1979 United States Grand Prix
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 59 laps |
Round | 15 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1979 United States Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 1980 Argentine Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 59 | 1hr 52m 17.734s | 9 |
2 | +5 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 59 | +48.787s | 6 |
3 | +7 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +53.199s | 4 |
4 | +16 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 30.512s | 3 |
5 | +9 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 41.259s | 2 |
6 | +7 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +16 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +5 laps | |
R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
R | (IRL) Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 48 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 24 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Alan Jones ended lap 36 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:35.615
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
4 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
9 | (ARG) Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (IRL) Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
17 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
19 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 51 |
2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 47 |
3 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 40 |
4 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 36 |
5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 29 |
6 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 20 |
7 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
8 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 17 |
9 | (GBR) John Watson | 15 |
10 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 14 |
11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 14 |
12 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 14 |
13 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
14 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 4 |
15 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 3 |
15 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 3 |
17 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 3 |
18 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 3 |
19 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
= | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
21 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Marc Surer
- Last start
- Jacky Ickx (last Belgian driver to start a race until 1983)
- Hans-Joachim Stuck
- Wolf
- Wins
- 4th for Gilles Villeneuve (last win until 1981)
- 79th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 9th for Gilles Villeneuve (last podium until 1981)
- 3rd for Rene Arnoux
- 2nd for Didier Pironi (last for Tyrrell)
- 257th for Ferrari
- 69th for Tyrrell (last until 1982)
- 4th for Renault
- Poles
- 3rd for Alan Jones
- 3rd for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Nelson Piquet (69th different fastest lap setter, 3rd Brazilian driver; first Brazilian driver to set a fastest lap since 1975)
- 27th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 6th for Alan Jones
- 1st for Nelson Piquet (97th different front row starter, 3rd Brazilian driver)
- Points finishes
- 25th for John Watson
- 12th and last for Hans-Joachim Stuck
- 1st for Elio de Angelis (199th different point scorer, 27th Italian driver)