Velika nagrada zahodnih ZDA 1978 je bila četrta dirka Svetovnega prvenstva Formule 1 v sezoni 1978. Odvijala se je 2. aprila 1978.

Dirka

! 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 80 | 1:52:01,301 | 1 | 9 |- ! 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 80 | + 11,061 s | 4 | 6 |- ! 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 80 | + 28,951 s | 12 | 4 |- ! 4 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 80 | + 45,603 s | 6 | 3 |- ! 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 80 | + 1:22,884 | 14 | 2 |- ! 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 79 | +1 krog | 9 | 1 |- ! 7 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 79 | +1 krog | 8

! 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 79 | +1 krog | 15

! 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 79 | +1 krog | 18

! 10 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | 79 | +1 krog | 20

! 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS-Ford | 75 | +5 krogov | 19

! 12 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 74 | Trčenje | 11

! Ods | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 59 | Trčenje | 10

! Ods | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 50 | Prenos | 17

! Ods | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 43 | Turbo | 13

! Ods | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 38 | Trčenje | 2

! Ods | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 | Vžig | 3

! Ods | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 25 | Menjalnik | 22

! Ods | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 17 | Menjalnik | 21

! Ods | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | 11 | Zavore | 16

! Ods | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | Menjalnik | 5

! Ods | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 5 | Trčenje | 7

! DNS | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | | Trčenje

! DNS | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | | Trčenje

! DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford

! DNQ | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign-Ford

! DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore-Ford

! DNPQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford

! DNPQ | 39 | Danny Ongais | Shadow-Ford

! DNPQ | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh-Ford

Opombe Vodilni: Gilles Villeneuve (1-38); Carlos Reutemann (39-80).

Kategorija:Formula 1 sezona 1978 1978