1978 - Toyota Grand Prix of the United States

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1978 - Toyota Grand Prix of the United States

Race Name - Toyota Grand Prix of the United States
Date - 10/1/1978
Race Track - Watkins Glen International
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 59
Pole Winner Mario Andretti
Average Race Speed - 190.847 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Carlos Reutemann
Race Number - 15

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
2	3	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	11	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	9	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
5	13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	18	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	6	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	19	Derek Daly	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	21	Ren Arnoux	Automobiles Martini	Martini MK23	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	16	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76
12	20	Bobby Rahal	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	24	Brett Lunger	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	8	JeanPierre Jarier	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	22	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	26	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	25	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	5	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
20	1	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	7	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
22	12	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	4	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
24	15	Keke Rosberg	ATS Racing Team	ATS D1	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	14	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	23	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV