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1979
FIA Formula One World Championship United States Grand Prix
Event Info
Classification
Session Facts
Standings
Race
Fastest Laps
Pos.
No.
Driver
Team
Time
Lap
Gap
1
6
Nelson Piquet
Parmalat Racing Team
1:40.054
51
2
7
John Watson
Marlboro Team McLaren
1:40.264
52
+ 0.210
3
16
Rene Arnoux
Equipe Renault Elf
1:41.322
48
+ 1.268
4
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
1:42.029
38
+ 1.975
5
3
Didier Pironi
Candy Tyrrell Team
1:42.108
56
+ 2.054
6
18
Elio de Angelis
Interscope Shadow Racing Team
1:42.147
41
+ 2.093
7
33
Derek Daly
Candy Tyrrell Team
1:42.887
49
+ 2.833
8
9
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS Wheels
1:43.400
44
+ 3.346
9
11
Jody Scheckter
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
1:43.574
45
+ 3.520
10
29
Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
1:46.278
4
+ 6.224
11
27
Alan Jones
Albilad-Williams Racing Team
1:47.622
3
+ 7.568
12
28
Clay Regazzoni
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
1:48.378
29
+ 8.324
13
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive
1:53.048
48
+ 12.994
14
22
Marc Surer
Team Ensign
1:57.377
30
+ 17.323
15
15
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Equipe Renault Elf
1:59.042
17
+ 18.988
16
4
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Candy Tyrrell Team
2:00.685
17
+ 20.631
17
20
Keke Rosberg
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
2:01.546
17
+ 21.492
18
2
Carlos Reutemann
Martini Racing Team Lotus
2:01.981
5
+ 21.927
19
5
Ricardo Zunino
Parmalat Racing Team
2:02.393
25
+ 22.339
20
8
Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren
2:03.637
15
+ 23.583
21
1
Mario Andretti
Martini Racing Team Lotus
2:04.813
14
+ 24.759
22
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes
2:08.018
3
+ 27.964
23
25
Jacky Ickx
Ligier Gitanes
2:10.062
1
+ 30.008