United States Grand Prix West

Date & Time
Sun 8th April 1979 12:00am Local
Sun 8th April 1979 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1979

Round
4

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Location
Long Beach Street Circuit

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The 1979 United States Grand Prix West, formally titled the Lubri Lon Long Beach Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race held on April 8, 1979, at Long Beach, California. Canadian Gilles Villeneuve captured pole, fastest lap and the win for Scuderia Ferrari, followed by his teammate Jody Scheckter, as the Prancing Horses took a big step toward reclaiming the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships from Team Lotus. Villeneuve's win came by almost half a minute over Scheckter, and Alan Jones joined them on the podium for Williams. It was the third win of Villeneuve's career, his second in succession, and the third United States Grand Prix win in a row for Ferrari.

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Result List

01	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:50:25.40
02	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:29.38
03	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+0:59.69
04	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+1:04.33
05	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	+1:23.52
06	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
07	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	+2 Laps
08	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+2 Laps
09	Jochen Mass	Arrows Grand Prix International	+2 Laps
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
11	Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	DNF
12	Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	DNF
13	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
14	Hans Stuck	ATS	DNF
15	Clay Regazzoni	Williams Racing	DNF
16	Jan Lammers	Shadow	DNF
17	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
18	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus F1	DNF
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
20	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	DNF
21	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	DNF
23	Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
24	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
25	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	DNF
26	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF