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1979 USA West Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Long Beach circuit. Full information

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1979 USA West Grand Prix

1979 USA West Grand Prix is 317th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Long Beach circuit. Gilles Villeneuve won the pole position and this race. This was his 3rd victory. Jody Scheckter and Alan Jones also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 80 laps (262 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1979 South Africa Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1979 Spain Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 USA West Grand Prix

76th victory for the Ferrari team
3rd victory for the Gilles Villeneuve
4th podium for the Gilles Villeneuve
29th podium for the Jody Scheckter
4th podium for the Alan Jones

1979 USA West Grand Prix

Ferrari 312T4 - 1979 USA West Grand Prix winner

1979 USA West Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Gilles Villeneuve	9.00	1h 50m 25.40s ( 142.201 km/h )	80	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Jody Scheckter	6.00	1h 50m 54.78s ( +29.38s )	80	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Alan Jones	4.00	1h 51m 25.09s ( +59.69s )	80	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
4	Mario Andretti	3.00	1h 51m 29.73s ( +1m 04.33s )	80	Martini Racing Team Lotus
5	Patrick Depailler	2.00	1h 51m 48.92s ( +1m 23.52s )	80	Ligier Gitanes
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1.00		79	Team Tyrrell
7	Elio De Angelis	0		78	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
8	Nelson Piquet	0		78	Parmalat Racing Team
9	Jochen Mass	0		78	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
dsq	Didier Pironi	0	Push start	72	Team Tyrrell
ab	Hector Rebaque	0	Collision	71	Team Rebaque
ab	Derek Daly	0	Collision	69	Team Ensign
ab	John Watson	0	Fuel injection	62	Löwenbräu Team McLaren
dsq	Hans Joachim Stuck	0	Push start	49	ATS Wheels
ab	Clay Regazzoni	0	Engine	48	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
ab	Jan Lammers	0	Collision	47	Samson Shadow Racing Team
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Brakes	40	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Carlos Reutemann	0	Transmission	21	Martini Racing Team Lotus
ab	Emerson Fittipaldi	0	Transmission	19	Fittipaldi Automotive
ab	Arturo Merzario	0	Engine	13	Team Merzario
ab	Jacques Laffite	0	Brakes	8	Ligier Gitanes
ab	Niki Lauda	0	Collision	0	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Patrick Tambay	0	Collision	0	Löwenbräu Team McLaren
np	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	Injury		Equipe Renault Elf
np	René Arnoux	0	Withdrew		Equipe Renault Elf
ab	James Hunt	0	Transmission	0	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1979 USA West Grand Prix on the Long Beach circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Gilles Villeneuve	1'18''825	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Carlos Reutemann	1'18''886	Martini Racing Team Lotus
3	Jody Scheckter	1'18''911	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Patrick Depailler	1'19''025	Ligier Gitanes
5	Jacques Laffite	1'19''032	Ligier Gitanes
6	Mario Andretti	1'19''454	Martini Racing Team Lotus
7	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'19''580	Team Tyrrell
8	James Hunt	1'19''643	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
9	Riccardo Patrese	1'19''727	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
10	Alan Jones	1'19''910	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
11	Niki Lauda	1'20''041	Parmalat Racing Team
12	Nelson Piquet	1'20''456	Parmalat Racing Team
13	Jochen Mass	1'20''608	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
14	Jan Lammers	1'20''740	Samson Shadow Racing Team
15	Clay Regazzoni	1'20''768	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'21''033	Fittipaldi Automotive
17	Didier Pironi	1'21''192	Team Tyrrell
18	John Watson	1'21''304	Löwenbräu Team McLaren
19	Patrick Tambay	1'21''411	Löwenbräu Team McLaren
20	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1'21''635	Equipe Renault Elf
21	Elio De Angelis	1'21''961	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
22	René Arnoux	1'22''088	Equipe Renault Elf
23	Hans Joachim Stuck	1'22''828	ATS Wheels
24	Arturo Merzario	1'22''938	Team Merzario
25	Hector Rebaque	1'22''990	Team Rebaque
26	Derek Daly	1'23''888	Team Ensign