Previous race | Next race
comments powered by Disqus
1979 United States Grand Prix West
Race 4 of 15
Long Beach
80 laps
Time of race: 1:50:25.40
Average speed of winner: 141.321 kph
Margin of victory: 29.38 sec.
Lead changes: 0
Fastest lap: Gilles Villeneuve 1:21.200
Lap leaders: Villeneuve 1-80
Race notes: First pole for Gilles Villeneuve. Finale for Arturo Merzario. Gilles Villeneuve took the points lead from Jacques Laffite.
Video links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 015 | Michelin | Ferrari | 1:18.825 | 80 | 1 | 80 | 1:50:25.40 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 015 | Michelin | Ferrari | 1:18.911 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +29.38 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Alan Jones | 27 | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Williams | 1:19.910 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +59.69 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Mario Andretti | 1 | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Lotus | 1:19.454 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +64.33 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | 25 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Ligier | 1:19.025 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +83.52 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4 | Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Tyrrell | 1:19.580 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Elio de Angelis | 18 | Interscope Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Shadow | 1:21.961 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Nelson Piquet | 6 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | Brabham | 1:20.456 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | Jochen Mass | 30 | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Arrows | 1:20.608 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Tyrrell | 1:21.192 | 72 | 0 | 0 | disqualified | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | Héctor Rebaque | 31 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Rebaque | 1:22.990 | 71 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | Derek Daly | 22 | Team Ensign | Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Ensign | 1:23.888 | 69 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | John Watson | 7 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | McLaren | 1:21.304 | 62 | 0 | 0 | injection | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 9 | ATS Wheels | ATS D2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | ATS | 1:22.828 | 49 | 0 | 0 | disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Williams | 1:20.768 | 48 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Jan Lammers | 17 | Samson Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Shadow | 1:20.740 | 47 | 0 | 0 | suspension | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Arrows | 1:19.727 | 40 | 0 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Lotus | 1:18.886 | 21 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 14 | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Fittipaldi | 1:21.033 | 19 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | Arturo Merzario | 24 | Team Merzario | Merzario A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Merzario | 1:22.938 | 13 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Ligier | 1:19.032 | 8 | 0 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | James Hunt | 20 | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Wolf | 1:19.643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | Niki Lauda | 5 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | Brabham | 1:20.041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | McLaren | 1:21.411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01 | Renault-Gordini EF1 | Michelin | Renault | 1:22.088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01 | Renault-Gordini EF1 | Michelin | Renault | 1:21.635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | John Watson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | James Hunt | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Derek Daly | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Héctor Rebaque | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | René Arnoux | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
comments powered by Disqus
