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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
10/07/1979 · Round 15 of 15 · 59 laps

United States

Pole Jones 1:35.615Fastest lap Piquet 1:40.054 (R51)Winning time 1:52:17.734

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2Arnoux+48.787
1Villeneuve
3Pironi+53.199
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 SpainR6 BelgiumR7 MonacoR8 FranceR9 Great BritainR10 GermanyR11 AustriaR12 NetherlandsR13 ItalyR14 CanadaR15 United States

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Gilles VilleneuveFerrari3591:52:17.734FerrariMichelin
2René ArnouxRenault759+48.787RenaultMichelin
3Didier PironiTyrrell1059+53.199FordGoodyear
4Elio de AngelisShadow2059+1:30.512FordGoodyear
5Hans-Joachim StuckATS1459+1:41.259FordGoodyear
6John WatsonMcLaren1358+1 lapFordGoodyear
7Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi2354+5 lapsFordGoodyear
8Nelson PiquetFastest lapBrabham253TransmissionFordGoodyear
DNFDerek DalyTyrrell1552Spun offFordGoodyear
DNFJody ScheckterFerrari1648TyreFerrariMichelin
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrows1944SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFAlan JonesWilliams136WheelFordGoodyear
DNFMarc SurerEnsign2132EngineFordGoodyear
DNFClay RegazzoniWilliams529AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFRicardo ZuninoBrabham925Spun offFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault824EngineRenaultMichelin
DNFPatrick TambayMcLaren2220EngineFordGoodyear
DNFKeke RosbergWolf1220AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JarierTyrrell1118AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFMario AndrettiLotus1716GearboxFordGoodyear
DNFCarlos ReutemannLotus66Spun offFordGoodyear
DNFJacques LaffiteLigier43Spun offFordGoodyear
DNFJacky IckxLigier242Spun offFordGoodyear
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo180Spun offAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNQVittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo-Alfa RomeoGoodyear
DNQJochen MassArrows-FordGoodyear
DNQJan LammersShadow-FordGoodyear
DNQHéctor RebaqueRebaque-FordGoodyear
DNQAlex RibeiroFittipaldi-FordGoodyear
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. De Angelis20→4+16
  2. Fittipaldi23→7+16
  3. Stuck14→5+9
  4. Pironi10→3+7
  5. Watson13→6+7
  6. Arnoux7→2+5
  7. Villeneuve3→1+2
  8. Piquet2→8-6

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. FerrariVilleneuve 1:Scheckter DNF
  2. RenaultArnoux 2:Jabouille DNF
  3. TyrrellPironi 3:Daly DNF
  4. McLarenWatson 6:Tambay DNF
  5. FittipaldiFittipaldi 7:Ribeiro DNQ
  6. BrabhamPiquet 8:Zunino DNF
  7. ArrowsPatrese DNF:Mass DNQ
  8. WilliamsJones DNF:Regazzoni DNF
  9. LotusAndretti DNF:Reutemann DNF
  10. LigierLaffite DNF:Ickx DNF
  11. Alfa RomeoGiacomelli DNF:Brambilla DNQ

Retirements

  1. PiquetTransmission, classified P8Brabham
  2. DalySpun offTyrrell
  3. ScheckterTyreFerrari
  4. PatreseSuspensionArrows
  5. JonesWheelWilliams
  6. SurerEngineEnsign
  7. RegazzoniAccidentWilliams
  8. ZuninoSpun offBrabham
  9. JabouilleEngineRenault
  10. TambayEngineMcLaren
  11. RosbergAccidentWolf
  12. JarierAccidentTyrrell
  13. AndrettiGearboxLotus
  14. ReutemannSpun offLotus
  15. LaffiteSpun offLigier
  16. IckxSpun offLigier
  17. GiacomelliSpun offAlfa Romeo

This race in history

18 races here since 1961Won from pole: 10 of 18

Win from furthest back (P8): Innes Ireland 1961

Most wins here

  1. 3 Graham Hill
  2. 3 Jim Clark
  3. 2 Carlos Reutemann

Previous winners here

  1. 1978 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
  2. 1977 James Hunt McLaren
  3. 1976 James Hunt McLaren
  4. 1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  5. 1974 Carlos Reutemann Brabham
  6. 1973 Ronnie Peterson Lotus
  7. 1972 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
  8. 1971 François Cevert Tyrrell
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.