United States Grand Prix West

Date
Sun 8th April 1979 (UTC)
Sun 8th April 1979 (Local)

Timestamp
1979-04-08T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1979

Round
4

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Location
Long Beach Street Circuit

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Description

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	1:50:25.40
02	Jody Scheckter	+0:29.38
03	Alan Jones	+0:59.69
04	Mario Andretti	+1:04.33
05	Patrick Depailler	+1:23.52
06	Jean-Christophe Boullion	+1 Lap
07	Elio de Angelis	+2 Laps
08	Nelson Piquet	+2 Laps
09	Jochen Mass	+2 Laps
10	Didier Pironi	DNF
11	Hector Rebaque	DNF
12	Derek Daly	DNF
13	John Watson	DNF
14	Hans Stuck	DNF
15	Clay Regazzoni	DNF
16	Jan Lammers	DNF
17	Riccardo Patrese	DNF
18	Carlos Reutemann	DNF
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	DNF
20	Arturo Merzario	DNF
21	Jacques Laffite	DNF
23	Niki Lauda	DNF
24	Patrick Tambay	DNF
25	René Arnoux	DNF
26	Jean-Christophe Boullion	DNF