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United States Grand Prix West 1979

Round 4 of 15  · 8 April 1979  · Long Beach  · 80 laps

Fastest Lap Gilles Villeneuve 1:21.200

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 VIL Gilles Villeneuve FL GS Ferrari 1 1:50:25.400 9
2 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 3 +29.380 6
3 JON Alan Jones Williams 10 +59.690 4
4 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 6 +1:04.330 3
5 DEP Patrick Depailler Ligier 4 +1:23.520 2
6 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 7 +1 lap 1
7 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 20 +2 laps —
8 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 12 +2 laps —
9 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 13 +2 laps —
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 23 Accident —
DNF DAL Derek Daly Ensign 24 Accident —
DNF WAT John Watson McLaren 18 Injection —
DNF REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 15 Engine —
DNF LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 14 Suspension —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 9 Brakes —
DNF REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 2 Transmission —
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 16 Transmission —
DNF MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 22 Engine —
DNF LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 5 Brakes —
DNF HUN James Hunt Wolf 8 Transmission —
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 11 Accident —
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 19 Collision —
DSQ PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 17 Push start —
DSQ STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 21 Push start —
DNS JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault — Injury in practice —
DNS ARN René Arnoux Renault — Withdrew —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:18.825
2 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:18.886
3 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:18.911
4 DEP Patrick Depailler Ligier 1:19.025
5 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:19.032
6 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:19.454
7 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 1:19.580
8 HUN James Hunt Wolf 1:19.643
9 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:19.727
10 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:19.910
11 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:20.041
12 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:20.456
13 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:20.608
14 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 1:20.740
15 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:20.768
16 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:21.033
17 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:21.192
18 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:21.304
19 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:21.411
20 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:21.635
21 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:21.961
22 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:22.088
23 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:22.828
24 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:22.938
25 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:22.990
26 DAL Derek Daly Ensign 1:23.888