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Watkins Glen

Circuit info

Country

USA

Location

Watkins Glen, New York

Official name

Watkins Glen International

Races held

20

First race

1961 United States Grand Prix

Last race

1980 United States Grand Prix

Most wins (driver)

  • Graham Hill (3)
  • Jim Clark (3)

Most wins (constructor)

Lotus (7)

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  • Race winners
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Events

  1. United States Grand Prix 20 races (1961-80)
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Races

Find race results, starting grids, post-race championship standings, and milestones for every race held at Watkins Glen.

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Wins by grid position

Below are the grid positions of every race winner at Watkins Glen and the number of wins per position.

Grid positionWins
Pole10
2nd4
3rd2
4th1
5th2
8th1

For more information see Watkins Glen race winners.

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Maiden wins

The following drivers won their first F1 race at Watkins Glen.

DriverYear
Innes Ireland (Lotus)1961
Jochen Rindt (Lotus)1969
Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus)1970
Francois Cevert (Tyrrell)1971
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Title deciders

Watkins Glen has hosted the following championship title deciders:

Drivers’ title

  1. 1970: Jochen Rindt (1st title)
  2. 1974: Emerson Fittipaldi (2nd title)
  3. 1977: Niki Lauda (2nd title)

Constructors’ title

  1. 1966: Brabham (1st title)
  2. 1973: Lotus (6th title)
  3. 1974: McLaren (1st title)
  4. 1976: Ferrari (4th title)
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