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1979 United States Grand Prix
Round
15/15
Date
Oct 7, 1979 at 00:00 CET
Location
Watkins Glen, United States of America
Circuit
Circuit length
5.435 m
Race distance
320.665 km (59 laps)
Villeneuve
Winner
1:52:17.734
Winning time
Jones
Pole position
Piquet
Fastest lap
1:40.054
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:52:17.734 | 3rd | 59 | 9 |
| 2 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +48.787 | 7th | 59 | 6 |
| 3 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +53.199 | 10th | 59 | 4 |
| 4 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +1:30.512 | 20th | 59 | 3 |
| 5 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | +1:41.259 | 14th | 59 | 2 |
| 6 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 lap | 13th | 58 | 1 |
| 7 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +5 laps | 23rd | 54 | |
| 8 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Transmission | 2nd | 53 | |
| DNF | #33 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | Spun off | 15th | 52 | |
| DNF | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Tyre | 16th | 48 | |
| DNF | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Suspension | 19th | 44 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Wheel | 1st | 36 | |
| DNF | #22 Marc Surer | Ensign | Engine | 21st | 32 | |
| DNF | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Accident | 5th | 29 | |
| DNF | #5 Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | Spun off | 9th | 25 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | 8th | 24 | |
| DNF | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Engine | 22nd | 20 | |
| DNF | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Accident | 12th | 20 | |
| DNF | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Accident | 11th | 18 | |
| DNF | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Gearbox | 17th | 16 | |
| DNF | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | Spun off | 6th | 6 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Spun off | 4th | 3 | |
| DNF | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Spun off | 24th | 2 | |
| DNF | #35 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Spun off | 18th | 0 | |
| DNQ | #36 Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| DNQ | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | ||||
| DNQ | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | ||||
| DNQ | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque | ||||
| DNQ | #19 Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:35.615 | |
| 2 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:36.914 | +1.299 |
| 3 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:36.948 | +1.333 |
| 4 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:37.066 | +1.451 |
| 5 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:37.128 | +1.513 |
| 6 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:37.872 | +2.257 |
| 7 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:38.195 | +2.580 |
| 8 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:38.218 | +2.603 |
| 9 | #5 Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 1:38.509 | +2.894 |
| 10 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:38.823 | +3.208 |
| 11 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:38.945 | +3.330 |
| 12 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:39.035 | +3.420 |
| 13 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:39.233 | +3.618 |
| 14 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:39.329 | +3.714 |
| 15 | #33 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 1:39.468 | +3.853 |
| 16 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:39.576 | +3.961 |
| 17 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:40.144 | +4.529 |
| 18 | #35 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:40.277 | +4.662 |
| 19 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:40.337 | +4.722 |
| 20 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:40.625 | +5.010 |
| 21 | #22 Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:40.635 | +5.020 |
| 22 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:40.731 | +5.116 |
| 23 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:40.741 | +5.126 |
| 24 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1:40.745 | +5.130 |
| 25 | #36 Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 1:40.789 | +5.174 |
| 26 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:40.824 | +5.209 |
| 27 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:42.088 | +6.473 |
| 28 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque | 1:43.060 | +7.445 |
| 29 | #19 Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | 1:45.183 | +9.568 |
| 30 | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:49.318 | +13.703 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:40.054 | 51 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | 51 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 7 | 47 | -4 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 5 | 40 | -11 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 6 | 36 | -15 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 5 | 29 | -22 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -31 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 0 | 4 | 20 | -31 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 3 | 17 | -34 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 15 | -36 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | 14 | -37 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | 14 | -37 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 14 | -37 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -42 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 4 | -47 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 3 | -48 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 3 | -48 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 3 | -48 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 3 | -48 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -49 |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | 0 | 2 | -49 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -50 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | 13 | 113 | |
| 2 | Williams | Ford | 5 | 10 | 75 | -38 |
| 3 | Ligier | Ford | 3 | 8 | 61 | -52 |
| 4 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 5 | 39 | -74 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 4 | 28 | -85 |
| 6 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 4 | 26 | -87 |
| 7 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 15 | -98 |
| 8 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 7 | -106 |
| 9 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -108 |
| 10 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -110 |
| 11 | ATS | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -111 |
| 12 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -112 |
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| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | 1:14.448 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:14.711 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
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| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Jean Alesi | Thierry Boutsen | 1:31.050 - Gerhard Berger | Gerhard Berger |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Eddie Cheever | 1:33.969 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | 1:34.068 - Alan Jones | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | 1:39.557 - Jean-Pierre Jarier | Mario Andretti |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Mario Andretti | Jody Scheckter | 1:51.854 - Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | 1:42.851 - James Hunt | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | 1:43.374 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Pace | James Hunt | 1:40.608 - Carlos Pace | Carlos Reutemann |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | 1:41.652 - James Hunt | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | 1:41.644 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1971 | #9 François Cevert | Jo Siffert | Ronnie Peterson | 1:43.474 - Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #24 Emerson Fittipaldi | Pedro Rodríguez | Reine Wisell | 1:02.740 - Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx |
| 1969 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Piers Courage | John Surtees | 1:04.340 - Jochen Rindt | Jochen Rindt |
| 1968 | #15 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | John Surtees | 1:05.220 - Jackie Stewart | Mario Andretti |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | 1:06.000 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1966 | #1 Jim Clark | Jochen Rindt | John Surtees | 1:09.670 - John Surtees | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #3 Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jack Brabham | 1:11.900 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1964 | #3 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jo Siffert | 1:12.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #1 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | 1:14.500 - Jim Clark | Graham Hill |
| 1962 | #8 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | 1:15.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1961 | #15 Innes Ireland | Dan Gurney | Tony Brooks | 1:18.200 - Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham |
| 1960 | #5 Stirling Moss | Innes Ireland | Bruce McLaren | 1:56.300 - Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss |
| 1959 | #9 Bruce McLaren | Maurice Trintignant | Tony Brooks | 3:05.000 - Maurice Trintignant | Stirling Moss |
The 1979 United States Grand Prix started Oct 7, 1979 on Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, United States of America. Alan Jones started from pole position with Nelson Piquet next to him. Gilles Villeneuve started from third place.
In 1 hour, 52 minutes and 17 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with René Arnoux in second and Didier Pironi in third place.
After the 1979 United States Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 51 points. Scheckter is 4 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.