United States (1979)

Date: 07 Oct 1979

Location: Watkins Glen, United States of America

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 9 59 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
2 France René Arnoux 6 59 Renault Renault Michelin
3 France Didier Pironi 4 59 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
4 Italy Elio de Angelis 3 59 Shadow Ford Goodyear
5 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 2 59 ATS Ford Goodyear
6 United Kingdom John Watson 1 58 McLaren Ford Goodyear
7 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 54 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
8 Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 53 Brabham Ford Goodyear
DNF Ireland Derek Daly 0 52 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 48 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 44 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF Australia Alan Jones 0 36 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Switzerland Marc Surer 0 32 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNF Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 29 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Argentina Ricardo Zunino 0 25 Brabham Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 24 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF France Patrick Tambay 0 20 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Finland Keke Rosberg 0 20 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 18 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 16 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 6 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jacques Laffite 0 3 Ligier Ford Goodyear
DNF Belgium Jacky Ickx 0 2 Ligier Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 0 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNQ Italy Vittorio Brambilla 0 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNQ Germany Jochen Mass 0 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNQ Netherlands Jan Lammers 0 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNQ Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 Rebaque Ford Goodyear
DNQ Brazil Alex Ribeiro 0 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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1979 Toyota United States Grand Prix (1979)

Date: 1979-10-07 · Circuit: Watkins Glen (United States of America)

Podium
  1. Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 9 pts
  2. René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 6 pts
  3. Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3 +2 1:52:17.734 9
2 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 7 +5 1:53:06.521 6
3 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 10 +7 1:53:10.933 4
4 Elio de Angelis Shadow 20 +16 1:53:48.246 3
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 14 +9 1:53:58.993 2
6 John Marshall Watson McLaren 13 +7 1
7 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 23 +16
8 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 2 -6 Transmission
Derek Daly Tyrrell 15 Spun off
Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 16 Tyre
Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 19 Suspension
Alan Stanley Jones Williams 1 Wheel
Marc Surer Ensign 21 Engine
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 5 Accident
Ricardo Héctor Zunino Brabham 9 Spun off
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 8 Engine
Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 22 Engine
Keijo Erik Rosberg Wolf 12 Accident
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 11 Accident
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 17 Gearbox
Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 6 Spun off
Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 4 Spun off
Jacques Bernard Ickx Ligier 24 Spun off
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 18 Spun off
Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo
Jochen Richard Mass Arrows
Johannes Lammers Shadow
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Rebaque
Alexandre Dias Ribeiro Fittipaldi
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 1
2 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 2
3 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3
4 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 4
5 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 5
6 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 6
7 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 7
8 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 8
9 Ricardo Héctor Zunino Brabham 9
10 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 10

Fastest Lap

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (Brabham) –

Driver of the Day

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