United States Grand Prix 1979: results

Round 15 of the 1979 season, 7 October 1979, at Watkins Glen International. Gilles Villeneuve won for Ferrari from P3 on the grid. Alan Jones took pole position. Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet, 1:40.054 (lap 51).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:52:17.7349
2René ArnouxRenault+48.7876
3Didier PironiTyrrell+53.1994
4Elio De AngelisShadow+1:30.5123
5Hans-Joachim StuckATS+1:41.2592
6John WatsonMcLaren+1 lap1
7Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+5 laps0
8Nelson PiquetBrabhamTransmission0
DNFDerek DalyTyrrellSpun off0
DNFJody ScheckterFerrariTyre0
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrowsSuspension0
DNFAlan JonesWilliamsWheel0
DNFMarc SurerEnsignEngine0
DNFClay RegazzoniWilliamsAccident0
DNFRicardo ZuninoBrabhamSpun off0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine0
DNFPatrick TambayMcLarenEngine0
DNFKeke RosbergWolfAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierTyrrellAccident0
DNFMario AndrettiLotusGearbox0
DNFCarlos ReutemannLotusSpun off0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierSpun off0
DNFJacky IckxLigierSpun off0
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoSpun off0
DNQVittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo—0
DNQJochen MassArrows—0
DNQJan LammersShadow—0
DNQHéctor RebaqueRebaque—0
DNQAlex RibeiroFittipaldi—0
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Alan JonesWilliams
2Nelson PiquetBrabham
3Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
4Jacques LaffiteLigier
5Clay RegazzoniWilliams
6Carlos ReutemannLotus
7René ArnouxRenault
8Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
9Ricardo ZuninoBrabham
10Didier PironiTyrrell
11Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell
12Keke RosbergWolf
13John WatsonMcLaren
14Hans-Joachim StuckATS
15Derek DalyTyrrell
16Jody ScheckterFerrari
17Mario AndrettiLotus
18Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
19Riccardo PatreseArrows
20Elio De AngelisShadow
21Marc SurerEnsign
22Patrick TambayMcLaren
23Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
24Jacky IckxLigier
25Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo
26Jochen MassArrows
27Jan LammersShadow
28Héctor RebaqueRebaque
29Alex RibeiroFittipaldi
30Arturo MerzarioMerzario

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