| «1978-04» | USA West Grand Prix - IV Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| 1978-04-02 | Long Beach - 80 laps × 3.251 km : 261.705 km (offset 1625 m) |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:20.636 | 145.141 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:20.836 | +00.200 (+0.248%) | +00.200 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:20.937 | +00.301 (+0.373%) | +00.101 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.188 | +00.552 (+0.685%) | +00.251 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:21.244 | +00.608 (+0.754%) | +00.056 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.474 | +00.838 (+1.039%) | +00.230 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.738 | +01.102 (+1.367%) | +00.264 |
| 8 | 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.935 | +01.299 (+1.611%) | +00.197 |
| 9 | 9 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.006 | +01.370 (+1.699%) | +00.071 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.163 | +01.527 (+1.894%) | +00.157 |
| 11 | 11 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.234 | +01.598 (+1.982%) | +00.071 |
| 12 | 12 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.414 | +01.778 (+2.205%) | +00.180 |
| 13 | 13 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:22.491 | +01.855 (+2.300%) | +00.077 |
| 14 | 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:22.630 | +01.994 (+2.473%) | +00.139 |
| 15 | 15 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.790 | +02.154 (+2.671%) | +00.160 |
| 16 | 16 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.106 | +02.470 (+3.063%) | +00.316 |
| 17 | 17 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.212 | +02.576 (+3.195%) | +00.106 |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.291 | +02.655 (+3.293%) | +00.079 |
| 19 | 19 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.419 | +02.783 (+3.451%) | +00.128 |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.454 | +02.818 (+3.495%) | +00.035 |
| 21 | 21 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.589 | +02.953 (+3.662%) | +00.135 |
| 22 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.677 | +03.041 (+3.771%) | +00.088 | |
| 23 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.733 | +03.097 (+3.841%) | +00.056 | |
| 24 | 22 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.792 | +03.156 (+3.914%) | +00.059 |
| 25 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.795 | +03.159 (+3.918%) | +00.003 | |
| 26 | 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.008 | +03.372 (+4.182%) | +00.213 | |
| 27 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.785 | +05.149 (+6.385%) | +01.777 | |
| 28 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.128 | +05.492 (+6.811%) | +00.343 | |
| 29 | 39 | Danny Ongais | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.150 | +05.514 (+6.838%) | +00.022 | |
| 30 | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.635 | +05.999 (+7.440%) | +00.485 |