Gran Premio de EEUU 1978: Resultados de la carrera
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Puntos | Tiempo | Vueltas | Parrilla | Vuelta rápida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 9 | 1:40:48.800 | 59 | 2 | |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | +19.739 | 59 | 3 | |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | +45.701 | 59 | 11 | |
| 4 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | +1:25.007 | 59 | 9 | |
| 5 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 2 | +1:28.089 | 59 | 13 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1 | +1:50.210 | 59 | 18 | |
| 7 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | +1 vuelta | 58 | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 0 | +1 vuelta | 58 | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | René Arnoux | Martini | 0 | +1 vuelta | 58 | 21 | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | +1 vuelta | 58 | 16 | |
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | +1 vuelta | 58 | 10 | |
| 12 | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 0 | +1 vuelta | 58 | 20 | |
| 13 | 23 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 0 | +1 vuelta | 58 | 24 | |
| 14 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | +3 vueltas | 56 | 17 | |
| 15 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 0 | +4 vueltas | 55 | 8 | |
| 16 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | +5 vueltas | 54 | 22 | |
| 17 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Caja de cambios | 46 | 26 | |
| 18 | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 0 | DNF | 43 | 25 | |
| 19 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | Motor | 28 | 5 | |
| 20 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | Motor | 27 | 1 | |
| 21 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | Motor | 25 | 7 | |
| 22 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | DNF | 23 | 12 | |
| 23 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | Motor | 22 | 4 | |
| 24 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 0 | Transmisión | 21 | 15 | |
| 25 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | DNF | 1 | 14 | |
| 26 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | DNF | 0 | 23 | |
| 27 | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | 0 | +59 vueltas | 0 | 0 |
