Velika nagrada ZDA 1978 je bila petnajsta dirka Svetovnega prvenstva Formule 1 v sezoni 1978. Odvijala se je 1. oktobra 1978.
Dirka 332px|thumb|right|Zmagovalec dirke Carlos Reutemann s Ferrarijem 312T3
! 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 59 | 1:40:48,800 | 2 | 9 |- ! 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 59 | + 19,739 s | 3 | 6 |- ! 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 59 | + 45,701 s | 11 | 4 |- ! 4 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 59 | + 1:25,007 | 9 | 3 |- ! 5 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 59 | + 1:28,089 | 13 | 2 |- ! 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 59 | + 1:50,210 | 18 | 1 |- ! 7 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 58 | +1 krog | 6
! 8 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 58 | +1 krog | 19
! 9 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford | 58 | +1 krog | 21
! 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | +1 krog | 16
! 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 58 | +1 krog | 10
! 12 | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf-Ford | 58 | +1 krog | 20
! 13 | 23 | Brett Lunger | Ensign-Ford | 58 | +1 krog | 24
! 14 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | 56 | +3 krogi | 17
! 15 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus-Ford | 55 | Brez goriva | 8
! 16 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 54 | +5 krogov | 22
! Ods | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 46 | Menjalnik | 26
! Ods | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS-Ford | 43 | Puščanje olja | 25
! Ods | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 28 | Motor | 5
! Ods | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 27 | Motor | 1
! Ods | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 25 | Motor | 7
! Ods | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 23 | Pnevmatika | 12
! Ods | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | Motor | 4
! Ods | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS-Ford | 21 | Prenos | 15
! Ods | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 1 | Dovod goriva | 14
! Ods | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Sklopka | 23
! DNQ | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees-Ford
Opombe
Vodilni: Mario Andretti (1-2); Carlos Reutemann (3-59).
Kategorija:Formula 1 sezona 1978 1978