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1978 Evening News Trophy
1978 South African GP
1977 US West GP

1978 US West GP

1978 Anglia TV Trophy
1978 Monaco GP
1979 US West GP
April 2, Long Beach

Event OverviewSessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Qualification

PosCar NoDriverCar / EngineTimeDiffPercentageSpeed (km/h)
1
11
 Carlos Reutemann  Ferrari / Ferrari
1'20.636
- 100.0% 145.141
2
12
 Gilles Villeneuve  Ferrari / Ferrari
1'20.836
0.200 100.2% 144.782
3
1
 Niki Lauda  Brabham / Alfa Romeo
1'20.937
0.301 100.4% 144.601
4
5
 Mario Andretti  Lotus / Ford
1'21.188
0.552 100.7% 144.154
5
2
 John Watson  Brabham / Alfa Romeo
1'21.244
0.608 100.8% 144.055
6
6
 Ronnie Peterson  Lotus / Ford
1'21.474
0.838 101.0% 143.648
7
7
 James Hunt  McLaren / Ford
1'21.738
1.102 101.4% 143.184
8
27
 Alan Jones  Williams / Ford
1'21.935
1.299 101.6% 142.840
9
35
 Riccardo Patrese  Arrows / Ford
1'22.006
1.370 101.7% 142.716
10
20
 Jody Scheckter  Wolf / Ford
1'22.163
1.527 101.9% 142.444
11
8
 Patrick Tambay  McLaren / Ford
1'22.234
1.598 102.0% 142.321
12
4
 Patrick Depailler  Tyrrell / Ford
1'22.414
1.778 102.2% 142.010
13
15
 Jean-Pierre Jabouille  Renault / Renault
1'22.491
1.855 102.3% 141.877
14
26
 Jacques Laffite  Ligier / Matra
1'22.630
1.994 102.5% 141.639
15
14
 Emerson Fittipaldi  Fittipaldi / Ford
1'22.790
2.154 102.7% 141.365
16
9
 Jochen Mass  ATS / Ford
1'23.106
2.470 103.1% 140.827
17
19
 Vittorio Brambilla  Surtees / Ford
1'23.212
2.576 103.2% 140.648
18
36
 Rolf Stommelen  Arrows / Ford
1'23.291
2.655 103.3% 140.515
19
10
 Jean-Pierre Jarier  ATS / Ford
1'23.419
2.783 103.5% 140.299
20
17
 Clay Regazzoni  Shadow / Ford
1'23.454
2.818 103.5% 140.240
21
37
 Arturo Merzario  Merzario / Ford
1'23.589
2.953 103.7% 140.014
22
3
 Didier Pironi  Tyrrell / Ford
1'23.792
3.156 103.9% 139.674
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30
 Brett Lunger  McLaren / Ford
1'23.795
3.159 103.9% 139.669
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22
 Lamberto Leoni  Ensign / Ford
1'24.008
3.372 104.2% 139.315
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32
 Keke Rosberg  Theodore / Ford
1'25.785
5.149 106.4% 136.429
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25
 Hector Rebaque  Lotus / Ford
1'26.128
5.492 106.8% 135.886
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39
 Danny Ongais  Shadow / Ford
1'26.150
5.514 106.8% 135.851
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24
 Derek Daly  Hesketh / Ford
1'26.635
5.999 107.4% 135.091
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18
 Rupert Keegan  Surtees / Ford
1'23.677
3.041 103.8% 139.866
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16
 Hans-Joachim Stuck  Shadow / Ford
1'23.733
3.097 103.8% 139.773