USA:s Grand Prix West 1979
 USA:s Grand Prix West 1979 | |
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| Datum | 8 april 1979 |
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| Bana | Long Beach Circuit |
| Sträcka | 80 × 3,251 + 1,625 = 261,705 km |
| Vinnare | Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari |
| Pole position | Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari |
| Snabbaste varv | Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari, 1:21,200 |
USA:s Grand Prix West 1979 var det fjärde av 15 lopp ingående i formel 1-VM 1979.
Rapport
Gilles Villeneuve och Jody Scheckter, båda i Ferrari, upprepade resultatet från Sydafrikas Grand Prix 1979. Deras bilar var snabbast och mest tillförlitliga på den guppiga Long Beach Circuit. På tredje plats kom Alan Jones i en Williams FW06 av 1978 års modell. Han var nästan 60 sekunder efter vinnaren.
Resultat
- Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari, 9 poäng
- Jody Scheckter, Ferrari, 6
- Alan Jones, Williams-Ford, 4
- Mario Andretti, Lotus-Ford, 3
- Patrick Depailler, Ligier-Ford, 2
- Jean-Pierre Jarier, Tyrrell-Ford, 1
- Elio de Angelis, Shadow-Ford
- Nelson Piquet, Brabham-Alfa Romeo
- Jochen Mass, Arrows-Ford
Förare som bröt loppet
- Hector Rebaque, Rebaque (Lotus-Ford) (varv 71, olycka)
- Derek Daly, Ensign-Ford (69, olycka)
- John Watson, McLaren-Ford (62, insprutning)
- Clay Regazzoni, Williams-Ford (48, motor)
- Jan Lammers, Shadow-Ford (47, upphängning)
- Riccardo Patrese, Arrows-Ford (40, bromsar)
- Carlos Reutemann, Lotus-Ford (21, transmission)
- Emerson Fittipaldi, Fittipaldi-Ford (19, transmission)
- Arturo Merzario, Merzario-Ford (13, motor)
- Jacques Laffite, Ligier-Ford (8, bromsar)
- James Hunt, Wolf-Ford (0, transmission)
- Niki Lauda, Brabham-Alfa Romeo (0, olycka)
- Patrick Tambay, McLaren-Ford (0, kollision)
Förare som diskvalificerades
- Didier Pironi, Tyrrell-Ford (varv 72, extern assistans)
- Hans-Joachim Stuck, ATS-Ford (49, extern assistans)
Förare som ej startade
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Renault (drog sig tillbaka)
- René Arnoux, Renault (formationsvarvet, kardanknut)
Noteringar
- Gilles Villeneuves första pole position.
- Eftersom start- och mållinjerna var belägna på olika ställen på banan gottskrevs differensen den förare som ledde på första varvet.
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