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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
Overview
•
Sessions
•
Entry List
Qualifying
Qualification
Race
Starting Grid
• Classification •
Fastest Laps
•
Laps Led
Classification
Pos
Car No
Driver
Car / Engine
Laps
Time
Difference / Retirement
Speed (km/h)
1
11
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
80
1:52'01.301
-
140.172
2
5
Mario Andretti
Lotus
/
Ford
80
1:52'12.362
11.061
139.942
3
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
/
Ford
80
1:52'30.252
28.951
139.571
4
6
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus
/
Ford
80
1:52'46.904
45.603
139.227
5
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
/
Matra
80
1:53'24.185
1'22.884
138.464
6
35
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
/
Ford
79
1:52'21.327
1 Lap
138.019
7
27
Alan Jones
Williams
/
Ford
79
1:53'02.221
1 Lap
137.187
8
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
/
Ford
79
1:53'06.821
1 Lap
137.094
9
36
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
/
Ford
79
1:53'08.585
1 Lap
137.059
10
17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
/
Ford
79
1:53'10.681
1 Lap
137.016
11
10
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
/
Ford
75
1:52'50.193
5 Laps
130.516
12
8
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
/
Ford
74
-
Accident
-
ret
20
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
/
Ford
59
-
Accident
-
ret
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
/
Ford
50
-
Transmission
-
ret
15
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
/
Renault
43
-
Turbo
-
ret
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
38
-
Accident
-
ret
1
Niki Lauda
Brabham
/
Alfa Romeo
27
-
Ignition
-
ret
3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
/
Ford
25
-
Gearbox
-
ret
37
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
/
Ford
17
-
Gearbox
-
ret
9
Jochen Mass
ATS
/
Ford
11
-
Brakes
-
ret
2
John Watson
Brabham
/
Alfa Romeo
9
-
Gearbox
-
ret
7
James Hunt
McLaren
/
Ford
5
-
Accident
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