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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)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1^st	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	59
2^nd	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix	59
3^rd	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR6 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	59
4^th	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	59
5^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	59
6^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Lowenbrau Team Mclaren	59
7^th	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Lowenbrau Team Mclaren	58
8^th	22	Derek Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign	58
9^th	18	René Arnoux	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	58
10^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	58
11^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	58
12^th	21	Bobby Rahal	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	58
13^th	23	Brett Lunger	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign	58
14^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	56
15^th	55	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	55	Out of fuel
16^th	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows	54

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	46	Gearbox oil leak
9	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	43	Oil pump
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	28	Engine
5	Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	27	Engine
2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	25	Engine
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	23	Loose hub assembly
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	22	Engine
10	Rosberg	ATS D1 Ford	Team ATS	21	Gear linkage
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1	Fuel pump
25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	0	Clutch

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
19	Beppe Gabbiani	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus		Spare car
	2T	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing		Spare car
	8T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Lowenbrau Team Mclaren		Spare car
	15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf		Spare car
	25T	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
3T		Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	Spare car
11T		Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	Spare car
14T		Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	Spare car
16T		Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	Spare car
35		Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows

Entered cars that did not arrive:

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

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