GP United States 1978 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Toyota Grand Prix of the United States		Date: 1.10.1978
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit (United States), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
GP United States
Formula 1 World Championship (round 15)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:38.1140
2^nd	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	1:39.1790
3^rd	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix	1:39.7420
4^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	1:39.8200
5^th	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	1:39.8920
6^th	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Lowenbrau Team Mclaren	1:39.9910
7^th	2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	1:40.0000
8^th	55	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:40.0340
9^th	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	1:40.1360
10^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	1:40.2280
11^th	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR6 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	1:40.7620
12^th	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:40.8280
13^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	1:41.0070
14^th	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:41.6810
15^th	10	Keke Rosberg	ATS D1 Ford	Team ATS	1:41.7730
16^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:41.8150
17^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:41.8550
18^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Lowenbrau Team Mclaren	1:41.9740
19^th	22	Derek Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign	1:42.1790
20^th	21	Bobby Rahal	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	1:42.4290
21^st	18	René Arnoux	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	1:42.5410
22^nd	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows	1:42.7410
23^rd	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	1:43.0280
24^th	23	Brett Lunger	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign	1:43.0670
25^th	9	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	1:43.5720
26^th	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	1:44.2860
27^th	19	Beppe Gabbiani	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	1:45.1550

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus
2T	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing
8T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Lowenbrau Team Mclaren
15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf
25T	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque
26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes
27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix
3T		Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell
11T		Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac
14T		Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive
16T		Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow
35		Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications
66	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing