United States Grand Prix West 1979 Results

Round 4 · California

United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach · USA

Race results

United States Grand Prix West Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	—	80	Leader	—	9
02	Jody ScheckterJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	3	1	80	+29.380	—	6
03	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	10	7	80	+59.690	—	4
04	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Team Lotus	6	2	80	+1:04.330	—	3
05	Patrick DepaillerP. Depailler	Ligier	4	1	80	+1:23.520	—	2
06	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	7	1	79	+1 lap	—	1
07	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Shadow	20	13	78	+2 laps	—	0
08	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	4	78	+2 laps	—	0
09	Jochen MassJ. Mass	Arrows	13	4	78	+2 laps	—	0
DNF	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	13	71	Accident	—	0
DNF	Derek DalyD. Daly	Ensign	24	13	69	Accident	—	0
DNF	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	18	6	62	Injection	—	0
DNF	Clay RegazzoniC. Regazzoni	Williams	15	2	48	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	Shadow	14	—	47	Suspension	—	0
DNF	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	9	6	40	Brakes	—	0
DNF	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	2	14	21	Transmission	—	0
DNF	Emerson FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	1	19	Transmission	—	0
DNF	Arturo MerzarioA. Merzario	Merzario	22	4	13	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	5	14	8	Brakes	—	0
DNF	James HuntJ. Hunt	Wolf	8	12	0	Transmission	—	0
DNF	Niki LaudaN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	10	0	Accident	—	0
DNF	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	McLaren	19	3	0	Collision	—	0
DSQ	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Tyrrell	17	6	72	Push start	—	0
DSQ	Hans-Joachim StuckH. Stuck	ATS	21	3	49	Push start	—	0
DNS	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Renault	Pit	—	0	Injury in practice	—	0
DNS	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	Pit	—	0	Withdrew	—	0

Round 4 · California

United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach · USA

Race results

United States Grand Prix West Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	—	80	Leader	—	9
02	Jody ScheckterJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	3	1	80	+29.380	—	6
03	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	10	7	80	+59.690	—	4
04	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Team Lotus	6	2	80	+1:04.330	—	3
05	Patrick DepaillerP. Depailler	Ligier	4	1	80	+1:23.520	—	2
06	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	7	1	79	+1 lap	—	1
07	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Shadow	20	13	78	+2 laps	—	0
08	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	4	78	+2 laps	—	0
09	Jochen MassJ. Mass	Arrows	13	4	78	+2 laps	—	0
DNF	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	13	71	Accident	—	0
DNF	Derek DalyD. Daly	Ensign	24	13	69	Accident	—	0
DNF	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	18	6	62	Injection	—	0
DNF	Clay RegazzoniC. Regazzoni	Williams	15	2	48	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	Shadow	14	—	47	Suspension	—	0
DNF	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	9	6	40	Brakes	—	0
DNF	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	2	14	21	Transmission	—	0
DNF	Emerson FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	1	19	Transmission	—	0
DNF	Arturo MerzarioA. Merzario	Merzario	22	4	13	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	5	14	8	Brakes	—	0
DNF	James HuntJ. Hunt	Wolf	8	12	0	Transmission	—	0
DNF	Niki LaudaN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	10	0	Accident	—	0
DNF	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	McLaren	19	3	0	Collision	—	0
DSQ	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Tyrrell	17	6	72	Push start	—	0
DSQ	Hans-Joachim StuckH. Stuck	ATS	21	3	49	Push start	—	0
DNS	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Renault	Pit	—	0	Injury in practice	—	0
DNS	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	Pit	—	0	Withdrew	—	0

Complete weekend analysis loaded.

Championship impact

Fastest lap

Gilles Villeneuve1:21.200

Fastest recorded time in this session.

Driver championship impact

P1Gilles Villeneuve2+920 pts after race

P3Jody Scheckter2+613 pts after race

P8Alan Jones+44 pts after race

P6Mario Andretti+38 pts after race

P5Patrick Depailler1+211 pts after race

Constructor championship impact

P1Ferrari1+1533 pts after race

P5Williams+44 pts after race

P3Team Lotus+320 pts after race

P2Ligier1+229 pts after race

P4Tyrrell+18 pts after race

1979 Formula 1 results

1979 Formula 1 results

Fastest lap

Fastest lap