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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
04/08/1979 · Round 4 of 15 · 80 laps

United States West

Pole Villeneuve 1:18.825Fastest lap Villeneuve 1:21.200Winning time 1:50:25.400

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2Scheckter+29.380
1Villeneuve
3Jones+59.690
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 VilleneuveFastest lapFerrari1801:50:25.400FerrariMichelin
2Jody ScheckterFerrari380+29.380FerrariMichelin
3Alan JonesWilliams1080+59.690FordGoodyear
4Mario AndrettiLotus680+1:04.330FordGoodyear
5Patrick DepaillerLigier480+1:23.520FordGoodyear
6Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell779+1 lapFordGoodyear
7Elio de AngelisShadow2078+2 lapsFordGoodyear
8Nelson PiquetBrabham1278+2 lapsAlfa RomeoGoodyear
9Jochen MassArrows1378+2 lapsFordGoodyear
DNFHéctor RebaqueLotus2371AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFDerek DalyEnsign2469AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFJohn WatsonMcLaren1862InjectionFordGoodyear
DNFClay RegazzoniWilliams1548EngineFordGoodyear
DNFJan LammersShadow1447SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrows940BrakesFordGoodyear
DNFCarlos ReutemannLotus221TransmissionFordGoodyear
DNFEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1619TransmissionFordGoodyear
DNFArturo MerzarioMerzario2213EngineFordGoodyear
DNFJacques LaffiteLigier58BrakesFordGoodyear
DNFJames HuntWolf80TransmissionFordGoodyear
DNFNiki LaudaBrabham110AccidentAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFPatrick TambayMcLaren190CollisionFordGoodyear
DSQDidier PironiTyrrell1772Push startFordGoodyear
DSQHans-Joachim StuckATS2149Push startFordGoodyear
DNSJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault-Injury in practiceRenaultMichelin
DNSRené ArnouxRenault-WithdrewRenaultMichelin

Race

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Places gained

  1. De Angelis20→7+13
  2. Jones10→3+7
  3. Piquet12→8+4
  4. Mass13→9+4
  5. Andretti6→4+2
  6. Scheckter3→2+1
  7. Jarier7→6+1
  8. Villeneuve1→10
  9. Depailler4→5-1

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

Teammate battles

  1. FerrariVilleneuve 1:Scheckter 2
  2. WilliamsJones 3:Regazzoni DNF
  3. LotusAndretti 4:Reutemann DNF
  4. LigierDepailler 5:Laffite DNF
  5. TyrrellJarier 6:Pironi DSQ
  6. BrabhamPiquet 8:Lauda DNF
  7. ArrowsMass 9:Patrese DNF
  8. McLarenWatson DNF:Tambay DNF
  9. RenaultJabouille DNS:Arnoux DNS

Retirements

  1. RebaqueAccidentLotus
  2. DalyAccidentEnsign
  3. WatsonInjectionMcLaren
  4. RegazzoniEngineWilliams
  5. LammersSuspensionShadow
  6. PatreseBrakesArrows
  7. ReutemannTransmissionLotus
  8. FittipaldiTransmissionFittipaldi
  9. MerzarioEngineMerzario
  10. LaffiteBrakesLigier
  11. HuntTransmissionWolf
  12. LaudaAccidentBrabham
  13. TambayCollisionMcLaren
  14. PironiPush startTyrrell
  15. StuckPush startATS
  16. JabouilleInjury in practiceRenault
  17. ArnouxWithdrewRenault

This race in history

3 races here since 1976Won from pole: 2 of 3

Win from furthest back (P2): Mario Andretti 1977

Previous winners here

  1. 1978 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
  2. 1977 Mario Andretti Lotus
  3. 1976 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.