 190.847 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +19.739 | +19.739 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +45.701 | +25.962 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 59 | +01:25.007 | +39.306 | 3 |
| 5 | 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +01:28.089 | +03.082 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +01:50.210 | +22.121 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 19 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 21 | 18 | René Arnoux | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 16 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 20 | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 24 | 23 | Brett Lunger | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 14 | 17 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 56 | +3 laps | ||
| 15 | 8 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 55 | out of fuel | ||
| 16 | 22 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 54 | +5 laps | ||
| 26 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 46 | oil leak | |||
| 25 | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 43 | oil leak | |||
| 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 28 | engine | |||
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 27 | engine | |||
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 25 | engine | |||
| 12 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 23 | drive shaft | |||
| 4 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | engine | |||
| 15 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 21 | gearbox | |||
| 14 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 1 | fuel pump | |||
| 23 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 0 | clutch | |||
| DNQ | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| WDR | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | started unofficially | ||||
| WDR | 66 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | car unavailable |
Fastest lap - 01:39.557 - 196.531 km/h - Jean-Pierre Jarier (lap 55)