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Round 15 · 1979

United States Grand Prix

USA Watkins Glen · 1979-10-07
P1
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
P2
René Arnoux
Renault
P3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell

Gilles Villeneuve won the United States Grand Prix 1979 at Watkins Glen on 7 October 1979, starting from P3 on the grid. René Arnoux finished second for Renault, with Didier Pironi completing the podium for Tyrrell.

Race Results

PosGridDriverTeamLapsTime / StatusPtsFL
13Gilles VilleneuveVILFerrari591:52:17.7349
27René ArnouxARNRenault59+48.7876
310Didier PironiPIRTyrrell59+53.1994
420Elio de AngelisDEAShadow59+1:30.5123
514Hans-Joachim StuckSTUATS59+1:41.2592
613John WatsonWATMcLaren58+1 Lap1
723Emerson FittipaldiFITFittipaldi54+5 Laps0
R2Nelson PiquetPIQBrabham-Ford53Transmission0
R15Derek DalyDALTyrrell52Spun off0
R16Jody ScheckterSCHFerrari48Tyre0
R19Riccardo PatresePATArrows44Suspension0
R1Alan JonesJONWilliams36Wheel0
R21Marc SurerSUREnsign32Engine0
R5Clay RegazzoniREGWilliams29Accident0
R9Ricardo ZuninoZUNBrabham-Ford25Spun off0
R8Jean-Pierre JabouilleJABRenault24Engine0
R12Keke RosbergROSWolf20Accident0
R22Patrick TambayTAMMcLaren20Engine0
R11Jean-Pierre JarierJARTyrrell18Accident0
R17Mario AndrettiANDTeam Lotus16Gearbox0
R6Carlos ReutemannREUTeam Lotus6Spun off0
R4Jacques LaffiteLAFLigier3Spun off0
R24Jacky IckxICKLigier2Spun off0
R18Bruno GiacomelliGIAAlfa Romeo0Spun off0
F0Vittorio BrambillaBRAAlfa Romeo0Did not qualify0
F0Jochen MassMASArrows0Did not qualify0
F0Jan LammersLAMShadow0Did not qualify0
F0Hector RebaqueREBRebaque0Did not qualify0
F0Alex RibeiroRIBFittipaldi0Did not qualify0
F0Arturo MerzarioMERMerzario0Did not qualify0
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