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1979 Season
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United States Grand Prix
Round 15 ·
Watkins Glen
, New York State, USA
1979-10-07
Winner:
Gilles Villeneuve
(Ferrari)
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Race Results
Pos
Driver
Team
Grid
+/-
Time
Status
Pts
1
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
3
▲
2
1:52:17.734
Finished
9
2
René Arnoux
Renault
7
▲
5
+48.787
Finished
6
3
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
10
▲
7
+53.199
Finished
4
4
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
20
▲
16
+1:30.512
Finished
3
5
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
14
▲
9
+1:41.259
Finished
2
6
John Watson
McLaren
13
▲
7
—
+1 Lap
1
7
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
23
▲
16
—
+5 Laps
0
R
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Ford
2
—
—
Transmission
0
R
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
15
—
—
Spun off
0
R
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
16
—
—
Tyre
0
R
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
19
—
—
Suspension
0
R
Alan Jones
Williams
1
—
—
Wheel
0
R
Marc Surer
Ensign
21
—
—
Engine
0
R
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
5
—
—
Accident
0
R
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham-Ford
9
—
—
Spun off
0
R
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
8
—
—
Engine
0
R
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
12
—
—
Accident
0
R
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
22
—
—
Engine
0
R
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
11
—
—
Accident
0
R
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
17
—
—
Gearbox
0
R
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
6
—
—
Spun off
0
R
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
4
—
—
Spun off
0
R
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
24
—
—
Spun off
0
R
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
18
—
—
Spun off
0