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Long Beach Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Carlos Reutemann won the United States Grand Prix West 1978 at Long Beach on 2 April 1978, starting from pole position. Mario Andretti finished second for Team Lotus, with Patrick Depailler completing the podium for Tyrrell.
Key Links
- WinnerCarlos Reutemann
- CircuitLong Beach
- Winning teamFerrari
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ferrari | 1 | 9 | Finished | ||
2 |  Mario Andretti AND +11.061 |  Team Lotus | 4 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Patrick Depailler DEP +28.951 |  Tyrrell | 12 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Ronnie Peterson PET +45.603 | Team Lotus | 6 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Jacques Laffite LAF +1:22.884 |  Ligier | 14 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Arrows | 9 | 1 | +1 Lap | ||
7 |  Williams | 8 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
8 |  Fittipaldi | 15 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 | Arrows | 18 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
10 |  Shadow | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
11 |  ATS | 19 | 0 | +5 Laps | ||
12 |  McLaren | 11 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  Wolf | 10 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  Surtees | 17 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R |  Renault | 13 | 0 | Turbo | ||
R | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  Brabham | 3 | 0 | Ignition | ||
R | Tyrrell | 22 | 0 | Gearbox | ||
R |  Merzario | 21 | 0 | Gearbox | ||
R | ATS | 16 | 0 | Brakes | ||
R | Brabham | 5 | 0 | Gearbox | ||
R | McLaren | 7 | 0 | Accident | ||
W | Surtees | 0 | 0 | Accident | ||
W | Shadow | 0 | 0 | Accident | ||
F | McLaren | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Ensign | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Theodore | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F | Shadow | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F |  Hesketh | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify |
Classification30 drivers