Overview - 1978 United States Grand Prix West
Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1978 United States Grand Prix West, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.
Race
Long Beach Grand Prix
- Season1978
- Round
4
- Race Number by F1 Championship
301
- Grand PrixUnited States Grand Prix West
- Race Number by Grand Prix
3
- CircuitLong Beach Street Circuit
- Race Number by Circuit
3
- Laps
80
- Race Length
260.080km
Grand Prix
Circuit
- Circuit Type
Street Circuit
- Length
3.251km
- Turns
14
- Elevation
?m
- Direction
Clockwise
- Track Record
Nelson Piquet1:17.694
1980 United States Grand Prix West (Qualifying 2) - Lap RecordNelson Piquet1:19.8301980 United States Grand Prix West (Race, Lap 38)
Schedule
March 31 (Fri)
- Pre-Qualifying9:00 AM
- Qualifying 110:15 AM
April 1 (Sat)
- Practice10:30 AM
- Qualifying 21:30 PM
April 2 (Sun)
- Race Warm-up9:30 AM
- Race1:00 PM
Entries
No. | Driver | Team | Entrant | Constructor | Car | Engine | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0L F12 | ||||
| 2 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0L F12 | ||||
| 3 | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 4 | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 6 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 7 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 8 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 9 | ATS Racing Team | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 10 | ATS Racing Team | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 11 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 015 3.0L F12 | ||||
| 12 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 015 3.0L F12 | ||||
| 14 | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 15 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01 | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5L V6t | ||||
| 16 | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 17 | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 18 | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 19 | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 20 | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Changed to Spare Car | |||
| Wolf WR3 | Spare Car | ||||||
| 22 | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 24 | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 25 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 26 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS7/9 | Matra MS78 3.0L V12 | Changed to Spare Car | |||
| Ligier JS7 | Matra MS76 3.0L V12 | ||||||
| 27 | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 30 | Liggett Group/BS Fabrications | McLaren M23B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 32 | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Theodore TR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 35 | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 36 | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 37 | Team Merzario | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 39 | Interscope Racing | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 |
